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Image | Joel Salatin: The Pursuit Of Food Freedom
Joel Salatin: The Pursuit Of Food Freedom
by Chris Martenson

Sustainable farming activist Joel Salatin and author of Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal returns this week to talk about the importance of a basic human right: to eat what we believe is best for us.

In past podcasts, he's described the challenges facing farmers who want to grow organically. This week, he sheds light on the additional challenges consumers face in getting access to quality produce and meats.

Joel Salatin: The Pursuit Of Food Freedom
 by Chris Martenson

Sustainable farming activist Joel Salatin and author of Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal returns this week to talk about the importance of a basic human right: to eat what we believe is best for us.

In past podcasts, he's described the challenges facing farmers who want to grow organically. This week, he sheds light on the additional challenges consumers face in getting access to quality produce and meats.

Image | It’s Time to Stop Treating Our Soil Like Dirt
It’s Time to Stop Treating Our Soil Like Dirt
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In the recent podcast with Paul and Elizabeth Kaiser, the owners of Singing Frogs farm, they told a tale of success that begins and in many ways ends with their soil.

It's a model we need to pay close attention, to as I think it’s safe to say that the vast majority of farming across the world right now is based on the practice of plowing up fields and is therefore based on the practice of slowly but surely ruining the very bottom of the food pyramid.

It’s Time to Stop Treating Our Soil Like Dirt
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In the recent podcast with Paul and Elizabeth Kaiser, the owners of Singing Frogs farm, they told a tale of success that begins and in many ways ends with their soil.

It's a model we need to pay close attention, to as I think it’s safe to say that the vast majority of farming across the world right now is based on the practice of plowing up fields and is therefore based on the practice of slowly but surely ruining the very bottom of the food pyramid.

Image | Paul & Elizabeth Kaiser: Sustainable Farming 2.0
Paul & Elizabeth Kaiser: Sustainable Farming 2.0
by Adam Taggart

Here at Peak Prosperity, we're continuously on the hunt for new models that offer promise for a better future. These tend to be models of stewardship and sustainability, which contrast starkly with society's current focus on resource consumption and exploitation.

The farming model being pioneered at Singing Frogs Farm, a small micro-farm in northern California is one such example of doing things "right". Developed over years of combining bio-intensive land/forestry management theory with empirical trial & error, the farming practices at Singing Frogs have produced astounding results.

Paul & Elizabeth Kaiser: Sustainable Farming 2.0
 by Adam Taggart

Here at Peak Prosperity, we're continuously on the hunt for new models that offer promise for a better future. These tend to be models of stewardship and sustainability, which contrast starkly with society's current focus on resource consumption and exploitation.

The farming model being pioneered at Singing Frogs Farm, a small micro-farm in northern California is one such example of doing things "right". Developed over years of combining bio-intensive land/forestry management theory with empirical trial & error, the farming practices at Singing Frogs have produced astounding results.

Image | Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West
by Chris Martenson

2014 saw the extension of a historic drought across the US West. Croplands withered or were fully abandoned. Water rationing was enforced. Well tables dropped. The price of many vegetables and meats have skyrocketed.

So is an end to the drought in sight?
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West
 by Chris Martenson

2014 saw the extension of a historic drought across the US West. Croplands withered or were fully abandoned. Water rationing was enforced. Well tables dropped. The price of many vegetables and meats have skyrocketed.

So is an end to the drought in sight?
Image | An Opportunity To Live Resiliently
An Opportunity To Live Resiliently
by Adam Taggart

After watching the Crash Course, who among us hasn't felt insecure with where we live?

The idea of a sustainable community has a powerful allure. Imagine a resource-rich property mapped out with a plan for sustainable self-sufficiency, populated with a community of like-minded folks that already "get" the importance of cultivating resilience….  Sounds pretty good, right?

But what exactly is a "sustainable community" anyways? How do you find one? What's it like to live there? How do you know if it's all going to work out in the long run?

 

 

 

An Opportunity To Live Resiliently
 by Adam Taggart

After watching the Crash Course, who among us hasn't felt insecure with where we live?

The idea of a sustainable community has a powerful allure. Imagine a resource-rich property mapped out with a plan for sustainable self-sufficiency, populated with a community of like-minded folks that already "get" the importance of cultivating resilience….  Sounds pretty good, right?

But what exactly is a "sustainable community" anyways? How do you find one? What's it like to live there? How do you know if it's all going to work out in the long run?

 

 

 

Image | Toby Hemenway: Explaining Permaculture
Toby Hemenway: Explaining Permaculture
by Adam Taggart

"Permaculture" is a word fast gaining adoption in (and beyond) the agricultural and gardening worlds. We see it mentioned fairly often here on PeakProsperity.com.

But what exactly does it mean?

When asked, many of our readers have a fuzzy sense, at best. So, we've asked one of the top experts in the permaculture field, Toby Hemenway, to provide an 'everyman's' overview of the philosophy, science and best practices of the craft.
Toby Hemenway: Explaining Permaculture
 by Adam Taggart

"Permaculture" is a word fast gaining adoption in (and beyond) the agricultural and gardening worlds. We see it mentioned fairly often here on PeakProsperity.com.

But what exactly does it mean?

