ThrivingTheFuture – Podcast Episodes
- Ep. 129 – How to Find Your Side Hustle Niche
In this episode I will share tips on how to discover and develop your side hustle niche. - Ep. 128 – Tales from the Hinterland with Andy Hickman
Andy Hickman (shagbark_hick on Twitter) shares his new adventures. - Ep. 127 – How to Design Your Garden Around Your Diet – with Homestead Padre
New health challenges require Homestead Padre to rethink and redesign his garden to adapt to those changes. Mediterranean Diet Padre shares about IBS and Crohn’s Disease. After some health issues, Homestead Padre and his wife are adopting the Mediterranean Diet. Unlike American Italian Food, the Mediterranean Diet is heavy emphasis on vegetables, seafood, lean meats, fat from olive oil, and whole wheat pasta (if they have pasta). Padre is realigning his garden around those foods. Changing what he will grow in his garden – based on new dietary needs. Come and listen to how he plans out his journey. Listen … - Ep. 126 – Tips to Overcome Screen Addiction
Try to go without your phone for a few hours, or even the whole day. Like most people, I reach for my phone when there is any break in the conversation, when a commercial comes on TV, or when I am even slightly bored. We are constantly connected. There is very little time in our day when we are not interacting with the screen. It is leading to attention disruption and anxiety (especially when constantly scrolling social media). We are the most connected society, yet people feel isolated and alone. And depression is an epidemic. When I go to a … - Ep. 125 – How to Build Local Community Through Local Food – with Little Pine Farmer
Scott the Little Pine Farmer on Twitter is back with me and we are talking about his bakery and how he favors “Why don’t you come down to this market or deliver to the boutique in the city? We want to feed our neighborhood first.” Scott the Little Pine Farmer It’s all about the goal: “The overarching goal is to stay home, produce value, and have people bring us money.” Reaching that goal through: Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify Be the Gray Man and Build Alternative … - Ep. 124 – Creating a New Garden Bed with Milpa
Grow Food, Not Lawns I hate mowing the grass. I especially hate mowing the grass along the quarter mile driveway at my homestead. I haven’t mowed it in years. But I now see it as a missed opportunity to plant more garden beds and food forest beds instead of (prairie) grass. Grow Food, Not Lawns, right? How you create a new garden bed depends on what time of the year it is. Most people sheet mulch by covering an area with cardboard, then layers of compost and woodchips. This works well, but only if you do it in the Fall … - Ep. 123 – Permaculture Goal #1: Start Simple – with Cormac Harkin
You don’t hear this permaculture message very often: Start Simple. Usually people are watching videos of Geoff Lawton and planning swales and dams and grafting, and… Cormac Harkin of Vine Permaculture starts his consults with basic questions: He starts people out simply, with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and then adds on from there: Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify Cormac does a Free Food Forest Abundance planning session as well. Contact him at [email protected]. Subscribe to the Vine Permaculture Newsletter. Check out the Vine Permaculture Podcast … - Ep. 122 – Food Security through Landrace Gardening with Joseph Lofthouse
Joseph Lofthouse is the author of Landrace Gardening: Food Security through Biodiversity and Promiscuous Pollination. Landrace Gardening Landrace gardening is adapting crops to your land and climate, and then saving seeds, while also selecting for the best flavor, color, and pest and disease resistance. Joseph lives in the high mountains of Utah – a mountain valley with cold air coming down out of the mountains, yet sun almost every day in the Summer, and low humidity. He grows for the farmers market and for himself and friends, and with a shorter season and these conditions he had difficulty growing warm … - Ep. 121 – The Real Civil War is Within You – with Cyprian
A lot of people are talking about Civil War lately. There is even a big budget movie coming out in April 2024 that depicts CW2. In the movie trailer, a guy in camo points a rifle at the main characters, journalists, and says, “What kind of American are you?” That clip from the movie trailer has become a meme online, especially on Twitter. “What kind of American are you?” seems to be the theme of 2024. Cyprian (aka Vin Armani) and I talk about the ramifications of this, from an Orthodox Christian perspective. Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving … - Ep. 120 – You Are Not Defined by Your Job Title
Positive Solutions in a Tough Labor Market You are in a social gathering, like church or some other social function, and the question comes up: “What do you do?” (for a living). How do you respond? Most people answer: “I am (this role) at XYZ company”. But what is that really saying? You have boxed yourself into a role. And you (perhaps inadvertently) declared your allegiance to your current company. It is better to say: “I am a (role), currently working at XYZ company.” This is subtle, but it leaves the door open. I have seen a person react with, … - Ep. 119 – Concentrate Your Time on Building Your Own Brand – with John McCoy
Build Your Own Brand “Time is the most precious asset that I have. And I decided that my time needed to go into building my own brand, not their brand. Numero uno comes first.” John McCoy In this episode, John McCoy and I discuss creating content and building your own brand. John McCoy is a freelance blogger and owner of JustEnoughSEO.com. John was on Ep. 75 – How to Reinvent Yourself as Freelancer. Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify Surfer SEO app (and most SEO tools) prod … - Ep. 118 – How to Build a Side Hustle by Buying a Mini-business or a Pre-made Website
