Thriving The Future Podcast

Geoffrey Long from Long Story Farms joins me to discuss raising pigs, and selling pork at the farmer's market - even being known as "the Sausage Man". His food forest and lessons learned running chickens tractors through his food forest and the resulting effect on weed succession. The challenges as a small meat producer at the farmer's market. Building local community. Episode website: https://thr...

At the core, thriving is often more about mindset than about homesteading and gardening. If you don't have the appropriate mindset then the rest doesn't fall into place. Randy from the Adirondacks in Upstate NY joins me to talk about his video on Twitter: "You're Gonna Make it". https://twitter.com/shagbark_hick/status/1636460753061306368?s=20 I found this encouraging and thought that you would li...

It's mid-May. I've already planted 90 plus plants. I've already had some transplanted grafted trees fail - cedar, apple, rust gets them, even if the book says that this variety should be resistant, (I guess the tree didn't read the book). So this year I started to convert some of my garden, the peripheral parts, into perennials, with annuals in the middle. Regular greens in my garden bolt quickly...

Homesteaders have their share of trials: Garden/Crop failure, predator attacks, sick animals, not enough rain, too much rain, hail that beats your crop to the ground, stuff that worked last year doesn't work this year. Homestead Padre makes a significant amount of his income from selling his produce and baking and selling bread at the farmer's market. His big baking stove broke down. Some (real) h...

Roman from FoxTwinHollow.com and @FoxTwinHollow on Twitter joins Thriving the Future to discuss empowering youth with the survival skills needed to navigate our world. We jumped off of the engagement and conversation on this FoxTwinHollow tweet :"I am planning my upcoming class on how to help children navigate 'climate anxiety' - a trend that is skyrocketing among youth. What term do you feel best...

Ashley Colby from Rizoma School and Doomer Optimism joins Thriving the Future to discuss her tweet on Rediscovering Tradition:"A big question for me is - if a majority of your tradition has been lost, at least a generation or two back, what is the best way to rebuild?" Expat life in Uruguay If a majority of your tradition has been lost, at least a generation or two back, what is the best way to re...

Tristan Scott, bitcoinand_beef on Twitter and author of Bitcoin and Beef on Amazon , joins Thriving the Future to talk about taking control of your health and wealth through decentralization. Post concussion syndrome and health changes through diet Regenerative ag Crypto and Bitcoin Getting connected with the food system Bison meat Grow your own food Taking control of your health - Direct Primary...

Tips and real world examples to start and then grow your side hustle. Niche down. Then go farther and niche down even more to be the expert in that space). Know your customer. What problem are you trying to solve? What you want may not be what your customer wants. Evaluate your goals, including other forms of capital. Often you can build other forms of capital. Become a producer and not just a con...

Scott (@LittlePineCO on Twitter) has a homestead at 8K feet in CO. We talk about his homestead and challenges of setting up a homestead in Zone 4A. We discuss his recent comment on the Men's Forum on FarmHopLife Podcast about "Memetics is more important than Genetics". Memetics is transferring ideas through pictures, symbols. You commonly see it as a meme, but it is deeper than that. It can go vir...

Niche Down is the Key to SuccessJohn McCoy, Freelance Blog Writer ( @johnmccoywrites on Twitter ) joins me to talk about how to become a freelancer. Niche down - set yourself apart from everyone else by writing for your niche. You will be able to get focused jobs and can charge more for your expertise. If you are in the trades, there is a need for writers. How to find clients, especially the "stic...

As Cyprian recently tweeted: "'Crisis' means 'decision'. Just knowing that fact changes your understanding of reality forever." Are you prepared mentally and spiritually for what is coming? As Cyprian said in March 2020, "the world as you know it has ended. You need to get to acceptance." The larger game at play - It's all spiritual warfare. #BuildTheArk - what does that mean? Show notes at: https...

How much of your own food do you grow and do you want it to be more? It's that time of year when you see articles, podcasts, and posts on social media that say, Grow ALL of Your Own Food. Or maybe they don't go that far and it's: Grow MOST of Your Own Food. In this episode we're going to concentrate on How to Grow More of Your Own Food: Self sufficiency vs. Resilience - do you know the difference?...

Perpend is back and we are planning on How to Breed a Landrace Chicken. What is a landrace? It is a chicken that is adapted to your land and your climate. Autosexing vs. Sex link breeds. Can chicks from the same brood/flock be bred with each other? Our preferences: Chickens that can brood their own eggs (without using incubator) Winter heavy hens - won't easily get frostbite. Rooster of some other...

