Monthly Archives: January 2015

Plant Propagation Technical Issues

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UPDATE – The Issue Has Been Resolved – Joe just let me know he has it squared away now but if anything does pop up, the advice below should solve it. Hey folks, if you are trying to sign up for the plant propagation course and not getting it done it has to do with a bug Joe is working on right now. What you can do to get around it is click on Log In.  When you do log in if you have an account or create one if you don’t.  After that everything will work just fine. Sorry … Continue reading →

The Permaethos Plant Propagation Course is Now Live

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The long awaited Plant Propagation Course taught by Nick Ferguson is now live.  You can learn more about it at the PermaEthos Website. We have made a few chapters free so you can get a feel for the course and Nick’s teaching style.  We feel this course will empower many to set up small to even large scale nurseries. Nick is a passionate teacher with about 20 years of plant propagation experience behind him.  In the course he covers layering, division, grafting, rooting with mist systems and many other ways to produce plants of top quality and unique varieties. Personally … Continue reading →

Episode-1505- The Bee Whisperer on Building Income with Bees and More

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Michael Jordan, Yes The Bee Whisperer, is more then a beekeeper. for the last 15 years he has been an educator of bees, beekeeping, and there products to the youth of the world.  He is also an innovative homesteader, entrepreneur and experimenter with natural systems. Michael has .3 acre urban property just 12 blocks from the Wyoming State Capital that he has changed into a working homestead. Showing people that you can have thriving business that can be ran from your home in a way that feeds your family and builds a large community. Michael considers his homestead an inner … Continue reading →

Just Because it Comes From Alternative Media Doesn’t Make it Trustworthy

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The following is my personal opinion, backed with links to various sources to back it up.  Please use your own judgement and do you own research in all such matters.  – Jack My favorite yellow journalist Mike Adams of Natural News is at it again.  He has now apparently gone from misleading headlines with semi accurate reporting to full on bullshit.  What I am about to explain is exactly why I refuse to use Natural News as a source site, even when I find them to be accurate on a specific subject from time to time. Mike has published a … Continue reading →

Episode-1504- Geoff Lawton on New Ideas in Permaculture

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It is always and extreme pleasure to have Geoff Lawton on the show.  Geoff is who I received my PDC certification from, he is also my biggest mentor.  It is my firm belief that like attracts like.  The common bond Geoff and I share isn’t really permaculture it is a fundamental desire to help others and to do so mostly by teaching. Today I who am often the teacher becomes the student.  You will one particular time in today’s show during our discussion on duck management where I literally have to pull myself back into the interview.  Geoff simply drops … Continue reading →

The Dog and Pony Show Continues

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Last night we had the “State of Disunion Address” as I call it.  I listened to our president hand out goody after metaphorical goody and use what dim whit news anchors called “eloquent language”.  Then a long, whining, ear pounding response from a supposed hog farmer turned senator claiming she wore bread bags on her feet as a child. Mind you I was actually getting a bit of work done and drinking more than a bit of white wine while this crap played in the background.  It is my normal M.O. to simply skip this nonsense, but with what I … Continue reading →

PermaEthos Plant Propagation Course Opens Friday

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Just a quick heads up that the PermaEthos Plant Propagation course will open on Friday.  Those preregistered will get emails this week about how to get your discounts. As a bit of a preview here is the intro for the course.  Tomorrow I will share a short free chapter with all of you on layering.  Until then, enjoy the intro. Basic Propagation Intro from Nick on Vimeo.

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Episode-1503- Of Yaks, Swine and Anarchism

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Nick Hazelton is a 16yr old small time yak and hog farmer. He’s a philosophy enthusiast, and has his own podcast, and occasionally makes appearances on terrestrial radio. He’s a sophomore at a charter school in western Oregon. Nick joins us today to discuss why young people should get involved in entrepreneurial adventures and learn on their own, outside of school. Self-education and self-employment in youth.  We also discuss the philosophy of anarchism along with how most people largely misunderstand it. Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Pre Register for the Plant Propagation Course The Year 1503 Join … Continue reading →

Episode-1502- Listener Feedback for 1-19-15

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Today on the Survival Podcast I take your emails on prepper scenarios, economics, the horror of CPS, nutrition, supplements, critical thinking and more. 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 the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep … Continue reading →