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We Are Their Rats In A Cage…If We Allow It ~Epi-020
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Continue Reading: We Are Their Rats In A Cage…If We Allow It ~Epi-020We are rats in a cage…if we allow it. Today’s episode is about learning to recognize and step back from narratives that pit us against an “other”. I will go over how to identify them, what the real purpose of such a narrative is (HINT – it ain’t in your best interest!), and, most importantly,…
Finding Place Together – Searching For Land With Family ~Epi-019
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Continue Reading: Finding Place Together – Searching For Land With Family ~Epi-019In this week’s episode I walk through the process we’ve used to guide our family conversations about finding that “family land” for the long haul. Finding land with family can be a dicey endeavor – it requires honesty, real listening and everyone coming with the goal of understanding one another. If you come to a…
To Swale Or Not To Swale ~Epi-018
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Continue Reading: To Swale Or Not To Swale ~Epi-018Join me today for a critical-thinking dive into swales – we cover what they are, the functions they perform and how they perform them, and then go into all of the context-specific factors that inform the decision of “To Swale Or Not To Swale”. More than being a referendum on swales, today’s show is meant…
Nutrient Cycling For Homesteads ~Epi-017
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Continue Reading: Nutrient Cycling For Homesteads ~Epi-017Today’s episode is all about cycling nutrients on your homestead to build rich, healthy, fertile soils that can’t help but be productive. Soil fertility IS the number one asset a sovereign homestead can have. Indeed it’s just about impossible to sovereign without it! Join me today for a high level overview of the different methods…
Sovereign Water: The 4 R’s of Regenerative Hydrology ~Epi-016
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Continue Reading: Sovereign Water: The 4 R’s of Regenerative Hydrology ~Epi-016In today’s show we discuss the 4 R’s of Regenerative Hydrology – Receive, Retain, Recharge, and Release – a simple mental framework for evaluating how your landscape is functioning with regards to the water element, AND how you can make changes in your management and design to optimize it for the benefit of your land,…
Lessons From 3 Years Of Tent Life ~Epi-015
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Continue Reading: Lessons From 3 Years Of Tent Life ~Epi-015Today we are discussing lessons learned from living in a canvas wall tent for 3 years on a permaculture farm. I am joined by my partner in love and life, Samantha Davis, for a trip down memory lane as we share the pros, cons and lessons learned from three years of tent-life and living pretty…
Creating A Regenerative Livelihood – An Emerging Framework ~Epi-014
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Continue Reading: Creating A Regenerative Livelihood – An Emerging Framework ~Epi-014In today’s episode I share with you all my emerging framework for creating a regenerative livelihood. The five overlapping spheres below give you an idea of where I’m going with all of this. Ultimately, for your livelihood to be regenerative (i.e. resilient in the face of shocks, sovereign, anti-fragile, ecologically generative, financially rewarding and energetically…
Creating Regenerative Livelihood: An Emerging Framework
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Continue Reading: Creating Regenerative Livelihood: An Emerging FrameworkIf you want to live life on your own terms, you have to control your income generation to the greatest extent possible. This is true always. It becomes absolutely critical (to the point of it being life or death) amidst rising totalitarianism (i.e. what we are living through right now). Income needs to be generated…
013 – DIY Charcoal And Biochar For Homestead Use
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Continue Reading: 013 – DIY Charcoal And Biochar For Homestead UseToday’s show is a great primer for those of you new to the concept and practice of making charcoal and biochar. We will cover: What is charcoal vs. what is biochar? The MANY things you can do to increase your homestead productivity with charcoal AND biochar HOW to make your own charcoal – we’ll cover…
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