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Episode-2624- Now is the Time to Grow Your Own Food

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I am going to say a bit more on the concept of treating CoVid with hydroxychloroquine today and play a patient testimonial as well.  Doing this because I feel we 100% need to educate people about this.  Doctors are still resistant and supplies are still limited but for many this is the answer to treatment. Very quickly though we will turn to growing your own food.  Today I just going to give you some options to get planting fast, like container gardens, grow bags, etc..  What the main focus is going to be though is long duration, fast production foods.  … Continue reading →

Episode-2574- Listener Feedback – The Gardening Edition

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Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on everything gardening.  I am gonna toss you guys a small curve ball today.  Rather than a typical feedback show largely driven by email I posted a request for content on my facebook page and the TSP facebook page this weekend asking for gardening questions.  The response was great.  I plan to do a series of themed feedback shows in the coming months.  Likely it will be about every other week with typical email response shows in between.  But this is a great reason to join the TSP Facebook Forum Group … Continue reading →

Episode-2152- Food Production on Small Properties

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Today we look at homesteading and mainly producing your own food on small lots.  I would define this as 1/20th to 1/4th of an acre.  The average home being built in America today is sitting on about .11-.16 of an acre, or about in the range of 50-60 feet wide by about 100-120 feet deep. Lot’s of people dream of owning more land at some point, but the truth is more land is more work.  Even with three acres I am mostly focused on about 3/4ths of an acres on my property adn put 80% of my effort into about … Continue reading →

Episode-634- Container Gardening for the Modern Survivalist

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Today we take a deep look at a subject we really haven’t gone into for a long time, container gardening.  I know many listeners have very small yards or no yards and are regulated to growing things on a balcony.  Containers though to me are for everyone, they short cut soil prep time, offer many advantages and can be used in a variety of ways that improve your production regardless of your land or lack thereof. Get ready and strap in, I am on fire today with information and resources, this is one of those shows that will overload and … Continue reading →

Episode-425- Eight Essential Survial Gardening Skills

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Today we take a look at developing eight conventional and unconventional skills for the survival gardener.  Ways that you can maximize production, protect your crops, extend your seasons and maximize space. I am also going to do a follow up on my comments about the Arizona immigration bill yesterday, giving you what Paul Harvey would call “the rest of the story”. Join me today as we discuss… Succession planting Trellising Guerrilla gardening Companion planting Container gardening Sheet mulching and rough mulching Water harvesting Wildlife identification Additional Resources for Today’s Show Members Support Brigade TSP Gear Shop Join Our Forum Common … Continue reading →

Episode-365- An Interview with Cam Mather

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Today on the Survival Podcast I interview Cam Mather.  Cam is a great guy and a wealth of knowledge. Living on 150 acres of forests and ponds, north of Napanee and northwest of Kingston, Ontario Canada and being as independent as he can. He has channeled his real world knowledge into a book called, “Thriving During Challenging Times: The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook” Join Cam and I today as we discuss… The reasons we need to focus on energy independence today What you can do to become more financially independent even on a less then median wage The … Continue reading →

Episode-244- Survival Podcast Audience Questions 7-27-09

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Today we do another round of your questions on the air during my morning commute.  Today I answer questions on emergency radios, patio gardening, food storage, credit unions vs banks, dealing with unprepared neighbors and more. I will also continue my “intro segment” about current events.  Today what the Obama administration is doing right (yes right) about illegal immigration and what I think the eventual endgame is, and to quote Chris Rock, it ain’t right. Tune in today as I answer these questions… How useful are hand crank radios, what about the units from Kaito? Are the earthtainer, vertical hydro … Continue reading →

Episode-116- Making Due With What You Have

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This is my first show after returning from my vacation that ran from Dec. 25th till January 4th.  We took that time to go up to our retreat property in Arkansas and do some improvements and got the opportunity to run a bit of a “readiness drill” that we had not planned. Tune in today to hear… A reminder that I want, enjoy and appreciate your feedback even when you disagree with me “Global Warming” strikes again (smirk) the roads in Dallas are iced over and I am broadcasting from home How we dealt with our well being out of … Continue reading →