My Lessons Learned from Using Flippa to Buy Websites You’re looking for a side hustle. What if you could buy a mini business that already has a website created for you? It’s either a startup site or an established site that has traffic and maybe even a little bit of income already. Background on using Flippa.com Flippa.com is an auction site to buy websites. It is similar to eBay – everything is an auction. It has Buy It Now, it has a reserve price, it has bids. If you win, then you work it out with the seller to transfer … - Ep. 117 – Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Disease and AIP Diet – with Ryan
Tips on Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet and other ways to deal with Hashimoto’s – from our own personal experiences. Ryan Mitchel Brown joins me again as we talk about my/our experiences with autoimmune disease. Ryan was on the podcast in Ep. 94 – Thriving and Overcoming Autoimmune Disease. I decided to record an episode on my Hashimoto’s autoimmune disease and restarting the AIP diet, and Ryan was the perfect guest to join me to discuss it. I have Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Disease – where the body attacks the thyroid. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune thyroid disease leading to progressive damage and … - Ep. 116 – Tips on Skills and Side Hustles with Toolman Tim
How to develop skills while doing your side hustle Toolman Tim and I talk about how to develop skills while doing your side hustle. Lots of side hustle tips in this episode! It was -46 in Canada in mid-January. What it is like living in a mobile home in -46. Note that Celsius and Fahrenheit merge at -40. Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify Skills Over Stuff Practice with your equipment when the weather is good. “You don’t rise to the occasion, you fall to your level … - Ep. 115 – Regenerative Farming, Raw Milk, and a Farmshare with FAFO Farms TX
Regenerative farming using the Joel Salatin method Clint from FAFO Farms shares how he started regenerative farming a little over a year ago using the Joel Salatin method. Rotationally grazing cows, chickens, and goats. They have a raw milk farmshare, providing raw milk to their members. Regenerative Farming Goals When they were looking for land, their criteria was at least 20 acres, access to water or a creek, and fertile land for regenerative farming – Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify The War on Food We talk … - Ep. 114 – Sometimes You Just Have to Embrace the Suck
Tips on How to Handle Imposter Syndrome…and January It’s the doldrums of January. Christmas has passed. Deer season is over and I didn’t get a deer. Although I love the snow. I can’t do anything when it’s zero degrees outside and 25 mph wind like it is today. Like many of you, I’m starting to get the seed catalogs and I’m starting to plan my garden, even though I really need to stay in the moment and embrace this season. We live in a world where we want permanence, but we buy stuff that breaks – and we do it … - Ep. 113 – Finding Heirloom Apple Trees in Long Forgotten Homesteads
With Brendan from Posterity Ciderworks Brendan from Posterity Ciderworks tells stories of how he finds neglected heirloom apple trees on long forgotten homesteads in California and uses them in his cider. Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify Posterity Ciderworks (all images are courtesy Posterity Ciderworks) Apple Treasure Hunt Brendan’s pics on Twitter were like watching an apple treasure hunt reality show. Posterity Cider on Twitter/X Quince – the Homesteaders Secret Did you know that heritage homesteads had 1 or 2 Quince trees – to be used to … - Ep. 112 – Our Christmas Memories and Traditions
Our memories are at times bittersweet Homestead Padre and Grant Payne join me and we share our Christmas memories and traditions. Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. For Homestead Padre and his family, their holiday season starts when eggnog becomes available in the store. They put their tree up in October. They also celebrate Hannukah. In Lawrence in NE Kansas, they light the Christmas lights on the evening of Black Friday. The fire department mock rescues Santa from the roof of the department store on Mass Street. (there is so much hidden meaning in that, but that is … - Ep. 111 – Why Are So Many of the People We Know Becoming Orthodox? – with Buck Johnson
Why would a tattooed atheist Texas firefighter become an Orthodox Christian? Buck Johnson from the Counter Flow Podcast joins me as we share our stories. Why are so many of the people that we know becoming Orthodox? Vin Armani/Cyprian, Matt Erickson (Kingpilled on Twitter and the Kingpilled Podcast), and the guy I started the podcast with – Perpend. Is there some connection between libertarianism and Orthodox Christianity? (Some jokingly call it the “Libertarian to Orthodoxy Pipeline”). Why did Perpend go off to become a monk? Buck and I share our stories on how we both became Orthodox in the last … - Ep. 110 – Homesteading: A Lifestyle We Choose to Live, and Food We Love to Eat – with John Sutton
Failure is part of homesteading “My father in law has a saying: ‘you can do anything you want, but you can’t do everything you want. There’s always an opportunity cost and tradeoff for the things that you do or don’t do.’” John Sutton from Sutton Homestead joins me and shares about their homesteading on 7 acres in Eastern idaho. Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify “Homesteading is a lifestyle we love to live, food that we love to eat, and a garden is our gym.” John has cows, 15-20 chickens, and orchards. If … - Ep. 109 – Nicole Sauce on Intentional Community in the Holler
It takes a Holler Neighborhood Nicole Sauce from Living Free In Tennessee and NicoleSauce.com shares stories of intentional community. People that knew Nicole from workshops, her podcast, and online community moved into the holler neighborhood. They established a neighborhood culture where they share a common vision and goals and do projects together and watch out and take care of each other. How did they align on vision and goals, while handling boundaries and conflict? Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify Intentional Community This video for this episode … - Ep. 108 – Tips for Developing More Patience, with Matt from FarmHopLife
