Posts Tagged ‘permaculture’
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
If you listen to The Survival Podcast frequently you might often here me mention permaculture from time to time as an aside, such as “that’s a permaculture principle”. However I realized it has been about 3-4 months since I did a show truly dedicated to permaculture and many new listeners many not really be clear on what I am talking about. So today we will take another look at permaculutre along with the principles that drive it. For those who have heard episodes on permaculture before there is definitely some new material and observations in this episode as it was pulled from materail in Bill Mollisons “Permaculture – A Designer’s Manual”
Join me today as we discuss…
- What is permaculture and why does it apply to survivalism
- What is the “prime directive” of permaculture – “The only ethical decisioin is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children”
- The Three Primary Ethics of Permaculture
- Care of the earth
- Care of people
- Setting limits to population and consumption
- Five design principles of permaculture
- Work with nature, rather than against it
- The problem is the solution
- Make the least change for the greatest possible effect
- The yield of a system is theoretically unlimited
- Everything gardens
- The seven layers of a permaculture system
- The High Canopy
- The Low Tree
- Shrub
- herbaceous
- rhizome
- cover crops
- vertical climbers
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Well I am back from the BOL and we had a great 4th of July. Because there was no show Monday I am doing the listener feedback show today. Today we have great questions on what to carry in bear country, getting farmers into permaculture, transplanting wild plants, building an off grid home and more.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Advice for the disabled when it comes to prepping, specifically those who are with out a lot of support
- Are you prepared for the aftermath if you must defend yourself with lethal force
- How can you transplant wild elderberry and blue berries
- Dealing with gangrene and blood poisoning with no medical help
- Alaska a place where you can still live mostly tax free
- How does anti bacterial soap effect soil life when gray water is used for irrigation
- Using water storage as a drain field remediation alternative
- California is broke, the comptroller still thinks he can pay salaries with out a new budget, IDIOT!
- How could you make money with a podcast about running, note running isn’t important to the question
- How do you spread permaculture ideals to monoculture farmers
- Can a fully off grid home for a family of 5 be built for 150K or less
- Heading fishing in Grizzly country, what to carry from what you have
Additional 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.
Friday, June 4th, 2010
Permaculture is viewed by some as a “hippie topic” but its founder Bill Mollison was anything but a hippie. Bill spent his early life as a hunter of big game in Tasmania, later worked as a logger cutting trees for the construction boom of the mid century. He eventually realized the unsustainable nature of man kinds “progress” in both agriculture and lifestyle and spent a few years as a hermit studying the forest.
Later upon his return to society he stated after his transformational time in the forest, “I decided I could either sit back and let the bastards roll over everything or I could come back and fight the bastards”. Bill’s method of “fighting” is far more productive than warfare, he simply has developed better and sustainable methods and fights by demonstrating their effectiveness and teaching them to millions around the world.
Tune in today to hear the 12 Permaculture Design Principles
- Observe and Interact – or – Be a Part of Things
- Catch and Store Energy – or – Be an Ant not a Grasshopper
- Obtain a Yield – or – Get an ROI on Your Efforts
- Apply Self Regulation and Accept Feedback – or – Don’t Kill the Golden Goose
- Use and Value Resources and Services – or -Be Efficient to Become Independent
- Produce No Waste – or – Make Use of Everything
- Design from Patterns to Details – or -Be an Artist and Step Back for a Longer View
- Integrate Rather than Segregate – or -Understand the Power of Teams
- Use Small and Slow Solutions – or – Focus On What You Can Do First
- Use and Value Diversity – or – Practice Risk Reduction
- Use Edges and Value the Marginal – or – Seek Alliances Not Conflicts
- use Creativity and Adapt to Change – or – Improvise, Adapt and Overcome
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.
You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
I think there is a big misconception over exactly what guerrilla gardening really is. Is it a hippie in San Francisco that beautifies a highway median by sneaking in at night, is it the survivalist that grows food on his own land with out clearing a plot or is it the hermit that lives in the mountains and tends “wild crops”, the answer is yes, yes and yes.
Join me today as we discuss…
- What does guerrilla war mean and how does that apply to gardening
- What are some of the advantages to guerrilla gardening
- Where should you consider guerrilla gardening
- Do guerrilla gardeners “break the law”
- Why is guerrilla gardening a survival technique
- What tools do you need to be an effective guerrilla
- The seed ball, the guerrilla’s secret weapon
- How do you handle water for your gardening
- Which annual plants make the best candidates for the guerrilla
- Which perennials make the best choice
- How can native plants (or naturalized invasive plants) be utilized
- How do you find a location with out becoming a true outlaw
Additional 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.
Monday, May 24th, 2010
Today we discuss something really out there credit card companies are doing to earn your business, a bit on reloading, a new method of fish farming, choosing BOL land and much more. Join me today for another round of your questions and feedback.
