029 – Get Comfortable Going First And Being Weird
To build and live a sovereign life in a time when the majority of society is not interested in, and even vehemently opposed to, the ideas of personal responsibility and self-ownership, you will have to get comfortable going first and being weird. In today’s show I am joined by Sammy as we discuss the ways…
028 – Basic Principles Of Resilient Whole-Site Access Design
Today’s show is about the second layer of designing resilient homestead properties. Last week we started with the basic principles of holistic whole-site water system design. This week, we build on that with the basic principles that guide holistic access design and implementation across broadacre landscapes. Paradigm Access can be an asset or liability –…
027 – The Basics Of Whole-Site Water Systems Design
Today we go over the four basic questions that guide all holistic water patterning design. Whether you’re an experienced designer or homesteader, or a complete novice that is just getting introduced to optimizing water patterning on your land, this show is for you. That’s because, no matter what level you’re at, the process is always…
024 – Water Storage Elements for Broadacre Water Patterning
Join me this week as we look at the basic types of water storage elements used in designing a functional broadacre water system. Nearly all broadacre water systems include some form of water storage, either as groundwater (aquifer storage), retained soil moisture (accessible by living plant roots), or bulk water (ponds, lakes, tanks, cisterns). Water…
Water Infiltration Elements For Broadacre Water Patterning ~Epi-023
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Water Drainage Elements For Broadacre Water Systems Design ~Epi-022
Any time water encounters anything but a perfectly level surface, it will move. This movement is called drainage. Water will always move at right angle to contour in response to gravity on a non-level surface – i.e it will move straight down slope. Water will continue to move straight down slope until its course is…
Homesteading Is Carbon Positive…And That’s A Good Thing ~Epi-021
I’m tired of the term “carbon negative” being used to greenwash products, companies and habits of consumption. Wearing the label of “carbon negative” is not a virtue. In most cases, the way in which something is measured to be “carbon negative” is highly suspect, and pretty much completely unverifiable by anyone actually using or purchasing…
We Are Their Rats In A Cage…If We Allow It ~Epi-020
We 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
In 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
Join 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…
