Today we talk about setting smart goals and what that means and why goalsetting is much better than a New Year’s resolution as well as talk about some of my goals for the podcast next year

I’m getting a bunch of questions about Black Friday deal so I thought it be best to just throw out some information to guide you as you evaluate the plethora of black Friday deals being offered by solar companies today

Today we talk about a recent solar installation workshop that I ran in Southeast Tennessee for a group that is running their own PMA food club.

Today we talk about the Self-Reliance festival(SRF) in Camden Tennessee

Today we talk about the terrorist attack on Israel that happened over the weekend and some things that we can take as lessons to apply to our own lives in the much more relatively stable areas. We live in without a lot of work, but would potentially large positive consequences.

Today we talk about the different zones in Permaculture and how we utilize them in our design process

Today we talk about the projects that we have planned through the fall and winter this year to get us ready for the spring planting rush

Today we talk about come current events. I discussed what I told my daughters about the government shutdown, what I think about the UaW strikes against the Detroit Three Automakers, and Bloomberg’s Blockbuster report that companies in the S&P 100 hired 94% non-white workers in 2021 post the George Floyd murder and related BLM Rioting.

Today we talk about the seven layers of a forest and how to re-create them with productive and beneficial species in a Permaculture designed food forest

Today we talk about the final nine design principles of Permaculture, and how all the different design principles interact with each other and end up creating really beautiful designs and systems that can, in fact be permanent

In this podcast we review the permaculture design basics including the Prime Directive, Ethics, and a quick overview of the first few principles. Permaculture is a design science that strives to create a circular economy within the systems we utilize while implementing the basics of agricultural design. For example we are trying to break the linear consumption model and design systems that have a greater output than input, even if that output is measured over a long period of time, like a nut tree’s production

Today we talk about what’s happening on the Homestead and the progress on some of our ongoing projects as it begins to get cooler

Today we talk about the New Mexico governors unconstitutional gun restriction for Albuquerque county and why I think bad decisions should have bad consequences

Today I talk about some of my thoughts and lessons learned from my trip to Hawaii last week where I visited some of the fire impacted areas

Today we have Kody Hanner on the podcast to talk about her homesteading journey and her homeschool curriculum business. Kody is a Mother to 6 kids and has been homeschooling her children for the past 7 years.

Today we talk about cardboard and how I like to put it to work for me on the homestead!

Today we talk about all the stuff that’s happened since my last podcast. It’s been a busy one and I didn’t even mention the trip out to Texas to see Jack Spirko and some other members of the Survival podcast community.

Today we talk about how a friend is losing his grid access due to a nosy neighbor and how our moving plans have changed.

Today we talk about whats been going on this week as we make the move from AL to TN and get the Off Grid Homestead set back up for full time living.

Today we talk about off grid generator use to supplement our Solar production on the off grid homestead and what new types of options are out there for Generator Technology.

Today we talk about the basics of the numbers on the back of that solar panel. What they mean, how to use them to determine the right way to wire up your array, and what happens once the photovoltaic effect has happened.

Today we talk about energy policy, and how that will prevent access to the grid to some people, this summer, potentially creating a deadly issue.

Today I talk a little bit about whether a first flush diversion system is worth it and go through what my process is for cleaning out our rainwater collection system as we get ready to move back to the offgrid Homestead full-time

Today I talk about the project we worked on over the weekend of creating a DIY outdoor shower from 2 IBC totes.

Today I talk about some concerns and some things that I am excited about now that I am officially quitting my JOB and planning to run a Hack my Homestead as a full-time business