You’re not as far along as you thought you would be? It’s OK. Matt from FarmHopLife Podcast (FarmHopLife.com) joins me as we talk about developing patience. “We are coming up on 4 years in this house…and we still just have chickens and a half-assed garden. I thought that we would be farther along by now. But also in that time my wife beat cancer and we had two kids, so there are big steps in between, and it’s OK.” Matt Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify This … - Ep. 106 – How to Thrive in Tough Times – with Christopher from SecureCoop.com
The Return to Victory Gardens How would you Thrive in WW2-style rationing of food and fuel? Christopher de Vidal from SecureCoop.com joins me. Get in on the Early Bird Pre-Sale of Secure Coop. use “THRIVING” at checkout for $20 off. Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify Homesteading in Florida First, we discuss Christopher’s homesteading in Florida. Then at 17:00 we dive into the topic: How would you Thrive in WW2-style rationing of food and fuel? We are inarguably in wars that could become a world war. And … - Ep. 105 – How to Propagate your own Trees, Plants, and Flowers for Free, and Sell the Extras as a Side Hustle
How to Build a Nursery Side Hustle with Grant Payne – Part 2 This episode has tips that you can also use on your homestead to save and propagate trees and plants, with enough abundance to sell the extras. Create your own nursery side hustle, Did you know that figs are pollinated by a wasp, who dies in the flower and is absorbed? Seeds have memory Seeds and trees have “memory”. They thrived and reproduced in a certain climate. Often when you buy trees, seeds, or plants online, you must buy from other states or regions. They often will not … - Ep. 104 – How to Build a Nursery Side Hustle with Grant Payne – Part 1
Learn skills while using your abundance. This is a Master Class on how to build a Nursery Side Hustle, with trees, plants, and flowers. It has tips that you can also use on your homestead to save and propagate trees and plants. Seeds have memory Seeds and trees have “memory”. They thrived and reproduced in a certain climate. Often when you buy trees, seeds, or plants online, you must buy from other states or regions. They often will not do well in your environment and climate. I learned this the hard way that trees and plants grown in other areas … - Ep. 103 – Urban Homesteading and Permaculture Consulting with Kerry from Strong Roots Resources
Creating a Permaculture and Land Consulting Business or Side Hustle Kerry Brown from StrongRootsResources.com joins me to talk about his move from urban homesteading to his family’s land and how he setup a permaculture consulting business. It’s all about using your abundance. Moving from a mindset where your land and home are a source of production instead of just consumption. “Building resilience from the ground up.” Kerry has done everything from swales to soldier fly larvae. How did Kerry setup a #permaculture consulting business? – Property walk – Plant identification – Fodder trees – Livestock Management Kerry has a local/regional … - Ep. 102 – Fight the Fear
Crisis is a Decision Point. Did you Pass the Test? On Oct-4-2023 there was a national test of the Emergency Broadcast System on phones and on TV. Shouldn’t be a big deal. But on Twitter and even on some homesteading groups that I follow, they were abuzz with fears that “this is going to activate something” through 5G. Even the people who are not typical of this were caught up in the conversation, even trying to talk some sense into people. Wars and Rumors of Wars We are also likely in the beginning of a World War. And this one … - Ep. 101 – Re-Evaluating Your Side Hustle After 1 Year
Side Hustle Year 1 is a Decision Point My friend Eric walks through his thought process as he re-evaluates his side hustle at the 1 year mark. After 1 year, if the side hustle is not generating revenue, all those entry level fees (hosting, etc.) go up. So that is a decision point whether you are going to exit or change things up. Eric was last on Ep. 55 – How to Recession proof Your Job. His side hustle is a high end lawn care business: TurfBrothas757.com. Other benefits to consider: Skills learned, relationships made, experience gained. Some of these … - Ep. 100 – Tips for Staying Positive in a Negative World
Stay Positive by Designing an Intentional Life Shudra, Homestead Padre, and Grant Payne join me on the Thriving Community Call this month to talk about their tips for staying positive in a negative world: “Just get goats. You’ll never be unhappy again. You’ll be angry, you’ll be frustrated, you’ll be vengeful, but you’ll never be unhappy again.” Shudra We also talk about what projects that have going on: If you would like to join our Thriving Community on Telegram, and be added to the monthly Thriving Community Calls, go to Signup.ThrivingtheFuture.com Also check out Shudra’s article : Homestead Aquaponics, Step … - Ep. 99 – Deep Dive and Tips on Crafting Apple Cider – with Mike Thomas from Catholic Land Movement
Tips on Crafting Apple Cider, Apple Propagation, and Apple Grafting with Mike Thomas from Catholic Land Movement. “I’m giving away all the tips and secrets of traditional cider making right now, as they were given to me.” – Mike Thomas. More detail than most books on cider! Also check out Shudra’s article : Homestead Aquaponics, Step by Step – The World’s Greatest Ebb and Flow Bed on Thriver.News: This article is step by step detail to create a homestead aquaponics system from IBC totes, and includes everything, including the fitting details. GrowNutTrees.com Fall is the best time to plant a … - Ep. 97 – Do You Feel Like Quitting?
