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Episode-1121- Darby Simpson on Pastured Poultry and Pork and Grass Fed Beef

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Modern Survival| 18 Comments
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A Pigs Life is a Good One at Simpson Family Farm

A Pigs Life is a Good One at Simpson Family Farm

Darby Simpson is the owner of Simpson Family Farm, a 7th generation family farm (1828-present) and a lifelong Indiana resident Darby grew up not realy learning anything about farming, became a mechanical engineer.

He worked in the engineering field from 1994-2010. Began small scale pastured based meat farming (Joel Salatin style) in 2007. Grew the business while continuing to work off farm full time. In 2010 like many Americans he lost his job due to the recession and took the farm full time. The farm now provides his family with a full time income.

Today he joins us to discuss some follow up on his first interview.  We will first go deeply into pastured poultry and discuss some of the new options for broilers that are superior for pasturing to the Cornish crosses.  We will discuss the difference between raising birds for homestead use vs. for market and why you should start small either way.

We will also discus pastured pork, grass fed beef and the views both Darby and I share on the future of farming.  The importance of supporting you local farmers, the opportunity in local and healthy foods and more.

We will also discuss Darby’s new business in consulting with people starting out with small scale farming or homesteading.  His new website is at DarbySimpson.com and remember he provides a discount to MSM Members as well.

 Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-1118- Lou Hayes on 6 Core Tactical Skills

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Modern Survival| 5 Comments
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Lou Hayes of theillinoismodel.com

Lou Hayes of theillinoismodel.com

Lou Hayes is a full-time municipal police officer (15yrs), SWAT officer (13yrs) and trainer (12yrs). He sits on a large Statewide tactical officers organization.

Lou provides instructions on weapons, tactics, law, command, rescue, active shooter response and area searches (K9).

He and his partner have developed a fully-integrated system to train these items together, rather than in isolated fragments.

Lou and his partner teach these as part of a program around the State to various police trainers and officers.

Today we discuss six core tactical team skills. They are:

  • Priority of Fire
  • CrossFire
  • Flanking
  • Cover-Maneuver
  • Back-to-Back
  • Cross-Clearing.

These six skills are the root of ALL team movements, formations, or positions. They are combined into applications such as: patrolling, bounding overwatch, room entry, building clearing, searching, perimeter functions, site security.

These team skills are being applied to preppers trying to train small communities of shooters who plan to work together on security or post-SHTF living.  Today we compare these six skills to “simple machines” (wedge, screw, wheel and lever) that combine into all other machines.

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-1117- Women of Prepping Series Episode Two

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Modern Survival| 29 Comments
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Jenn Fowler of Frugal Upstate

Jenn Fowler of Frugal Upstate

After an 11 year career as an Army Logistic Officer, Jenn Fowler traded her combat boots for tennis shoes and became stay at home mom in Upstate New York.  Not long after that she combined her love of writing with her love of saving money to created the Frugal Upstate blog in Jan 06, where she helps teach people how to “Use what you have, get creative and save”.

Jenn now lives with her husband, two kids, one dog and 2 rodents on the “Frugal Upstate Village Homestead” in a small Upstate NY community eerily reminiscent of Mayberry.   Jenn is a professional blogger, speaker and social media consultant working with fortune 500 companies such as Hershey’s and Walmart.

She is a founding member of  the Walmart Moms program, a frequent guest contributor to H&R Block’s Blog and the Together Counts Blog, and a member of both the Homestead Blogger’s and the Food Storage for Families Blogger Networks.

In her nonexistent “spare time” she enjoys reading romance and fantasy, knitting, jewelry making, gardening and cooking.

