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Episode-1234 – Women of Prepping Episode 8

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Rianna Stone has been an RN for almost 20 years but her true passion is homesteading and Permaculture. Three years ago she and her family took the plunge and moved onto 6 acres in the wilds of Oklahoma to create their own homestead. For the last three years this family of four has lived in 360 sq ft with no running water as they work on creating a sustainable lifestyle. This includes gardening, chickens, geese, and goats. Rianna is also the host of The Pagan Homesteader Podcast, and she was recently named Survival Mom of the Month for the month … Continue reading →

Episode-1163- Women of Prepping Episode 7

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CJ is a 48 yr old female has been living off grid in Vermont for 20 years. While it took her 14 yrs to convince her husband to have chicks- the gateway animal they are now full on homesteaders with a large assortment of livestock. CJ sold all of her stocks in early 2008 and bought livestock with some of the proceeds (got a brief mention in WSJ about this in fall ’08). She joins us today to discuss why it took so long to convince your husband to let her have chicken and the results since then.  We also … Continue reading →

Episode-1162- Women of Prepping Series Episode 6

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Nicole H. is a Weston A. Price chapter leader and a wanna-be-homesteader. She makes kombucha, kefir, yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream, granola, all bread products, custard, cakes, pies, sauces, etc.. She personally finds it easy to have one year’s worth of food (except fresh things like veggies, eggs, milk, meat, etc) on hand at all times because of the way she cooks. Nichole’s family is planning a move to a homestead/farmette where they will have their own chickens, bees, cows and other animals in the future. Currently they purchase these products (meat, milk, eggs, honey, etc.) from an Amish farmer … Continue reading →

Episode-1156- Woman of Prepping Series Episode 5

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Lori Caraballo is the founder of “Prepper Chicks ~ Preparing for Survival From a  Girl’s Point of View”  She is also a wife and the mother of 5 great kids along with  being a full time business woman and entrepreneur. Today Lori joins us in our 5th installment of prepping from a woman’s point of view.  We begin with what got her into  into “hardcore prepping” and why she feels prepping is actually a very natural thing for a woman to want to do.   We even discuss alternatives to feminine hygiene, not something most men want to talk about, but … Continue reading →

Episode-1140- Women of Prepping Series Episode Four

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After spending 16 years in the real estate business Tabitha Bettencourt changed course to become a 911 dispatcher in the 5th largest city in California. After 9 working in law enforcement during which she met her husband and got married she began watching the economy slide and civilization decline.  Along the way Tabitha and her husband opted to restart their lives on 2 acres of bare land on a hill on the Oregon Coast.  The move was a major downsize in economy but in many ways a major upsize in living. Tabitha now is basically retired from any sort job … Continue reading →

Episode-1139- Women of Prepping Series Episode Three

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Paula Hradkowsky (rad cow ski) is a 60 year old semi retired former CPA that became a prepper only 5 years ago.  She was raised in a typical middle class household where self reliance was really considered something poor people did. Here parents were both part of the WWII and Depression eras and had tough childhoods.  Like many such individuals they worked hard to make sure their kids had a better life then they did. Fortunately for Paula the experiences of her parents childhood did get planted as a seed inside of her at an early age, though she never … Continue reading →

Episode-1117- Women of Prepping Series Episode Two

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After an 11 year career as an Army Logistic Officer, Jenn Fowler traded her combat boots for tennis shoes and became stay at home mom in Upstate New York.  Not long after that she combined her love of writing with her love of saving money to created the Frugal Upstate blog in Jan 06, where she helps teach people how to “Use what you have, get creative and save”. Jenn now lives with her husband, two kids, one dog and 2 rodents on the “Frugal Upstate Village Homestead” in a small Upstate NY community eerily reminiscent of Mayberry.   Jenn is … Continue reading →

Episode-1107- Women of Prepping Series Episode One

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Today we are joined by a listener we will simply call Karen.  Karen is a self described Diva from Philadelphia who came to prepping after a move to rurual New York state. This move combined with debt and some trials with raising a child with serious medical condition woke her up to living a better life. Her husband isn’t exactly fully on board with the prepper lifestyle specifically the debt freedom portion of it but Karen is slowly winning him over to the side of personal freedom.  With pure determination they will pay off the majority of over 37,000 dollars … Continue reading →