What is a Homesteader anyway? It’s Sept. It’s still hot. My Fall garden lettuce and greens will not germinate in this heat. I may run out of growing time before the first frost. For my wife, Feb and March are the worst times. The horses are covered in mud and it seems like it will never end. Is quitting OK? Tips for when you feel like quitting – how to come back? My goals are to grow as much of my own food as possible and to learn and share skills. Seems like once a week I see a post … - Ep. 96 – Building Community vs. Networking
After two years and almost 100 episodes, how have our views of community changed? In Ep. 1 of the podcast Perpend and I discussed what is necessary for successful community: Are you doing community or just networking? Networking can be transactional and extracting; Community is more holistic and is more about people. It is sharing life and culture. When your community workshops become so mundane that you don’t take pictures anymore, It is something that you do. Something that shares life and culture. That’s where you see people stay or fall away. After things went back to “normal” we saw … - Ep. 95 – The Catholic Land Movement with Mike Thomas
Tips on building community and networking The Catholic Land Movement is a colloquial network of Catholic homesteaders who are looking to support one another educationally through fellowship and mutual aid with focusing on Catholic liturgical life as the center of those homesteading activities. They are a network of chapters in Catholic parishes nation wide, who host workshops, coordinate work projects, share skills. Mike Thomas from The Catholic Land Movement shares about the movement. Mike is a homesteader who lives in upstate NY. Catholic Land Movement – Quit the Towns for the Land Based on an early 1900’s book by Father … - Ep. 94 – Thriving and Overcoming Autoimmune Disease with Ryan Mitchel Brown from Decentralized Radio Podcast
Autoimmune Disease and Carnivore Diet Ryan Mitchel Brown from Decentralized Radio Podcast shares about his health journey through autoimmune disease. We talk about Low-T, coming back from an eating disorder with the Carnivore diet, the importance of light therapy, limiting blue light to get the best sleep. 🔎- Check out Ryan’s website: ryanmitchelbrown.com Disclaimer: This relates a personal health journey and is not specific medical advice. Consult your health practitioner of choice for your own situation. Listen on your fave Podcast app: Thriving The Future Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast Thriving The Future Podcast on Spotify Visit Will Horvath’s Permaculture Apprentice … - Ep. 93 – How to Avoid Permaculture Type 1 errors with Will Horvath from Permaculture Apprentice
Avoid these Type 1 errors Will Horvath from PermacultureApprentice.com joins to discuss Permaculture Type 1 Errors – in your design and implementation that you regret. Type 1 errors cost you money, time, and decreased return or increased effort. Some of the Type 1 errors that we discuss: Visit Will Horvath’s Permaculture Apprentice site, with articles and classes on how to assess land and your permaculture property, design your food forest, layout swales on contour, and much more. Want to Create a Food Forest and Grow 3-5X More Food?🔎- Check out Will Horvath’s Free Food Forest Toolkit What you get: 🔎- … - Ep. 92 – Thriving in the Ordinary and Mundane – with Andrew from The Royal Path
Are You For Real or are You Going Through the Motions? Andrew Funk, the host of the Royal Path Podcast, joins Perpend and I to talk about Thriving in the Ordinary and Mundane. First a definition: mun·dane:1. lacking interest or excitement; dull.2. of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.“the boundaries of the mundane world” “Are you for real or are you going through the motions?” – Kansas lyric from “Going Through the Motions” on the Drastic Measures album (1983). The dog days of summer are still here. Not much is happening. “Is your day just a … - Ep. 91 – Homesteading Chat Pt. 2 with Homestead Padre and Grant Payne
We Share Stories of Abundance Grant Payne joins Homestead Padre and I for Part 2 of our Homesteading Chat. Grant gives an update on his homesteading plans: Get episodes early plus these Extras on Patreon: Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. I make affiliate income based on your purchase(s), but you don’t pay extra. So go and shop at Amazon here GrowNutTrees.com Comfrey crowns and root cuttings are now available. Chestnut seeds for planting, chestnut seedlings, elderberry cuttings, comfrey crowns and root cuttings. Adapted to the Midwest. Seeds and trees have “memory”. They thrived and reproduced … - Ep. 90 – Homesteading Chat Pt. 1 with Homestead Padre
