Monthly Archives: July 2011

Episode-713- Steward Rhodes on Opperation Sleeping Giant

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Today we are joined by Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oathkeepers.    Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath they swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. The Oathkeeper  motto is “Not on our watch!” If the American people, are forced to once again fight for their liberty in another American Revolution, they will not be alone.  The Oathkeepers will … Continue reading →

Episode-712- Listener Calls for 7-28-11

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Well its Thursday not Friday but we are still doing a listener calls show.  Why?  Well I have a special guest for you tomorrow, Steward Rhodes from Oathkeepers.  His show was going to air today but they are finalizing some parts of a new website that we will announce during his interview.  So to give him time for that I have flipped his show to Friday and Friday’s show to today. Today we have some great questions on prepping for people that constantly move, flying with your gun, EDC, gardening and more. Join me today as I answer your calls … Continue reading →

Steven Harris Wants to Hear from You

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If you haven’t listened to the interview I did with Steven Harris yet you really should.  You an find it here.  Steven is an expert on personal energy production with processes like biogas, wood gas, solar,  fuel alcohol and more. His interview has generated a ton of feedback and he has agreed to appear again on TSP in August.  So I need your help, send me your questions with “Question for Steve” In the subject line.  If there is ANYTHING you want to know about personal energy production this is the time to ask! Also remember that Steven is now … Continue reading →

Episode-711- Lessons from The Man Who Stopped the Desert

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Yacouba Sawadogo, can not write, he was never classically educated, he received no help from any government programs but this one man has done more for the people in the ‘Sahel’ region of Africa than any other person or group of people combined. How?  In some real ways, simply by digging holes!  He uses a method of growing called a zai. Soil is essential to life on earth. But much of the world’s soil has become degraded and useless. As the global demand for food grows, millions of pounds and the latest technological advances have been invested in attempts to … Continue reading →

Using a “Bag Garden” for Temporary and Transitional Production

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Sometimes you have a situation were you don’t have time to dig a bed.  Sometimes the spring passes before you can’t get planting.  In our situation we have all that and more. We didn’t get our moved accomplished until June, then I had to leave for two weeks to enjoy a promised vacaiton with the most supportive and understanding wife in the world.  So I found myself in late June with nothing planted, the solution a bag garden. Basically I took the absolute worst spot on my land soil wise and laid out some bags of top soil, built a … Continue reading →

Episode-710- Holly Hirshberg from The Dinner Garden

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In 2008, in the midst of a crumbling economy, Holly Hirshberg came up with a plan to help families and communities could weather the tough times by growing produce themselves.  Much like the Victory Gardens of the First and Second World Wars, these “Dinner Gardens” would allow people to stretch their food budgets and enhance their nutritional intake.   Individuals and families could have greater food security and take a direct part in that effort. To help people achieve their gardens, Holly started at the beginning: providing people with vegetable seeds, free of charge.  Step two was supporting their efforts with … Continue reading →

Episode-709- Listener Feedback 7-25-11

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So it is Monday, aka listener feedback day where I answer your emails sent to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com.  Today we have questions and comments on the USDA Organic program, money market accounts, managing your retirement, gun safety and more. Join me today as we discuss… How is a money market account different from a savings account How money in a mutual fund is “managed” What to look for in a small property if you want to keep livestock The insanity of the modern lawn A new bias to add to normalcy bias, status quo bias Two suggestions for dealing with … Continue reading →

Episode-708- Listener Calls for 7-22-11

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So it is Friday and time for another round of your calls to 866-65-THINK.  Today we have some great calls on compost vs. fertilizer, storing water, saving money, controlling misquotes, terrorist attacks and more. Join me today as we discuss… What is the difference between compost and organic fertilizer What is the future of metals like copper Can you loose nutrient during the composting cycle How to control mosquitoes in a self watering garden Thoughts on heart worm prevention for dogs Dealing with a boil water order the easy way, have water Prepping for nuclear, bio, chemical and terrorist attacks … Continue reading →

New MSB Supporting Vendor USH2.com

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If you have not yet listened to yesterday’s show with Steven Harris you really should.  Steven is one of the nations leading experts on creating energy from hydrogen, wind and biogas.  He is also the founder of USH2.com. USH2.com is the my personal favorite source for individual energy independence available on the web. USH2.com is chalk full of incredible resources for creating your own energy from solar, wood, biogas and more. Their site has an incredible selection of products, DVDs and books that empower individuals to personal energy independence. The best part is MSB Members now get 15% off of … Continue reading →

Episode-707- Steven Harris on Bio Fuels for Personal Energy Independence

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Steven Harris is a consultant and expert in the field of energy. He is the founder and CEO of Knowledge Publications, the largest energy only publishing company in the USA. Mr. Harris came to his current position to do full time work on the development and implementation of hydrogen, biomass and solar related energy systems after spending 10 years in the Aero-Thermal Dynamics department of the Scientific Labs of Chrysler Corporation. Mr. Harris is currently working on Project Destiny, a solar hydrogen energy system and holds break through technology in the field of Solar Energy Conversion and Biomass Gasification. He … Continue reading →