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Natural Swimming Pool & Gardening Combo Deal from Paul Wheaton

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Unless you’re a first-timer at The Survival Podcast, you’re probably very familiar with Paul, from his work bringing Rocket Mass Heaters to the masses, to his vast array of permaculture resources at permies, but today I wanna focus on a special he’s running right now which would be perfect for anyone looking to manage water on their land for food growing, habitat-building, and recreation. This is a combo package including his 3-movie set called World Domination Gardening, as well as the movie Natural Swimming Pools and the ebook Organic Pools: DIY Manual.  The information presented in this collection will give … Continue reading →

Episode-2652- Backyard Ponds for Fish, Fun, Food and Frogs

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This year I think I have had more questions about my Miyagi Ponds (wood framed ponds made with a drop in liner) then I have in all years combined since installing my first one 4 years ago.  I don’t know if more people are watching “the YouTube” now due to CoVid or what, but I realized it has been a while since we discussed this topic. I was in fact going to discuss some of it on the feedback show Thursday but we ran out of time, I also realized it really does not fit well in a 10 minute … Continue reading →

Episode-966- Developing Raw Land into a Homestead or BOL Over the Long Haul

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One of the more complex questions I was asked at Ben Falk’s PDC course was about a “long term bug out”, which I needed clarification on because it can mean so many things.  What the student meant turned out to be something very relevant for the TSP community so it has become the focus of today’s show. This person found themselves in a situation many of us face.  They have a job, not a super job but one that pays the bills.  Said job requires life in a city/town of some size and they want to be prepared to get … Continue reading →

Episode-903- Water in The Landscape

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Water is so critical to our lives, it is one of the five primary survival needs along with food, shelter, energy and security.  It provides for irrigation, hydration, fire suppression, cooking, sanitation and more.  Yet have you noticed 99% of suburban landscapes are devoid of water other than swimming pools and sprinkler systems. We have lost on of the key pieces of what water can do for us do to this.  Did you know that water can move nutrients and fertility around your property?  In doing this it can actually catch and rebound energy before it atrophies off your property.   … Continue reading →

Episode-211- Survival Podcast Audience Questions 6-02-09

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We are continuing a series of listener questions today.   Since it was done from the “mobile studio” there are no call ins or anything.  These are all questions sent in by email, asked in comments, asked on the survival forum, etc. I would like to continue doing this type of show often so if you want to have a question answered send me an email to jack@thesurvivalpodcast.com with the subject line “question for Jack” Tune in to hear me answer these questions today… What exactly did I personally do to get out of debt? Can you garden at a … Continue reading →

Episode-199- Methods of Rain Water Harvesting

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Today’s show expands on last weeks first show about Permaculture Zones and Layers (Episode 196)  by discussing different methods to harvest and conserve water.  Today’s link section includes some of the best resources i have ever featured on a shows subject matter, I encourage you to check them all out. Tune in today to hear, Why you don’t have to want to save the planet to benifit highly from water conservation Thoughts on rain barrels and getting water closer to where you plan to use it Thoughts on moving from barrels to underground cisterns or tanks Rain chains a much … Continue reading →