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Just wanted to put a placeholder post here to let everyone know that I am still active and still podcasting. I have combined all of my sites into one. So if you’d still like to hear and read about things you read about here you can find ALL of my future work at www.theselfsufficientgardener.com Thanks! Jason In today’s podcast I wanted to tackle another philosophical question: Is it ok to hunt and kill?  The little buck I killed last year Well the answer for me is a resounding YES! But I have a code that I hunt and kill by and I think that helps keep one grounded with a solid conscience about it. *Why I feel its healthy to challenge your beliefs about this subject. *The difference between apathy and myopic thought and the similarities. I can’t identify with people who make a decision and then justify it with no challenge. *Why we kill. Are we intended to be carnivores, herbivores or omnivores? NONE OF THE ABOVE! *The myths about killing and hunting.
*My problem with people that kill by proxy and then look down upon hunters. *Why I’m a traditionalist snob in some aspects and why I no longer hunt for sport. No judgements on those who do. Podcast: Play in new window | Download In today’s episode I revisit the whole GMO debate. I ask a lot of questions and hopefully I answer some. I have to insist that anyone commenting here listen to the entire episode first. I will not address comments from people who clearly did not listen to the episode.
Tune it to hear: *How GMOs are actually made. The process itself is a little scary but for the most part benign (except for the results of course). *How do they get the genetic material out? How do they get the new genetic material in? *The different types of GMO. Transgenic is the least of your worries! *Notice how many steps in making a GMO. The more steps, the more room for error. *Some of the potential problems with GMOs in my opinion. *Why BT toxin accumulation is not a real concern in my eyes except for the fact that it points to poor testing methods, dishonesty in Agribiz, and the potential for effects on the human body in the future. *How GMOs can really, severely, alter the world in a negative way. *The tactics of the GMO advocates. *How GMO’s will be sold to the public in the future. 1. Boutique GMOs – Do something novel, build a cult around it, market it to death (literally). 2. Forced Crisis, Forced Solution – Cause a problem and let people beg you to help. 3. Government mandate – Think the government can’t dictate what a majority of farmers plant? Let them stop subsidies and see how the masses respond. *Some things we can do to make our voices heard. (I’m one week soda free!). Podcast: Play in new window | Download I’m on my way to Seven Springs, PA to present at The Mother Earth News Fair but I was able get a show recorded and in the queue. In today’s episode I talk (as promised) about some of my plans for my homestead.  My map from about a year ago. It has evolved quite a bit since. I was originally going to call this my permaculture plan but I think I’ve started working on more of a system basis. I’m thinking less about how to keep a system going and more about keeping all of the systems working and playing off each other. *I built the chicken house and run, what next? *I want a pig pen but I’m also going to pasture them or as Joel Salatin calls it “Acorn-finished” or pigaerators. *My tough choice between having enough land for a cow or two. *Some of the wild resources I have right next to my land and how I plan to utilize them. *All of my animals are going to work just by being animals. Fertlizing things downhill, weeding, working the soil, etc. Podcast: Play in new window | Download I said I’d talk about my livestock and foraging plans for my land on today’s episode but I got bit by the deer hunting bug really badly so I wanted to take the opportunity and talk about scouting for deer on today’s episode.  Me at 17 with a deer that didn't follow any of the conventional wisdom. *The definition of and goals of scouting. *What to look for and more importantly, how to look for it. You need to feel like you are hunted. *What matters to deer should matter to you. Food, water, cover, etc. *What deer and water have in common. *Why safety is paramount and how scouting makes you safer. *If you choose not to hunt this year but want to, why not scout. It will make you better when you do decide to hunt. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Well folks I’m back finally after a bit of a bout with burnout. Today I decided to talk about one of the things that helped burn me out and that’s building and designing livestock housing. I had a heck of a time building my chicken house and I talk about it a lot . . . → Read More: Episode 34 Livestock Housing Based on something I posted on Facebook a few weeks ago I realized that there might be some misconceptions on the part of myself and maybe some other people out there about the sustainability of raising animals for meat. So, while travelling from house to house during my move I pondered these points. This episode has . . . → Read More: Episode 33 Is Raising Meat Sustainable? Raise a Pig in Your Backyard I thought this article was the most helpful one I’d found on . . . → Read More: Raising Pigs – A Link Today, as promised, I take your questions about poultry. I purported to know a lot about poultry but I was quickly humbled by you the listeners who asked great questions and answered some better than I could. Tune in as I talk about: *Integrating new chickens into the flock. Why a rooster helps sometimes. How chickens respond to . . . → Read More: Episode 32 Questions About Poultry This is another in a series of posts over the next few weeks detailing some of the more popular breeds of certain livestock types and their traits. These posts are courtesy of Skyhorse Publishing and their editorial team which was kind enough to let me publish excerpts (with credit) from their books. These livestock excerpts are . . . → Read More: Turkey Breeds |
 
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