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THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE.I welcome Frank Golbeck of Golden Coast Mead on the show today.
Frank story is a great example of someone who went after their dreams in a smart and systematic way. He isn't any different than any of us. He didn't start with a huge some of money or some other advantage. But the difference between Frank and a lot of people is that took on the scary unknown, the hard part starting. Fast forward ahead a few years and the dream has become a reality. Things still aren't easy, but they are very real and Frank is enjoying every moment of it. No matter where you are at in your life, I think Frank's story is inspirational and highly copyable. Hopefully something in here will resonate with you and will inspire you to start that thing that you always wanted to do.
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THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE.Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - If I grow mushrooms on soil contaminated with oil or heavy metals, will the mushroom be safe to eat? To learn more about Peter and see all of the ASK Peter episodes visit permaculturevoices.com/peter
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/134 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support Imagine it's your first year in college and you get an offer to go be an apprentice on farm. You've never farmed before. And you've never really thought about farming before. Taking the offer means that you would need to drop out of college to commit to the apprenticeship. And so would you future wife, because you're also engaged. She isn't from a farming family or background either. So it's you two, in college for something that isn't ag related, dropping out out college to take an apprentice ship on a farm. What would you do? Most people would say tell me more. Well, this is a farm raising chickens on grass. And this farm is located in Swoope, VA and it's run by a farmer named Joel Salatin. What would you do? Would you and your wife drop out of college to accept the invitation to be apprentices or not? A lot of people would say yes. But it's 2016. What if you got this same offer in 1996 when very few people outside of the area knew who Joel Salatin was, it's 1996 when pastured poultry wasn't a thing, and it's 1996 and you are going to be the second ever apprentice on Joel's farm. It's not the same slam dunk answer that it might be for many of you as it is today. That's the exact question that my guest, John McAuley was faced with back in 1996. To quit school and farm, or not. Let's find out how that played out. Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/134 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support
Homesteader Justin Rhodes of AbundantPermaculture.com talks about creating Permaculture Chickens live on stage at PV3. To learn more about Justin and see all of the ASK Justin episodes visit permaculturevoices.com/justin. Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support.
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmer Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support Part two of our series on Small Scale Farming on the Cheap - What's the least you could spend to start a farm?. Last week in episode 22 we covered the base principles costs and equipment associated with farm startup. We established the point that tools are simply one leg on the stool of success. The tools should never hold you back. It's never going to be just the tools that make you successful. Yet, good tools can make job easier. That show focused on the concepts and the ideas behind the why. Today's show focuses on the what. What do you actually need and how much does it costs. This episode is the first of a few digging into that question. Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmer Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support
"These side issues, the longer they go on and we don't face reality, the more people that are going to die, and the more trillions of dollars it is going to cost, so time is not on our side. We need to act. Most people want to act. Institutions are holding us up. Only ordinary people can lead and act. And it is time to move." Allan Savory
This interview was conducted with Allan Savory several years ago at PV1.
For more from Allan listen to Rhodesia to Long Beach. 50 Years of Struggle, Persistence and Success with Allan Savory (PVP055)
Joel Salatin's talk on Stacking Fiefdoms from PV1.
"The whole idea is to create customized fiefdoms so that people are autonomous and have the authority to run their own fiefdom within your own umbrella, and you can't believe how many things you can get done that way."
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THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE.Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - I have heard people say that I should always cook mushrooms before eating them? Is that true? What are your thoughts?
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Today we will try to break down the holistic context into bites that are more digestible and present it in a way that might be easier for some people to understand.
This is a tough subject to take on, and I think even Allan Savory would admit that, even stating in his book "the concept of holistic goal develop slowing winding its way through many wrong turns and dark passages. It would prove to be more difficult to articulate than any other aspect of Holistic Management and it continues to evolve to this day."
Kudos to Allan Savory for coming up with this framework, it's his shoulders that we are standing on during this episode.
Let's get into it and try to deconstruct the holistic context, with my co-host Javan Bernakevitch.
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Homesteader Justin Rhodes of AbundantPermaculture.com takes on the question - If you are processing broilers on a homestead level, what type of equipment do you think you need? To learn more about Justin and see all of the ASK Justin episodes visit permaculturevoices.com/justin. Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support.
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