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Episode-2384- Building Soil Fertility, Biology and Structure in the Garden

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Today we are going to focus on soil but strictly from a garden stand point.  There is so much to soil building on broad scale but where you can really do amazing things fast is at the garden scale.  It is in the garden that we can manage by the 4×8 foot bed or even by the square foot. We are going to discuss building soil from a starting point of zero and how that relates to building it in the ground, a raised bed or even large containers.  We are going to discuss mulching, common myths and trouble shooting … Continue reading →

Episode-1092- Marjory Wildcraft on Cuba’s Experience During Economic Collapse

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Today Marjory Wildcraft of Back Yard Food Production joins us to discuss taking control of your own food supply with home growing, small livestock and community building. Not long ago humans fed themselves, provided for their on needs and were largely self sufficient. They knew how to feed themselves, how to take care of animals, what to plant and what to do when something went wrong. Marjory’s DVD, “Food Production Systems for a Backyard or Small Farm” is your guide to recapturing that lost knowledge. Marjory is a nationally recognized expert in organic backyard food production. She is the creator … Continue reading →

Episode-936- Holly Baird from Wisconsin Vegetable Gardeners

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Holly Baird and here husband Joey put out a weekly vegetable gardening/DIY show.  They focus on the average gardener, simple home living, and using what you already have. They strive to be self sustainable, and focus and reusing common items to keep things out of the landfill and save money.  They grow an organic vegetable garden in a suburban area near Milwaukee, WI. Holly joins us today to discuss why they do a show that encourages people to grow their own food and become more self sufficient. We also discuss why they are growing their own food and why it … Continue reading →

Episode-923- Geoff Lawton on Site Selection, Main Frame Earthworks, GMOs and More

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Since 1985, Geoff Lawton has undertaken 1,000’s of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in seventeen different countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non government organizations and multinational companies. In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute on the 147 acre Tagari Farm previously developed by Bill. Geoff Lawton developed the site over three years and established The Permaculture Research Institute as a registered charity and global Networking centre for Permaculture projects. Geoff Lawton is the managing director of The Permaculture … Continue reading →

Episode-917- 11 Common Gardening, Permaculture and Homesteading Questions

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When I speak or do videos or even do a podcast there are common questions that always seem to pop up. Given that is the case I figure most people could learn from at least a few of them, so today’s show is dedicated to answering some of the more common ones and a few of the more complex ones. My feeling is that in many instances people over think some of these issues and in other areas many people simply under think them. In many ways we simply need to understand that nature knows what she is doing, on … Continue reading →

Episode-895- Will Bratton and Sam Bagot on Open Source Agriculture

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Sam Bagot and Will Bratton are woking togehter on an open source agriculture project called horto domi.   Horto domi is an open hardware raised-bed garden unit with environmental control and monitoring via web-interface thanks to Arduino Ethernet. DIY sensors, such as those collecting moisture and temperature data help monitor the environment within the dome and will eventually be used to automate conditions. The goal is to grow whatever you want, whenever you want, wherever you are. Horto domi is Latin for ‘Garden at home.’ It’s a statement to healthful food independence, a “neo-renaissance” tip of the hat to Arduino, and … Continue reading →

Episode-828- Steve Solomon on Organic Mythology and Soil Health

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Steve Solomon writes books on food gardening.  He officially “retired” at the age of 44 after selling the mail order seed business he built up with great success in the 1980s.  Today he makes his home in Australia where he grows the majority of the food they consume. Steve considers himself a political libertarian and sees his role in life to be “encouraging others food self sufficiency and better health.  He describes his methods and books as “beyond organic” or even as “outside organic”. Today he joins us to discuss why the quality of our food has been in decline … Continue reading →

Episode-788- Trevor Van Hemert on Composting

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Trevor Van Hemert runs Pedal to Petal a company that picks up food scraps from all over the city of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Pedal To Petal is a permaculture-based collective of bicycle loving food security activists who are taking direct action to reduce carbon emissions and landfill waste and to feed the soil and the city’s hungry. They do all their pick up and transport via the use of bicycles with zero use of any fossil fuels. The finished compost is used to grow food in the same city where the components are collected and the compost is … Continue reading →

Episode-693- Creative Gardening Solutions for Transitional or Harsh Environments

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Gardening and permaculture are key topics with me when it comes to modern survival living.  Some question this concept and feel survivalism is far more about beans, bullets and bandaids than compost, a shovel and turning soil. To such types I have one question, where do you think the beans come from? I have said a few things before that I feel need to be reinforced today. You can only store so much food You may fight a real battle a handful of times in your life or never but you must eat daily Our current food supply is threatened … Continue reading →

Episode-436- Listener Feedback 5-17-10

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Today we do another listener feedback Monday and discuss your questions about precious metals IRAs, bugging in vs. bugging out, the lie that everyone should go to college, advice for people considering a military career and more. Join Me Today As We Discuss… What military trades are best for post military careers? What is a “maintenance echelon and why should a perspective solider care? What should a person do that doesn’t want to bug out? Is a college degree necessary, can it be a bad idea for some? Can you hold physical gold and silver in an IRA or just … Continue reading →