Tune in today to hear…
- How far are credit card companies willing to go for you (your Monday humor)
- Thoughts on reloading for the beginner
- An awesome new method of fish farming, of course regulatory bullshit pushes it out of America
- What uses are there for a horse if the SHTF other than for transportation
- What permaculture books do I recommend
- Can you really learn a lot about permaculture from a webinar
- Thoughts on planting apple trees and their impact on attracting unwanted wildlife
- Choosing a BOL that is close to home and accepting its limitations
- How do you negotiate big ticket purchases like vehicles, boats, real estate and RVs
- What do I think of “Fall of the Republic” by Alex Jones
- What can we do to make a real difference
- How do you share the message of individual liberty with out over doing it
Additional 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.
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Today we do another listener feedback Monday and discuss your questions about precious metals IRAs, bugging in vs. bugging out, the lie that everyone should go to college, advice for people considering a military career and more.
Join Me Today As We Discuss…
- What military trades are best for post military careers?
- What is a “maintenance echelon and why should a perspective solider care?
- What should a person do that doesn’t want to bug out?
- Is a college degree necessary, can it be a bad idea for some?
- Can you hold physical gold and silver in an IRA or just “paper metal”?
- How do you secure gold and silver in your home?
- What should you consider before you get a safe deposit box?
- What permaculture investments can a short term resident make in property?
- Are organic pesticides safe for your garden?
- Is the state of Pennsylvania threatening its citizens with thuggery?
- Does the Federal Reserve use lobbyists?
Additional 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.
Monday, April 19th, 2010
I am going to try to start making the feedback shows more engaging with a lot of different sources. So today we have your questions by email, your feedback by phone, some interesting news stories and even some audio off of Youtube on money creation to help answer one of your questions.
Join me today as we discuss…
- What about making your own solar panels
- Should a young grad buy land even if they are not ready to build
- How do you set priorities and “pull it all together”
- Exactly how is money created by “lending it into existence”
- CITI Pays back the loans to the government, what does it mean
- Are you contributing to “the systems” with credit cards if you pay your balance in full
- A simple additive to improve the life of your vehicle
- A Icelandic volcano disrupts Europe’s food chain
- Who feeds the world, industrial agriculture of peasant farmers
- How do you transport silver & gold long distances
- Window Farms – and idea who’s time has come
- Can you grow guavas in New Mexico
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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17 Comments » Monday, April 5th, 2010
Well I am off to visit the folks at Black Belt Magazine (listen to today’s show for details) and may not have a show for you every day this week. I did get up at 0430 to be sure to get today’s done before boarding the plane though.
Please Note – There may not be a show every day this week because I will be traveling working on the next edition of the martial arts DVD series of Ballistic Striking – With Val Riazanov
Join me today as we discuss…
- Will the dollar enter a death spiral
- The search engine that might know too much about you
- Keys to successful container gardening with tomatoes
- Vitamix – deal or dud?
- Thoughts on unimproved land
- How to use heavy equipment without damaging landscapes
- Raised beds and chemical leach from wood finishes
- A listener from Hemet, California explains the impact of the housing crash
- Permaculture on small yards
- JP Morgans commits silver fraud, no one seems to care, YET!
Additional 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.
Friday, March 26th, 2010
We have talked a lot about permaculture principles, design strategy and even problem solving in the past. Today though I want to get down to decisive action with ten simple projects you can get started on right away. These projects will improve your sustainability, self reliance and ability to feed yourself if times get tough, or even if they don’t.
Tune in Today as we Discuss…
- Drawing a “zone map” and “energy map” of your property
- Building a herb spiral
- Building a rain garden
- Installing a rain harvesting system
- Create bird habitat
- Build a worm bin
- Keep a wildlife journal of back yard activity (with photos)
- Build a mason bee habitat
- Build a trellis or arbor and plant edible vines
- Barter for seeds
Additional 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.
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
I have gotten a lot of questions from people who are looking to start plants from seeds vs. buying plants at the nursery. Many have struggled for a variety of reasons so I am dedicating most of today’s show to help you master the skill of taking tiny seeds and turning them into food and medicine producing plants.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Understanding how seeds germinate in the wild (this answers so many questions)
- What are the needs of a seed
- Why starting indoors is a good idea
- You need light, window light generally won’t cut it
- Building a simple grow light
- Mist watering and watering from the bottom
- Creating constant temperatures
- Culling and “pricking out”
- Starting seeds in pots that are generally considered “direct sow”
- Seeds that should almost always be direct sowed
- Hardening off seeds
- Potting up the why and how
- Holding back in ground planting until you are sure
- Mulch is your friend
Additional 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.