Join Us Today As We Discuss…

  • Is it harder or just different for a woman when it comes to prepping
  • How Jenn got involved in prepping
  • How did you got her husband to go along with prepping
  • How her military service has influenced her prepping
  • What exactly is subversive prepping and why and how Jenn does it
  • How she has  built a prepper community on the sly
  • How does a woman prepper build community differently than a man
  • What’s the importance of women in networking
  • How is personal protection different for women preppers than men
  • Steps to take to prepare your children for the future
  • How  working from home is part of Jenn’s prepping lifestyle

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-1116- Gene “Evil Roy” Pearcey on Earth Sheltered Homes and Cowboy Action Shooting

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Modern Survival| 21 Comments
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A Performance Building Systems Earth Sheltered Home

A Performance Building Systems Earth Sheltered Home

After a heavy-hearted day yesterday this is a fun interview on two great subjects, one is a total bonus.

Gene Pearcey has built earth shelter homes for over 30 years.  His company, “Performance Building Systems, Inc” manufactures a patented structural system used to build earth shelter arches and domes used mainly for homes and some all out shelters.

They do this by producing steel structural systems that with concrete forms a shell rated in excess of 4000-psi. When sheltered with earth, the home benefits from the constancy of the earth’s temperature, greatly reducing heating and cooling expense. Additionally, the strength of the shell and the shelter provided by the earth combine to protect both the home and occupants from harm.

By designing for the advantages of thermal mass and passive solar, these homes benefit from energy that is clean, abundant, reliable, and free. In fact, their system received an Award of Energy Innovation from the Department of Energy. They have also been featured in Popular Science, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek International, Entrepreneur, Better Homes and Gardens Building Ideas, and many other magazines and newspapers.

In his other life under the name of Evil Roy, Gene is an Overall World and National Champion shooter in both Cowboy action and Wild Bunch shooting.  He has his name on pistols holsters, targets.  Gene is also a regular firearms expert on The Outdoor Channel’s “Gun Stories” hosted by Joe Mantegna best known for his roll on the Criminal Minds TV show.  He was also inducted into the SASS Hall of Fame in 2006.

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

 

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Episode-1113- Fodder Systems and Small Scale Farming with Teresa Hord

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Modern Survival| 43 Comments
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quartzridgeTeresa Hord runs Quartz Ridge Ranch along with her husband and children.  Quartz Ridge is a small heritage breed ranch located in Georgetown, California. The property is 100% off-grid. They raise dairy goats, American Guinea Hogs, Muscovy Ducks, Chickens and Geese.

Teresa and here family are able to feed their animals between 70-100% of their diet using a fodder system tehy designed.   Teresa’s Jeremy works as a city firefighter and Teresa is a stay-at-home Mom. Together they have three children ages 9, 4 and 20 months.

Teresa joins us today to discuss DIY Fodder Systems and using them for small scale livestock production.  Including why they choose to start feeding fodder and how you can grow your own feed for about 6 cents a pound!

Join Us Today As We Discuss…

  • What are the basic requirements for a successful fodder system
  • What are the components of the fodder system
  • What can you sprout and how long does it take
  • What animals can you feed  on fodder
  • The proper ways to supplement when feeding fodder to some animals
  • What they would we do differently the second time around
  • Why they are now using rain gutters as grow beds
  • Advice for land seekers who want a small ranch/farm
  • Thoughts on a farm that provides for your vs provides for your entire income

Resources for Today’s Show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-1111- Geoff Lawton on Property Selection and His Newest Video

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Modern Survival| 20 Comments
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Geoff Lawton - Managing Director of PRI Australia

Geoff Lawton – Managing Director of PRI Australia

Since 1985, Geoff Lawton has undertaken 1,000’s of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in seventeen different countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non government organizations and multinational companies.

In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute on the 147 acre Tagari Farm previously developed by Bill. Geoff Lawton developed the site over three years and established The Permaculture Research Institute as a registered charity and global Networking center for Permaculture projects. Geoff Lawton is the managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute.

Geoff joins us on TSP today to discuss site selection in both the suburbs and rural areas.  He was also good enough to answer quite a few questions from the audience on his latest video and gives us some amazing insights today on how the problem can often indeed be the solution.