Adventures at the Farmers Market This week is a homestead chat with Homestead Padre from Smith-Homestead.com. We talk about the challenges of gardening in the summer in Mississippi, adventures in the farmer’s market, and foraging. Here is foraged Elephant’s Foot. elephant’s foot. This has a yam-like tuber. The rest of the plant is toxic. Grant Payne joins us next week for Pt. 2 of the Homestead Chat. Check out these hot sauces – Homestead Padre’s own recipes! Use “Thriving” coupon code at Smith-Homestead.com to get 10% off! Get episodes early plus these Extras on Patreon: Disclosure: I am a participant … - Ep. 89 – How to Handle Not KnowingWe had a question for Perpend from the Cosmology vs. Worldview episode on “how do you handle not knowing?” (Perpend is on a monastic path, to be a monk, and doesn’t know what the future holds or where he will end up). Get episodes early plus these Extras on Patreon: Check out these hot sauces – Homestead Padre’s own recipes! Use “Thriving” coupon code at Smith-Homestead.com to get 10% off! Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. I make affiliate income based on your purchase(s), but you don’t pay extra. So go and shop at Amazon here …
- Ep. 87 – Learn the Skill of Saying No
There is a skill of saying No Are you a “Yes” Man? Are you always over-extended? Do you have difficulty saying “No” to family, friends, and at work? Learn the Skill of saying “No”. Get episodes early plus these Extras on Patreon: Check out these hot sauces – Homestead Padre’s own recipes! Use “Thriving” coupon code at Smith-Homestead.com to get 10% off! Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. I make affiliate income based on your purchase(s), but you don’t pay extra. So go and shop at Amazon here GrowNutTrees.com Comfrey crowns and root cuttings are now … - Ep. 86 – Cosmology vs. Worldview Pt. 2 – Life, Death, and Homesteading
This is part 2 of the discussion with Perpend on Cosmology and Worldview. We discuss Ep. 74 – Crisis is a Decision Point – with Cyprian and Perpend takes Cyprian’s #BuildtheArk- 1 step farther to #BeAnArkBuilder. We talk about life and death, celebration of life ceremonies, and funerals from an Orthodox perspective. It is a deep conversation, and it gets personal. This is part 2 of what was a mammoth almost 2 hours podcast. You can listen to the entire Uncut episode by joining the Thriving Patreon. If you like this unique topic, shoot us a tip on Venmo @ThrivingtheFuture … - Ep. 85 – Cosmology vs. Worldview Pt. 1 – with Perpend
What is your cosmology and eschaton, and how does that define your worldview? Perpend shares about his monastic journey (to become an Orthodox monk), life, death, & homesteading. What is your cosmology and eschaton, and how does that define (and is different from) your worldview? And what does that have to do with homesteading? We discuss Ep. 74 – Crisis is a Decision Point – with Cyprian and Perpend takes Cyprian’s #BuildtheArk- 1 step farther. We also review our Watkins Mill Tour – one year later. What lessons did we learn from this 1800’s homestead and textile mill? Can you … - Ep. 84 – Localism and Community with Geoffrey Long from Long Story Farms
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”. Like this episode? Shoot us a tip on Venmo @ThrivingtheFuture, or on CashApp $ThrivingTheFuture. Join the Thriving Patreon at Patreon.com/ThrivingtheFuture and get early episodes and extras, including the bonus episode with Cyprian, and listen in our chicken workshop as we plan incubating, sharing eggs, and processing roosters. Plus our rotating rooster strategy to select for the best traits and to keep diversity in our flocks. Get episodes early plus these Extras on Patreon: … - Ep. 83 – You’re Gonna Make It – with Randy the Adirondacker
Thriving is often more about mindset than about homesteading and gardening 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 (Andy Hickman – Shagbark Hick on Twitter) in Upstate NY joins me to talk about his video on Twitter: “You’re Gonna Make it”. I found this encouraging and thought that you would like it too. Randy shares about about purposefully living the life of a vagabond/hobo in his early adult years, and talks about #Thriving even through adversity. You mighht … - Ep. 82 – This Year it’s Perennials Over Annuals
Planting a dense perennial bed with annuals in the middle It’s mid-May. I’ve already planted 90 plus plants. I’ve 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 when it gets hot in early summer. More info on how I am using Milpa gardening to start new beds, cover crop … - Ep. 81 – Dealing with Depression on the Homestead – with Homestead Padre
