Silvopasture – Sustainable Food Systems For The Era Of Energy Descent
Silvopasture is one type of agroforestry system, which is a catch-all term for managing multi-species tree-based systems for the production of valuable products (food, fiber, fodder, fuels, timber, medicine and more), often in concert with livestock and annual or perennial crops. There are six main types of agroforestry practices, between which there can be considerable…
040 – All About Amazing Vetiver Grass
Homestead Super Plant Showcase – All About Amazing Vetiver Grass If you haven’t heard of vetiver grass and are homesteading in USDA zone 7b or higher, this is a must listen! Vetiver Grass – Chrysopogon zizanioides – is a perennail, tufted, clump-forming grass that grows up to 9′ tall in the tropics, and typically 6′ tall…
039 – Design Your Life And Homestead To Yield Freedom In Time, Health, Wealth and Spirit
How can we design our lives and our homesteads to maximize our freedom in Time, Health, Wealth and Spirit? This is a primary lifestyle design aim for anyone interested in living as a sovereign human being today. Join me today as we discuss the 4 freedoms – all of which are aspects of FREEDOM –…
038 – Why We Are Leaving California And Moving To Tennessee
The day has finally arrived! We are leaving California and moving to Tennessee! In today’s show I go into all the things that are pushing us out of California and pulling us towards the Volunteer State! We’ll cover the economic and regulatory reasons why California just isn’t an option for us to build a life…
034 – Living With Fire (Part 2)
Today we dive into the nitty gritty of regenerative firescaping following Living With Fire – Part 1 in Episode 33. We will cover: Using Zones & Sectors to plan out the landscape around your house with regards to fire resilience. Regenerative Fire Resistant Landscaping Principles – the basic do’s an don’ts to apply when designing…
033 – Living With Fire (Part 1)
Today’s show is the first episode in a series of shows that I’ll be putting out on designing, building and managing a homestead in a high-fire risk climate. So much energy in the form of human labor, tax dollars, and lost ecological integrity is expended each and every year for the purpose of reducing fire…
032 – The Consequences Of Ignoring Reality
Today’s show is inspired by the Ayn Rand quote “We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” We (the larger collective of society, government etc) have been living in ignorance of reality for quite a while. Right now, a multitude of the consequences of this multi-generational ignorance are coming home…
031 – 5 Rules For Happy Homesteading
Join me for a discussion of 5 Rules For Happy Homesteading from my own lived experience. Be crystal clear on your BIG Why – why are you doing your life the way you are doing it? Finish What You Start – obtain a yield and liberate your time BEFORE adding more projects, systems or things to…