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

 

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Episode-1108- Saunas for Health, Sanitation and Grid Down Resiliency

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Modern Survival| 18 Comments
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I was contacted just a few months ago by a listener named Dan who wanted to come on the show and discuss saunas.  This at first didn’t make a huge connection with TSP for me and I figured he was some guy that sold saunas for a living.

Fortunately he was willing to sell me a bit on the concept but he also isn’t a sauna salesman.  Dan is simply a long time listener to the show who wanted to share this ancient form or technology with many health and security benefits with the audience.

Dan joins us today to discuss building saunas and the different options for doing so.  Inferred vs conventional electric vs. his personal choice wood fired.  He dispels many myths as well such as the belief that all saunas are dry and why the reverse is not only true but far more beneficial.

My wife has wanted a sauna for years and I have been the resistant spouse on that one.  Dan feels every prepper should consider a sauna and after discussion with him and my own personal research I now agree.  Hence Dan is now one of Dorothy’s favorite people.  Something tells me most of you will really enjoy this discussion as well.

Resources for Today’s Show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-1107- Women of Prepping Series Episode One

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Modern Survival| 16 Comments
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Today we are joined by a listener we will simply call Karen.  Karen is a self described Diva from Philadelphia who came to prepping after a move to rurual New York state. This move combined with debt and some trials with raising a child with serious medical condition woke her up to living a better life.

Her husband isn’t exactly fully on board with the prepper lifestyle specifically the debt freedom portion of it but Karen is slowly winning him over to the side of personal freedom.  With pure determination they will pay off the majority of over 37,000 dollars of debt in 2013.  Additionally she has a funny though somewhat scary story about why she is not working on getting her concealed carry permit, which is somewhat difficult in New York.

There are a few places where the audio cuts out a bit on this interview.  Life steped in and Karen had to do this interview in the waiting room at an automotive repair location where her car was undergoing repairs.  So please bear with us for those few areas.

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-1103- David Crawford and Glenn Tate on One Show? Only at TSP!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Modern Survival| 37 Comments
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David Crawford contacted me a couple weeks ago and asked me to get the word out that “Lights Out” is being made into a full on big screen film in cooperation with Travis Sparks who has purchased the rights to the film.

We have David and Travis booked for a full interview in June (as early as the schedule permits) but I wanted to get them on for a short segment today and let you guys know about the project and how you can be a part of it.

Next up we have Glen Tate author of  The 299 Days Series. Glen has some announcements and also has just released book 5 in the 10 book series.  The 299 Days story is a realistic look at what Glen and I both consider an unavoidable reckoning as our fallacy of an economy one day hits solid economic reality.

Today Glen and I discuss many current events such as the BRICS banking initiative, the expansion of the Panama canal and the robber barren model for failed banks in Cyprus and how those events relate to the insider view Glen is privy to in his job.

Resources for Today’s Show

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-1099- Laurette Lynn on Don’t Do Drugs, Stay Out of School

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Modern Survival| 66 Comments
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Laurette Lynn, Host, Author, Speaker.

Laurette Lynn, Host, Author, Speaker.

Laurette Lynn is a long time advocate for more authentic, organic living, parenting, health and family life she is an author, blogger and speaker.

Her books and articles as well as audio downloads and eBooks on home education, parenting and liberated living, help families embrace freedom in learning, thinking and living.  She is best know for her book Don’t Do Drugs, Stay Out of School

On public schools Laurette has stated, “I strongly believe that the way our current system of contrived education,  has been having a slow but fiercely corrosive effect on family life, parenting and thus society.  I try to help, along with a growing number of others, by advocating for a better and healthier alternative in learning, living and being.”

Laurette is also the host of Unplugged Mom Radio© a popular web talk podcast show for school free families and other outside-the-box thinkers.  Through UMRadio, Laurette Lynn questions the compulsory behaviors that lend to the continuing detriment of our societies mental, physical, spiritual and intellectual well-being.

Laurette’s work emphasizes the need for families to unplug from mainstream assumptions in learning and living, disconnect from the artificial process of life and discover the freedom and joy in learning and living more authentically.

Resources for Today’s Show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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