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) homesteaders often live lives of modest means, and these things can be devastating. We talk about dealing with trials and depression. Disclaimer – This is not medical advice. It’s just two guys talking about our … - Ep. 80 – Empowering Children to Navigate Climate Anxiety with Roman from FoxTwinHollow
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. 80% of youth said that they are concerned about the climate. No matter what “side” you are on, this is a mental health disaster. We jumped off of the engagement and conversation on this FoxTwinHollow tweet about his upcoming class – Helping Children Navigate Climate Anxiety : Learn more about the classes that Roman offers at FoxTwinHollow.com Classes. This is not the end of our content. There is more on our Patreon! Get episodes early plus … - Ep. 79 – Ashley Colby on Building Community by Rediscovering Tradition
Ashley Colby from Rizoma School and Doomer Optimism Podcast joins Thriving the Future to discuss her tweet on Rediscovering Tradition: Ashley and her husband Patrick have three kids, moved to Uruguay, and setup the Rizoma Field School, which teaches regenerative farming and community. “Attempts at trying to create things from scratch, instead of looking to the past and trying to pull from the past, are somewhat foolish and hubristic. There’s a reason that these systems developed iteratively over time.” Ashley Colby Ashley Colby’s Linktree, with links to Rizoma School, Doomer Optimism and other podcasts, and Ashley’s writing. This is not … - Ep. 77 – How to Grow Your Side Hustle
Tips and real world examples to start and then grow your side hustle. How to start or grow your side hustle: I share the tools that I use and my real world examples, plus my wins and losses. Side hustles I use as an example on this episode: This is not the end of our content. There is much more on our Patreon! Extras on Patreon: How much potatoes or greens should you grow to be your primary food source? Not sure?Download the Thriving Garden Planner spreadsheet. You put in the number of people and it tells you how much … - Ep. 76 – Memetics vs. Genetics – with Scott the Little Pine Farmer
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 and symbols. You commonly see it as a meme, but it is deeper than that. It can go viral, and, as we saw in 2020, can even reach the level of a “mind virus”. We also compare it to transferring genes to your kids. How to transfer ideas … - Ep. 75 – How to Reinvent Yourself as a Freelancer – with John McCoy
Niche Down is the Key to Success John McCoy, Freelance Blog Writer (@johnmccoywrites on Twitter) joins me to talk about how to become a freelancer. 1. 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. 2. If you are in the trades, there is a need for writers. 3. How to find clients, especially the “sticky” clients. 4. Use Upwork – it is always a hot client who has posted their need. 5. Learn how to sell yourself. Check out … - Ep. 74 – Crisis is a Decision Point – with Cyprian
Are you mentally and spiritually prepared for what is coming? We are facing a crisis. One right after another. As Cyprian (formerly Vin Armani) recently tweeted: “‘Crisis’ means ‘decision’. Just knowing that fact changes your understanding of reality forever.” Crisis is a decision point. And “never let a good crisis go to waste.” – Rahm Emmanuel. Spiritual Warfare – Ephesians 6:12 What does BuildTheArk mean? This is not the end of our content. There is much more on our Patreon! We talk about the banking collapse, the Silicon Valley banks collapsing first and the conditions to bail them out, and … - Ep. 73 – How to Grow More of Your Own Food
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. Victory Gardens – Grow Your Own Food You want to grow your own food. Where to start? How to Grow More of Your Own Food: How to Milpa Garden … - Ep. 72 – How to Breed a Landrace Chicken – with Perpend
A Rotating Rooster Strategy to add diversity to your community’s chicken flocks. Perpend is back and we are planning on How to Breed a Landrace Chicken. Landrace Chicken – Our Preferences We also talk about Perpend’s last tweet: “So long and thanks for all the fish.” Rotate Rooster Strategy to add diversity to your community’s chicken flocks When it comes time to breed the hens and roosters and incubate eggs or let the hens brood the eggs, the chickens are banded with a color band. The rooster and any new chicks born from that rooster are banded. JOIN our Thriving … - Ep. 70 – Head to Head: Two Friends Compare First Aid Kits and Medkits – Who is Better Prepared?