When asked, many of our readers have a fuzzy sense, at best. So, we've asked one of the top experts in the permaculture field, Toby Hemenway, to provide an 'everyman's' overview of the philosophy, science and best practices of the craft.
Image | James Wesley Rawles: Homesteading, Relocation & Resilience
James Wesley Rawles: Homesteading, Relocation & Resilience
by Chris Martenson

James Wesley Rawles is a former U.S. Army intelligence officer who now runs the popular prepping site SurvivalBlog.com. In today's podcast, Chris and Jim discuss the more practical aspects of prepping, including the frequently-asked topic of relocation (Where should I live?):
James Wesley Rawles: Homesteading, Relocation & Resilience
 by Chris Martenson

James Wesley Rawles is a former U.S. Army intelligence officer who now runs the popular prepping site SurvivalBlog.com. In today's podcast, Chris and Jim discuss the more practical aspects of prepping, including the frequently-asked topic of relocation (Where should I live?):
Image | Gardening When It Counts
Gardening When It Counts
by JW

A new book recommended by a fellow Peak Prosperity member that has a plethora of gardening info and lots of tips on seed saving. 

Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)

Also check out the fabulous ResilientLife podcast with Adam and Jere Gettle from Baker Creek Seeds: Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants

Gardening When It Counts
 by JW

A new book recommended by a fellow Peak Prosperity member that has a plethora of gardening info and lots of tips on seed saving. 

Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)

Also check out the fabulous ResilientLife podcast with Adam and Jere Gettle from Baker Creek Seeds: Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants

Image | Fixing the Mess We’ve Made
Fixing the Mess We’ve Made
 PREVIEW
by JHK

Executive Summary

  • The prevailing trends of the next several decades: contraction, down-scaling & re-localization
  • How these trends will manifest in commerce, politics, employment & infrastructure
  • Those who adapt now will be positioned to thrive
  • Act now – ask forgiveness, not permission

If you have not yet read Part I: We've Dug a Pretty Damn Big Hole for Ourselves, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

We may never again restore trust in giant institutions ranging from the U.S. government to Harvard University to The New York Times. They have probably squandered their credibility and their legitimacy.

Anyway, the trends now moving human affairs are taking us away from both gigantism and the growth imperative that these things represent. The trends of the present moment in history are contraction, down-scaling, and re-localization.

Managing contraction is the only safe reality-based political response to the situation, and there is no constituency for it – though contraction is emphatically underway whether we like it or not, and it would be advantageous if we could manage our way through it rather than let it become a disorderly rout in which people starve and the rule of law disintegrates altogether.

As for re-localization and downscaling, there is a highly visible, easily identifiable constituency…

Fixing the Mess We’ve Made
 PREVIEW by JHK

Executive Summary

  • The prevailing trends of the next several decades: contraction, down-scaling & re-localization
  • How these trends will manifest in commerce, politics, employment & infrastructure
  • Those who adapt now will be positioned to thrive
  • Act now – ask forgiveness, not permission

If you have not yet read Part I: We've Dug a Pretty Damn Big Hole for Ourselves, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

We may never again restore trust in giant institutions ranging from the U.S. government to Harvard University to The New York Times. They have probably squandered their credibility and their legitimacy.

Anyway, the trends now moving human affairs are taking us away from both gigantism and the growth imperative that these things represent. The trends of the present moment in history are contraction, down-scaling, and re-localization.

Managing contraction is the only safe reality-based political response to the situation, and there is no constituency for it – though contraction is emphatically underway whether we like it or not, and it would be advantageous if we could manage our way through it rather than let it become a disorderly rout in which people starve and the rule of law disintegrates altogether.

As for re-localization and downscaling, there is a highly visible, easily identifiable constituency…

Image | Organic Roots Digital Collection
Organic Roots Digital Collection
by JW

A fascinating and valuable resource to learn from and explore.  A look at our farming and agricultural heritage and a way to learn from past generations of resiliency builders. 

From the USDA Organic Roots Website:

About the Collection:
Good information is a critical part of successful and sustainable agricultural production. The National Agricultural Library (NAL) possesses thousands of publications printed before synthetic fertilizer and pesticides became commercially available (around 1942) when farmers used methods that we would now call organic. Many of these publications contain state-of-the-art information and data that is still valuable to today’s organic and sustainable farmers. Digitization of these publications allows us to make this information available to those who do not possess the time or geographic proximity to search the library’s collection. In addition, digitization of this information ensures it will be preserved and available for generations. This project is being done in a series of phases covering a variety of topics including crop production, livestock production, and seed breeding, production and preservation.

Organic Roots Website  |  Search Site

Organic Roots Digital Collection
 by JW

A fascinating and valuable resource to learn from and explore.  A look at our farming and agricultural heritage and a way to learn from past generations of resiliency builders. 

From the USDA Organic Roots Website:

About the Collection:
Good information is a critical part of successful and sustainable agricultural production. The National Agricultural Library (NAL) possesses thousands of publications printed before synthetic fertilizer and pesticides became commercially available (around 1942) when farmers used methods that we would now call organic. Many of these publications contain state-of-the-art information and data that is still valuable to today’s organic and sustainable farmers. Digitization of these publications allows us to make this information available to those who do not possess the time or geographic proximity to search the library’s collection. In addition, digitization of this information ensures it will be preserved and available for generations. This project is being done in a series of phases covering a variety of topics including crop production, livestock production, and seed breeding, production and preservation.

Organic Roots Website  |  Search Site

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