Monthly Archives: January 2012

Episode-831- Seed Starting Primer for 2012

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I get a lot of questions from people who are looking to start plants from seeds vs. buying plants at the nursery.  Many people struggle with seed starting 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. The reality is starting seeds can be frustrating if you don’t do it correctly but it doesn’t have to be difficult as long as you follow the blueprint Mother Nature has laid out for us.  Once you do that starting … Continue reading →

Episode-830- Listener Feedback for 1-30-12

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It is time for another show based 100% on emails the audience has sent in to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com  Remember to submit content for a show like this. Please realize I get hundreds of submissions a week and can only get about a dozen on the weekly feedback show.  That said I do read them all and often put out many of them on facebook and twitter even if I don’t put them on the show. The best way to make sure I read your question or comment is to put “question for jack” or something similar in the subject … Continue reading →

Episode-829- Listener Calls for 1-27-12

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So it is Friday and we have some calls today on some great stuff.  Today we hear about attracting bees, overlooked chemical threats, dealing with mean dogs, national reciprocity, alternatives to concealed carry and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK.  The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details.  Also call from a quite area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard.  I can’t put all … Continue reading →

Episode-828- Steve Solomon on Organic Mythology and Soil Health

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Steve Solomon writes books on food gardening.  He officially “retired” at the age of 44 after selling the mail order seed business he built up with great success in the 1980s.  Today he makes his home in Australia where he grows the majority of the food they consume. Steve considers himself a political libertarian and sees his role in life to be “encouraging others food self sufficiency and better health.  He describes his methods and books as “beyond organic” or even as “outside organic”. Today he joins us to discuss why the quality of our food has been in decline … Continue reading →

The Real Meaning of Downward Class Migration

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The main stream media has been talking about slipping from the middle class a lot lately. They don’t really understand the bigger issue though. Here is the real story about what’s going on and why the problem is worse than most people realize. It isn’t just that people themselves are slipping from one class to another, the entire meaning of the class structures themselves are falling when we look at lifestyle quality or all the components of quality of like that I like to call lifestyle quotient or LQ.

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Episode-827- Dave Whitinger of AllThingsPlants.com

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Dave Whitinger is the founder of many websites, most notably DavesGarden.com and AllThingsPlants.com.  Thousands of gardeners around the world use his websites for researching gardening information. Dave is widely recognized as a leading figure in the online world of gardening. He’s the current president of his local master gardener association and lives a mostly self-reliant existence with his family on 90 acres in East Texas. He joins us today to discuss the history of Dave’s Garden and his new and dramatically improved website, All Things Plants. We will also be discussing gardening, farming, self sufficiency, sources of online gardening information, … Continue reading →

Episode-826- Listener Feedback for 1-24-12

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It is time for another show based 100% on emails the audicence has sent in to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com  Remember to submit content for a show like this. Please realize I get hundreds of submissions a week and can only get about a dozen on the weekly feedback show.  That said I do read them all and often put out many of them on facebook and twitter even if I don’t put them on the show. The best way to make sure I read your question or comment is to put “question for jack” or something similar in the subject … Continue reading →

Episode-825- Listener Calls for 1-23-12

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So we missed Friday because I was flying back from the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, so are doing our call in show for last week on a Monday to catch up.  Today we have some calls today on some great stuff.  Today we hear about dealing with neighbors dogs, buying land, keeping cash assets liquid, prepper groups, theft of a bug out bag and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK.  The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or … Continue reading →

Episode-824- Dan Vamos from Homestead Dividends

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Dan Vamos is many things.  A father, an English teacher, a homesteader, a DIY enthusiast, a prepper and a patriotic American.  He has also been listening to The Survival Podcast for a very long time, all the way back to the podcasting from the car days. Along the way he founded a website called, “Homestead Dividends”, designed to help the average person transform their home into a true homestead and get more out of their homes both while living in them and when it comes time to sell them. Join Dan and I Today as we Discuss… What are some … Continue reading →