Today's show covers 9 different characteristics of a sovereign homestead.

What are the things that make a homestead more sovereign?

It all comes down to choice. A sovereign homestead is one that gives you more choice about how you live your life. The more sovereign your homestead is the more free you are from external control. These are helpful qualities to keep in mind, no matter if you're just starting out or if you're making changes to an already existing homestead and landscape.

1. A Sovereign Homestead Produces Something
2. A Sovereign Homestead Is Self-Reliant
3. A Sovereign Homestead is Self-Sufficient
4. A Sovereign Homestead Is Redundant
5. A Sovereign Homestead Is Regenerative
6. A Sovereign Homestead Leverages It's Unique/Unfair Advantage
7. A Sovereign Homestead Is 'Built To Fit'
8. A Sovereign Homestead Is A Networked Node - NOT An Island
9. A Homestead Is Only As Sovereign As The Mind And Heart Of Its People

Show Resources

• Episode 2 - The Prime Directive, 3 Ethics And 12 Principles Of Permaculture As Tools For Sovereign Homestead Design
• VIDEO: Karl Hammer - Raising Chickens Without Grain
• Episode 5 - Light, Water, Soil & Life - Universal Leverage Points For Maximizing Production On Your Homestead.
• VIDEO: Greg Judy Demonstrates His Shiitake Logs Grown On Cull Logs From His Silvopasture Grazing

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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

Media:

The Sovereign Homestead Podcast

YouTube

Instagram

Music by Alex Grohl