As promised the workshop was heavily photoed and videoed by many and we have set up both a flickr and youtube channel for all students to upload videos to. And a ton have been uploaded already and I am sure more will come. You can find the groups YouTube Channel Here You can find the groups Flickr Channel Here Here are some of the really info rich videos.
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After spending 16 years in the real estate business Tabitha Bettencourt changed course to become a 911 dispatcher in the 5th largest city in California. After 9 working in law enforcement during which she met her husband and got married she began watching the economy slide and civilization decline. Along the way Tabitha and her husband opted to restart their lives on 2 acres of bare land on a hill on the Oregon Coast. The move was a major downsize in economy but in many ways a major upsize in living. Tabitha now is basically retired from any sort job … Continue reading →
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Paula Hradkowsky (rad cow ski) is a 60 year old semi retired former CPA that became a prepper only 5 years ago. She was raised in a typical middle class household where self reliance was really considered something poor people did. Here parents were both part of the WWII and Depression eras and had tough childhoods. Like many such individuals they worked hard to make sure their kids had a better life then they did. Fortunately for Paula the experiences of her parents childhood did get planted as a seed inside of her at an early age, though she never … Continue reading →
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I figured now would be a good time to discuss this subject as it applies to two major projects underway at the Spirko homestead. Of course we just recently completed the contour based wood core garden beds at our first workshop. Those who attended also got to see the area that will be our “showcase urban forest garden”, an area of 2700-3500 square feet depending on what we actually use of it. The work involved in establishment of these two systems is dramatically different. One required a lot of initial inputs, mulch, wood cores, heavy equipment, fungal and bacterial inoculation, … Continue reading →
Tonight at midnight, you can purchase your limited edition Sentinel Proof coin through http://tspmint.com. And we are running two special promotions to get off to a great start. If you purchase one of the first 1,500 coins and receive your coin(s) in a special, commemorative packaging, individually numbered and signed by me or be one of our first 50 customers to purchase 5 oz and receive a free 12×18” “Sentinel” poster, signed by me. This offer is for the proof sentinals only, purchase of the brilliant uncirculated editions will not count toward the quantify of 5 requirement. Just a few hours to … Continue reading →
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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions and emails on the BRICs, the first TSP Workshop, economic shifts, the Census, permaculture, food storage and more. Yes it’s Monday so it is time for another round of your feedback, questions and commentary sent to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on … Continue reading →
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Chris Stelzer has been working as an intern on ranches for the past year. Chris has completed three internships on two different continents giving him grazing and livestock management experience in three different ecosystems. He is passionate about sustainable agriculture and providing people with positive and real world solutions to agriculture’s problems. Chris also maintains a website devoted to sustainable agriculture with a focus on grazing management called “Agricultural Insights.” Grazing management is an art form that Chris has spent the past two years of his life trying to perfect and he is open to sharing all of his experiences. … Continue reading →
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Austyn Lehman is a eighteen year old prepper and self described urban homesteader. I is also a writer but says it is really a hobby more then a profession. I has been working with urban preparedness for about 4 years now. His projects have included gardening, chickens and he is currently completing EMT training. He joins us today to discuss prepping from a teen’s point of view and why he feels other young people should be considering the homestead and prepping lifestyle. We will discuss how he got interested in preparedness and how young people can get started. How to … Continue reading →
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I’ll promise right up front that this will not be a TSPMint.com infomercial. In fact I will spend the majority on the show on other types of silver, why silver is a great investment and why many “fears” and “concerns” with buying silver are not worth worrying about. I also want to talk about the real and false reasons behind the recent drop in precious metals pricing. There are two things going on here, prices should be coming down but not as far and not as fast as they are. Just as speculation can drive up a commodity (especially when … Continue reading →
We are running our first workshop this week and are really jammed up with last minute preps for it. We are picking up the machine Wednesday and I will be working all day getting rid of the existing garden beds so we have a clean slate when students arrive. There will also be no show on Friday this week. But we will have two great interviews this week. One will be with a young listener who is 18 years of age and has been into the prepper movement for a few years already on prepping from a teen’s point of … Continue reading →