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The Sovereign Homestead Podcast

The Sovereign Homestead Podcast

By: Casey Pfeifer
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 The Sovereign Homestead helps liberty-loving men and women design and create resilient homesteads that yield maximum freedom and provide for their desired Quality of Life.2022 Biological Sciences Science
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  • Tater Biggums Is HERE

    Tater Biggums Is HERE
    May 6 2024

    If you're seeing this in your podcast feed it means our first child has either arrived or is very nearly earthside!

    Sammy and I greatly appreciate your thoughts, prayers, and good vibes in this time.

    The podcast will be on an indefinite (though hopefully relatively short) break, while we welcome our first child into the world and find our feet as new parents.

    Thank you all for listening and keep shining your light.

    -Casey & Sammy (and Tater)

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    WHAT I DO: Create Resilient Habitats Where People And Ecology Thrive Together

    Design:

    On-Site Consultation

    Online Site/Project Consultation

    Holistic Ecosystem Design

    Implementation:

    Water Harvesting Earthworks

    High-function, Low-Maintenance Access

    Living Systems

    Spring Development

    Courses:

    Minimum Holistic Goal

    Building Your Sovereign Homestead

    Media:

    The Sovereign Homestead Podcast

    YouTube

    Instagram
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    41 mins
  • Floating Wetland Gardens In Pantry Ponds For Resilience, Function and Yield Stacking ~Epi-079

    Floating Wetland Gardens In Pantry Ponds For Resilience, Function and Yield Stacking ~Epi-079
    Apr 29 2024
    Floating wetlands are a "new" old technology that is well worth looking into if you are doing aquaculture at just about any scale - from small backyard tanks a few hundred gallons in size, on up to multi-acre ponds and lakes. Floating wetlands take the essential functions provided by wetlands and concentrated them into a smaller and more mobile footprint. Wetlands are the kidneys of the landscape, and floating wetlands amplify many of those beneficial functions, such as: Integrated wetland (edge) functionality into an open water body = excess nutrient removal and water clarificationIncreased biomass production = more habitat and more food for livestock, wildlife and humansMore "optimized edge" without reducing storage volumes in pondsShade - decreases water temps, reduces algal growth potential by reducing light in the water columnShelter - fish shelter underneath and amongst the hanging roots some systems even have protected fish spawning beds hung underneath the island Shoreline protection / floating breakwaters - if wave erosion is a thing in your pond, consider a chain of floating islands to reduce wave action and protect vulnerable edges while also creating a highly-valuable living filter elementHabitat Creation - floating islands contain so much edge in such a small space, they inevitably create habitat for many forms of life - from the micro (biofilms) to the macro (water fowl and fish) and everything in between.Waste water treatment - floating rafts with nutrient-accumulating vegetation are utilized to clarify and treat sewage effluent Floating gardens are great for the homesteader as well. They are self-watering (obvious, but worth mentioning), benefit from increased sunlight availability to crops (light reflected off the water's surface to crop plants on the island), pest protection (no burrowing or terrestrial garden pests are going to make it to your floating garden - unless you've got Navy SEAL gophers!). They make excellent floating hutches for water fowl. Some folks have experimented with adding solar lights, fans and wheedwhackers to create nocturnal fish feeders by attracting insects and knocking them into the water for the fish to eat. There are many ways to make floating islands - from DIY to pre-made - this would make an amazing summer time home-school project - construction, design, aquatic ecology, observation, nature time...talk about stacking functions! Show Resources YouTube Playlist: Living Systems - Food Production - Floating GardensPre-made / Custom BioHaven Floating Islands Floating Islands InternationalFloating Islands WestMidwest Floating Islands Epi-59: Sovereign Food Systems - Pantry PondsEpi-61: Up-Leveling Calorie Production Per Square Foot With AzollaEpi-64: Using Duckweed To Grow More Calories Per Square FootEpi-62: 5 Tenets Of Carnivore Homesteading _______________________________________________________________________ WHAT I DO: Resilient Human Habitats Where People And Ecology Thrive Together Design: On-Site Consultation Online Site/Project Consultation Holistic Ecosystem Design Implementation: Water Harvesting Earthworks High-function, Low-Maintenance Access Living Systems Spring Development Courses: Minimum Holistic Goal Building Your Sovereign Homestead Media: The Sovereign Homestead Podcast YouTube Instagram
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Opt In To Nature To Opt Out Of The System(s) ~Epi-078

    Opt In To Nature To Opt Out Of The System(s) ~Epi-078
    Apr 15 2024
    What do we mean when we say we want to "opt out" of the system? Firstly, it's the system(s) - the means of production, transport, communication, value transmission etc that we have to interface with to acquire the things we need to live in the modern world. In general, the further the distance a product or service must travel and the more technology involved means you will have less control over how to source it, how much you pay for it, when (and if) it is available etc. If it is produced or provided closer to home you have more agency in how you obtain that product or service and it is more resilient to "disruptions" Why are so many of us drawn to opting out? We have no agency over the direction of the system(s) - they are by and large completely hijacked by parasites - the political technocratic oligo-corporate controlling class. If we want to have more agency, and thus freedom to live life on our own terms - in alignment with our innate intelligence - the solutions are found in living in closer connection with Nature and other decentralized/distributed systems based on Nature. Fundamentally, this is about designing your life to create freedom from the system(s) via interdependence with Nature. We all have an ecological umbilical cord - we are completely and utterly dependent upon functioning ecosystems to provide us with ALL of the things we need and want to live well. The sooner we acknowledge this the sooner we can be FREE from pretending we don’t have an ecological umbilical and all resulting pathology that follows. What We Can Do To Opt Out By Opting In To Nature Connection Create freedom from the system(s) by leveraging your interdependence with Nature - choose to ally your life with Nature - Nature is what "they" fear and cannot ever control.Harvest and use Nature’s gifts - everywhere nature gives us gifts for freeBecome ecosystem literate where you live - every place has something that wants to grow there - use analogs to find productive species to meet your needsEmbrace Cyclical vs. Linear Cyclical = biology-based - slower, but infinitely more resilient and powerful - where how you grow & harvest can enrich the whole ecosystem. Trust in Distributed wisdom vs. Centralized “intelligence” centralization of decision-making authority and technical know-how is a hallmark of the technocratic system being pushed upon usthe opposite of this is Nature - wisdom in every cell YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE CELLS - composed of trillions of other cells - each with it’s own innate wisdom Find your place and commit to it and it’s people - so much of the control system is commodification of the things that used to be provided via reciprocity by close human relationships. Show Resources The Regenerative Agora - Counter-Economics For Stewards Of The FutureEpi-73 - Debt, Wealth and Counter-Economics As A means to create a world worth inheritingEpi-009 - Green Is The New Gray For Thriving In The Dim AgeEpi - 005 - Light, Water, Soil and Life - The 4 Pillars Of A Productive And Profitable Homestead EcosystemDIY Soil Fertility series - ways to start engaging with more natural cycles that reduce your need to buy ____________________________________________________________________________ WHAT I DO: Design: On-Site Consultation Online Site/Project Consultation Holistic Ecosystem Design Implementation: Water Harvesting Earthworks High-function, Low-Maintenance Access Living Systems Spring Development Courses: Minimum Holistic Goal Building Your Sovereign Homestead Media: The Sovereign Homestead Podcast YouTube Instagram
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    1 hr and 2 mins

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