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 hospital bag) is a larger bag that we keep at home. It has more supplies, as well as splints. Mindset What problems are we trying to … - Thriving The Future Podcast Promo – Foraging in the Weeks of Want
Look for Abundance Rather than Scarcity Before supermarkets, there was the gap in the spring between when your stored food ran low or ran out and when you would have your first spring crop of greens. People would forage nettles, fiddle head ferns, ramps, mushrooms. It wasn’t the “weeks of want” – it just required a different level of effort to get the food. Get out of the scarcity mindset! Sponsors: The Homestead Journal – Join the Homestead Journal in living out the classic homesteading ethos on the path towards a simple life that speaks to the heart of humanity. … - Ep. 69 – Holistic Homesteading with Roxanne Ahern
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, foraging, wildcrafting, and cooking. The pictures are fantastic and pop off the page. It’s the “weeks of want”, the end of February and early March. Before supermarkets, this time would have seen a gap between the end of the stored food … - Ep. 68 – Jason Snyder of Doomer Optimism on Homesteading and Localism
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: Positive steps to move forward with your homesteading, not “retreat”: Let Jason’s pinned tweet be your goal for 2023: We are having a contest drawing in Feb for a copy of Roxanne Ahern’s book “Holistic Homesteading”. For details, and to sign up for the drawing, go to Feb Contest – Holistic Homesteading. Sponsors: GrowNutTrees.com Elderberry cuttings, comfrey crowns and … - Ep. 66 – Are You an NPC?
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 simulation or we are in someone’s else’s simulation. And how that worldview and NPC thinking affect your mindset. We talk about NPC thinking and its root … - Ep. 65 – So You Want to Do Solar Energy? – Considerations
Making Solar Work for You – Considerations You May Not Have Thought Of. This is Part 2 in a series on Solar energy. Steve of Regenerative Home Solutions.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: For more information on Steve’s setup, see his website Regenerative Home Solutions.com – Cultivating a Sustainable Lifestyle. This was an audio review of a Solar #GSD Workshop that we put on as part of our local community … - Ep. 64 – How Far Will You Go With AI?
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-length 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 and not work so hard!” Perpend and I discuss – Can you use AI and still Live Not by Lies? Central Bank Digital Currency … - Ep. 63 – So You Want to Do Solar Energy?
Making Solar Work for You This is the first episode in a series on Solar energy. Steve of Steve of Regenerative Home Solutions.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 energy needs. This is what Steve’s 8kw solar setup looks like on his garage roof. For more information on Steve’s setup, see his website Regenerative Home Solutions.com – Cultivating a Sustainable Lifestyle. This was an audio review of a Solar #GSD Workshop that we put on as part of our … - Ep. 62 – 7 Tips to Thrive in the New Year
Design Your Intentional Life Perpend joins to discuss our 7 Tips for Thriving in the New Year: In this episode we also discuss Steven Edholm at Skillcult.com method for breeding apples without grafting or growing from seed. He is on a quest to have a good tasting red fleshed apple. He hand pollinates the apple blossoms from two trees, puts a mesh around the blossoms so they can’t be pollinated by pollinators or be affected by bugs. Then he tastes the apples and if they pass then he will grow out into seeds. This eliminates the trial and error and … - Ep. 61 – Homesteading and Lessons Learned from the Watkins Mill Tour
Are You Mr. Watkins, the Lord of the Manor, or Bessie Mae, with the “Kiss of Death” on the Third Floor? 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. The mill was powered by a large boiler that used to be a steamboat engine boiler, hauled miles across the ice and frozen ground from the Missouri River. Belts made of buffalo hide go through the floors in every direction. All … - The Top 6 Thriving the Future Podcast Episodes of 2022
Thriving the Future Podcast at the One Year Mark. Thriving the Future Podcast started in November 2021 and we are now over one year, with 60+ episodes. These are the Top 6 Episodes of 2022: Ep. 18 – How to Thrive In Ukraine: How you thrive in a war zone, or anywhere else, depends on your mindset. We recorded this episode in March, just after the war started in Ukraine. We approached it from the viewpoint of this being a part of a ForeverWar. How do you keep your sanity with all the UkraineNews…er…propaganda? We talked about how to keep … - Ep. 60 – More Tips on How to Recession Proof Your Life
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: “People need to focus on building things that mean something to other people.” Kurt (there is some wind noise in this episode) Sponsors: New affiliate: The Smith-Homestead. They have handmade soap and candles, handcrafted items (Perpend and I like the alpaca wool caps – hand knitted by Homestead Padre himself, and lots more. If you use THRIVING as a coupon code at checkout you get 10% off. GrowNutTrees.com Chestnut seeds for planting, … - Thriving the Future Ep. 59 – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Holiday Stories
