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The High Cycle Homestead – Epi-3645

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Today we discuss the concept of the “High Cycle Approach” — a simple but powerful way to rethink how resources move through a homestead. Instead of using something once and tossing it, what if you could squeeze two, three, or even five productive uses out of it before it ever left your system? That’s what high cycle thinking is all about. It’s the opposite of the modern throwaway mindset, and it builds serious resilience. In this episode, I’ll walk you through real-world homestead examples where this kind of thinking turns waste into abundance, simplifies inputs, and stacks functions like crazy. … Continue reading →

Compost as the Heart of a Homestead – Epi-3598

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Today we discuss a variety of composting methods and making composting the core of your homestead activities. Often people say what is the best method. Well that as always is an it depends. Bioreactor composting is my gold standard but it takes a year to make and a certain volume of materials as well. There are other methods and they all have valid results. In fact it is often a great idea to use multiple composts in making teas, extracts and slurries along with other application methods. In the end though composting can be the core of daily life on … Continue reading →

Homesteading as a Future Proofing Strategy – Epi-3248

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Sometimes I feel society in on the edge of yet another split.  Those that value things like gardens, back yard birds and foraging, and those who see no value in such things.  These people look around and see a world when you can summon a car with a cell phone, to either take you to dinner or bring dinner to you. Unlike 2008 when I began the journey of this podcast people are not in touch with our current economic situation.  While I feel we are on the verge of a recession that will be worse than 2008, currently if … Continue reading →

Courtney & David Gleason on Building a Resilient Lifestyle – Epi-2960

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In 2014, David and Courtney Gleason and their two (at the time) small children left their suburban Charlotte, NC home, moving to a dilapidated farmhouse on five acres. Their original intention was to raise their own food under the highest standards, and to live a more sustainable, financially resilient life. In addition to homesteading, David works full time in the tool industry, and Courtney works part-time managing a residential real estate portfolio, plus she homeschools their (now) four little kids. Within a few years of starting their homestead, they began producing more food than their family could eat, with the … Continue reading →

Episode-2602- Kinder Goats on the Homestead with Roger McDowell

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Roger grew up on a small family farm in central Kentucky. His working class parents taught him the value of a strong work ethic from a young age. They grew/raised much of what they ate from a variety of livestock and a big garden. They also sold some of their excess produce on the side. Roger was accepted into the US Naval Academy after high school and graduated with an engineering degree in 1981. Upon graduation he took a commission in the United States Marine Corps. After completing flight training at NAS Pensacola he spent the next seven years flying … Continue reading →

Episode-2585- A New Look at the Home to Homestead Concept

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The first time I used the phrase “from home to homestead” on the show was quite a while ago.  How long ago you ask?  That would have been Episode 20 recorded on July 22, 2008.  This concept so resonated with people it became not just a common discussion topic, it actually inspired one couple (Johnny Max and his wife, AKA “The Queen”) to run an entire podcast for a number of years on the concept. I realized while we talk a ton about the concept of homesteading we have not looked at it from this angle in a long time, … Continue reading →

Episode-2438- Walking to Freedom and or Escaping the Rat Race

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Long ago I coined the term, “walking to freedom” to explain the concept of movement within a republic.  Some of the sates that seem the most oppressive such as California, New York and Illinois are east to “escape from”.  This isn’t like the days of the Soviet Block in Europe.  There is no Berlin Wall keeping you inside a shit hole like New Jersey. (and hey I was born there, I get to call it what I want)  All it takes is some planning, a U-Haul Truck and a new destination. Today we are going to discuss the concept of … Continue reading →

Episode-2205- Modern Homesteading as Modern Survival Living

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Today’s show discusses the concept of homesteading as a lifestyle design component and how that relates to preparedness.  On the surface this seems obvious enough, most homesteaders grow food, food is a key component of survival so isn’t that enough.  Well, I actually do think free high quality food from your back yard is enough, but that don’t mean it is all that you get from homesteading. Also today while I am not specifically talking about “urban homesteading” I am really going to confine my dicussion to things that will by and large work anywhere that you have even a … Continue reading →

Episode-2070- Challenges In Modern Homesteading and Solutions to Them

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Many years ago, I can’t say exactly when but it would have been in the “Jetta Days”, when I still worked a full time job and was running a “regular company”.  So it had to be prior to 2010, I did a podcast on homesteading and said something akin to this…. The modern homesteading movement is here to stay.  Many are comparing it to the quickly passing back to the land movements of various flavors of the 30s, 50s and 70s but this time is different. This time it won’t stop it will have decades or more of growth behind … Continue reading →

Episode-1802- Your First Year on a New Homestead – Taking Actions without Regretting Them

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Today we continue our Tuesday shows selected by you the audience.  You can see the results of the voting for June here, and the new poll to vote on July’s show is already up and ready for voting here. The winners for June are as follows, Four Years of Flux – The Rapid Changes Between Now and 2020 Your First Year on a New Homestead – Taking Actions without Regretting Them Eating like a king on a Below Average Income The 12 Planks of Modern Survivalism – A Revisit 8 Years After I First Created Them I decided to kick … Continue reading →