Why We Use Functions-First Design To Create Holistic Ecosystems ~Epi-069
When we design holistic ecosystems, we start with mapping out desired and required functions THEN search for, select and/or design elements/systems that provide those functions in a way that aligns with the site-specific context. This is contrasted with how most people “design” systems – they see an ad or read an article and like the…
Off-Grid Soil Fertility For Sovereign Food Systems ~Epi-068
If you are serious about food sovereignty, you’re serious about building soil. In this episode I detail 4 methods for creating your own soil fertility inputs from what you are already growing, can source on your property or very close to home, or are already in the course of putting food on your table. They…
Making Landfall – Your First 60 Days On The Land ~Epi-066
Today’s show is all about the things you have to do to get yourself onto your land quickly without shooting yourself in the foot withe improperly located or oriented structures and roads. Vehicle access is basically an absolute necessity in today’s world. By their very nature, roads are a break from the inherent landform, and…
A Strong WHY Can Bear Almost Any HOW ~ Epi-065
New Year’s Evolution. This show is about doing the most important work first – your own internal visioning – an rooting that vision in your heart to create a WHY strong enough to bear any HOW. If you haven’t done it yet, give yourself the gift of creating your Minimum Holistic Goal. It is the…
Using Duckweed To Grow More Calories Per Square Foot ~ Epi-064
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The 7th Generation Principle – Designing For Continuity Across Generations ~ Epi-063
In this episode I am sharing what I have come to call the 7th Generation Principle – a principle guide post of sorts that I’ve been refining for nearly 10 years now to help guide my design work (for my own life and for others) in the direction of inter-generational regeneration. Basically, it seems like…
5 Tenets Of Carnivore Homesteading ~ Epi-062
In today’s show we discuss the idea of the Carnivore Homestead. For those of us that eat a mostly animal-based diet, we want to produce mostly animal-based calories from our homestead production systems. I got news – just because we like to eat steak doesn’t mean we aren’t going to grow plants – in fact,…
061 – Up-Leveling Calorie Production Per Square Foot With Azolla
Today’s episode came out of a Permies.com thread on Carnivore Homesteading. The seed questions for the thread was, for those of us enjoying the benefits of a carnivore lifestyle, how can we produce more high-quality animal-based calories for our own consumption from well designed and integrated systems at the homestead scale. Basically, there are three…
Autumn Equinox Break ~ Epi-60
Just a quick update on recent events here and announcement for taking a break until Novemeber 1st to visit family and dive into some design projects here in Tennessee and North Carolina. You can also follow Sovereign Homestead Design on YouTube. We’ve been having massive technical issues with our webhosting and emails this past month…