Plant Trees, Grow Your Own Food, Tend Livestock. Grant Payne ( HomesteadOfPayne on Instagram) joins me to talk about our Homesteading Dreams and plans for this growing season. - Grant's heritage pigs (Ossabaw Thei heritage and Kune Kune/Juliana mix) in a pen made of IBC totes! - Wheeling and dealing for 800 daffodils and 300 tulips - My plans for Milpa gardening this year. - Planting flowers and p...

Dave and Scott open their first aid kits to compare the contents, and discuss mindset, training, and preparedness. Note: This is not medical advice. This is for entertainment purposes only. Having a first aid kit at home and in your car is a must in an emergency situation. We have first aid kits in the car, under the sink at home, in our bug out bags/get home bags. A medkit (Dave calls his a hospi...

Foraging and Perennial Gardening on your Homestead. This week I visit with Roxanne Ahern ( Happyholistichs on Twitter ) about her book: Holistic Homesteading - A guide to a Sustainable and Regenerative Lifestyle (physical book) , and Kindle . We talk extensively about foraging and perennial gardening on your homestead. I like this book because it has a nice balance of permaculture, gardening, fora...

Is homesteading (and localism) a form of retreat from society? It can lead down a lonely path if you do not also develop community. Jason Snyder (@cognazor on Twitter) of Doomer Optimism Podcast joins me to talk about his recent tweet: "I don't like the narrative of modern day homesteading (and localism more generally) being a form of retreat or disengagement from larger societal concerns. I see i...

This back-to-basics episode is a backyard starter kit for raising chickens. The Spring Tradition of Chick Day is Almost Here! It's Chick Day. This is the time-honored Spring tradition every year where the tractor supply and the other farm stores have chicks for sale. But with the egg shortage and the demand for chickens, there's likely to be shortages of chicks at the farm stores for Chick Day thi...

If Life is a Simulation - How that Worldview Affects your Mindset. You've seen the Elon Musk tweet: "If you don't think there's at least a tiny chance that you are an NPC...you are an NPC." Everyone is talking about NPCs. Some people consider themselves as the hero in a video game or Simulation and everyone else is an NPC. Perpend is back and we talk about Simulation theory - that life is a simula...

Making Solar Work for You - Considerations You May Not Have Thought Of. This is Part 2 in a series on Solar energy. Steve of RegenerativeHomeSolutions.com gives an overview of solar energy, what questions you should be asking yourself, and considerations and pitfalls as you plan for your solar energy needs. "I want to add solar to my home." - Considerations: On grid, off grid, hybrid, retrofit sys...

Can you use AI and still Live Not By Lies? Everyone is talking about AI since ChatGPT came out. You can use it to write content for your business, blog posts, full fiction and stories, and even higher education dissertations. So how far will you go? Is it moral to use AI for school or work? I follow a lot of side hustle groups and they are already touting AI where you can "write endless content an...

Making Solar Work for You This is the first episode in a series on Solar. Steve of RegenerativeHomeSolutions.com gives an overview of solar energy, what questions you should be asking yourself, and drives into an energy audit as the first steps for sizing your solar needs. This was an audio review of a Solar #GSD Workshop that we put on as part of our local community group. The energy audit worksh...

Perpend joins to discuss our 7 Tips for Thriving in the New Year: Develop side hustles with multiple streams of income. This allows you to be more resilient if you are downsized or lose your job. Learn new skills. Always be learning and continuing your education. Community - join an already solid community rather than building from scratch. Community - while the group is important, only a small pa...

You Ain't Mr. Watkins. This is a previously unpublished episode from May. For our May workshop we toured Watkins Mill in Bethany, MO. Watkins Mill is a 1880's textile mill and farm. Mr. Watkins employed 50 people at the mill and about 50 on the farm during planting and harvest. In this episode Perpend and Scott discuss the lessons learned from the mill tour, and how those lessons can be applied to...

How to recession proof your life with side hustles and building skills. More tips from the conversation with Kurt ( @LibertyFarmersGuild on Instagram ) on how to recession-proof your life: Develop multiple income streams. There is already some competition in your market? Make a market for yourself by finding your niche. Build skills while building your business. As you define success, keep In mind...