Creating Cultural Capital through Storytelling and Traditions. Our guests share their favorite personal Christmas holiday stories: Storytelling is important. You build Cultural Capital through Stories, Songs, Rituals, and Traditions. Let’s face it – our kids are chronically challenged with their sense of identity, where they fit in the world, and their sense of place. “You are building Cultural Capital whether you know it or not.” Perpend It’s been a tough year. With the economy, 2023 may be even tougher. Maybe we should get back to acting like the original St. Nicholas of Myra. He gave silver and gold and food … - Thriving the Future Podcast Ep. 58 – Getting Stuff Done – Grant Payne of HomesteadOfPayne
Get fired up for planning the growing season! It is winter. It is the time to rest, to dream, and to plan. But this episode will get you excited and give you tips as you plan for the growing season. Grant Payne of @HomesteadOfPayne on Instagram joins me this week. He is Getting Stuff Done – #GSD at a level off the charts. Do you want this? He created 70 raised beds out of IBC totes by cutting them in half. He is planning a nursery, and gets some nursery stock by going into TSC or Lowes and buying all … - Thriving the Future Podcast Ep. 57 – Tough Times Call for Tough DecisionsRecession and Adversity – Dark Clouds with Silver Linings. Continuing our series on handling adversity, Matt from FarmHopLife and I discuss how to handle changes and turmoil at your job and in life. And how he is dealing with making the tough decisions about job, health. Tough times, and layoffs are coming. Reality check: At your work, right now, at the end of the year they do the budgets for the next year. There is a pause there as they re-evaluate what they are going to do. Now is a good time for YOU to also take the winter pause …
- Thriving The Future Ep. 56 – Homestead Padre on How to Make Money at the Farmer’s Market in Tough Times
How to Handle Adversity In this episode Perpend and I talk with Homestead Padre from Twitter about Adversity, his homestead in Mississippi, and adventures in selling at the farmer’s market – How to Make Money at the Farmer’s Market in a Recession. “The big success is not done from the homestead. It’s done by selling the idea. It’s done by selling the dream. It’s done by selling the experience.” We also talk about adversity. You can contact and interact with Homestead Padre: Smith-homestead.com for handmade soap and candles, handcrafted items (Perpend and I like the alpaca wool caps – hand … - Thriving The Future Ep. 55 – How to Recession-Proof Your Job with an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Recession Proof Your Job with an Entrepreneurial Mindset We have been covering a series about how to Recession-Proof your life. In this episode I talk with my friend Eric about how to recession-proof your job Side hustles and cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset. “You talk about the recession. The people that are using our services, they are not worried about the recession. The recession is not going to impact them.” – Eric Eric and his business partner created a high end lawn care business, TurfBrothas757.com (website coming soon). They make lawns look like 1/4″ golf course grass. We talk about what … - Thriving The Future Ep. 54 – Building Community, Parallel Economy, and Recession Proofing Your Life
What is your definition of “Value” in a Parallel Economy? Kurt (@LibertyFarmersGuild on Instagram) is back and he gives an update on his homestead as well as tips from how he is building local community. And we talk about how to recession-proof your life with an entrepreneurial mindset. (there is some wind noise in this episode) Sponsors: New affiliate: The Smith-Homestead. They have handmade soap and candles, handcrafted items (Perpend and I like the alpaca wool caps – hand knitted by Homestead Padre himself, and lots more. If you use THRIVING as a coupon code at checkout you get 10% … - Thriving The Future Ep. 53 – Information Security Tips
Tips and Tricks to Help You Be More Secure Online Mike from Paratus Radio is back and we deep dive on Information Security Tips. Did you know that identity theft is now targeting kids? A friend’s daughter reached 18 and she went to get a car loan, but her identity has already been stolen and debt incurred against her. And Mike is getting insurance and credit ads in the mail for his 11 yo son. A credit freeze can help this. Just one of the tips you will learn in this episode. Information Security Tips: Download Privacy Quickstart Tips PDF … - Ep. 52 – Thriving The Future on FarmHopLife Podcast
Not an Expert But We’re Still Going to Get Stuff Done This week I was a guest on FarmHopLife Podcast. We talked about homesteading, our local “Not an Expert But We’re Still Going to Get Stuff Done” workshops, and what motivates me to grow my own food. This podcast episode is an excerpt of the interview. You can watch the entire interview on Youtube at: You can also stream it on your fave podcast app or on FarmHopLife.com We cover: Matt from FarmHopLife was on Episode 50 of Thriving The Future Podcast. Listen to that episode as he shared about … - Thriving The Future Ep. 51 – Perpend on Worldview vs. Mindset
#It’sAllAboutTheMindset Perpend is back in town so we catch up on his quest for intentional community. We discuss Worldview and Mindset. How consistent should you be in your worldview with the members of your community, to ensure the same vision and direction? As you prepare for the tough times ahead, are you building community or do you have the Warlord mindset? Worldview and Mindset. What is your Worldview? Should you surround yourself with people with the same Worldview? Can you end up with the same goal with people with a different Worldview? Worldview: The overall perspective from which one sees …