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Now is the Time to Start Indoor Hydroponics – Epi-2990

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I am currently working on a presentation for when I am asked to do virtual summits and things like that.  The concept will be simplifying down to 10 big problems in our world like food supply, medical treatment, etc.  Then to give 2-4 simple and low cost things everyone can do to address them. Of course those things won’t “fix everything” or make you 100% ready for TEOTWAWKI but what they will do is make a meaningful difference in your life, if times get tough or even if they don’t. As you may imagine under food supply starting up a … Continue reading →

Episode-2626- Simple, Fast and Easy Kratky Hydroponics for Growing Food

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I consider it quite fortunate that back in late November of 2019 a listener asked me about something called, “Kratky Hydroponics” named for Dr. Kratky who is a professor at the University of Hawaii.  Up until that point I had never really seriously considered hydroponics as I vastly preferred aquaponics because it is a more natural system. When I grasped the true simplicity of Kratky though it would not let go of me.  I first used it to create a very inexpensive and productive seed starting system and even that system grew some things so fast it was producing food … Continue reading →

Episode-2625- Stories of Off Grid Living, Adventure and ReGen Ag with Eddy Garcia

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Growing up on a small Hawaiian island, Eddy Garcia has over 30 years of experience living off-grid. His deep connection to Nature has taught him fundamental truths that are woven into Living Earth Systems. Observation, Consistency, Stewardship. Eddy has been self-reliant from a very young age. He lived off-grid on Maui & Molokai as a kid with a traditional Hawaiian native family and had to teach himself how to hunt, produce energy, build shelters… In the meantime, he developed a deep understanding for nature that has enabled him to grow food for himself and his community, become entirely self-sufficient, and … Continue reading →

Episode-2615- Hydroponics for Preppers and a Quick Corona Virus Update

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Bit of a two fer today, going to spend about 10 minutes on Corona Virus an the financial hysteria going on right now and the amazing economic opportunity it is about to open up.  Yes I said opportunity!  It will get worse before it gets better and I think I may do a “what America should learn from CoVid-2019” show tomorrow so I will keep this all pretty brief. Today the bulk of our discussion will be about hydroponics.  We will discuss several different forms of hydroponics, why pumps often do make sense, nutrient choices, best crops to grow and … Continue reading →

Episode-2560- Raised Bed Gardening for Dummies

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I got an email recently that said… I have not had much success the past few years in growing food. I tried Mel Bartholomew’s square foot gardening last year without luck, problems with bugs, too little or too much water not sure. Here’s my plan: 16′ x 3′ raised bed about a 16″ deep in an area that gets sun from around 9 or 10 am through nightfall. I plan to use part of this space for composing until I get a full bed of nice topsoil. And I’d like to add some PVC irrigation to the bed that I … Continue reading →

Episode-385- Solving Problems With Permaculture

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In the Army I was a heavy wheeled diesel mechanic.  While I did not realize it as a young man the most valuable skill that job taught me was “trouble shooting”.  As a trouble shooter you look at a problem and dissect it logically down to component parts, evaluate and implement a solution. I believe this is why I have so embraced Permaculture, as at its core it is trouble shooting for the problems we face in feeding, housing and providing energy for ourselves.  So today I will take some common problems those attempting to grow their own food face … Continue reading →