Matt Underwood has worked as a public school history teacher, as a security agent for a nuclear power plant operation, and is now the Training Coordinator for Rochester Personal Defense of New York.  In this podcast, we look at the connection between history and personal defense, Matt's personal and training philosophy, and have a couple of laughs discussing his experience training with Nature Reliance School.  Matt is a forever-student, which makes him a great teacher and mentor. We are glad he joined us for this show.  

Matt's Bio:  https://safeinrochester.com/team/matt-underwood/

Rochester Personal Defense:  https://safeinrochester.com/

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 If you like a good story that starts out rough and points towards success this is it.  We begin with Jon Turner and his service as a US Marine and land on his family farm in Vermont several years later.  Helping kids learn how to handle single-digit cold and love it, utilizing and teaching others how to take plants and animals from field to fork, and demonstrates how one good Marine and others like him, can transition from military life and the rigors that go with it to life outside of the setting. I must say, it still looks a lot like service to me. 

Jon's Farm Page:   http://www.wildrootsfarmvermont.com/

Heroes and Horses website:   https://www.heroesandhorses.org/

The 22 Peaks Challenge Jon mentioned:  https://diem.life/wildrootscommunityfarm/22-peaks-challenge/1127/67774

Instagram:  @Wildrootscommunityfarm  and @the_fieldcraft_farmer @22peakschallenge

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Georgia Bushcraft is a  company focused on providing a venue for learning and inspiring wilderness and survival education. We host several classes and campouts throughout the year.  They also offer several great products on their online store.  In this podcast Craig and Casey Deming discuss the business of bushcraft and how serving others is a business model worth investing time and energy into.  

Check out Georgia Bushcraft class offerings and store items at this link:  https://www.georgiabushcraft.com/



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This 4 part series offers some help to those interested in getting started in self-defense.  He follows the model, familiar to NRS regulars, of Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear.  Suffice it to say, as the title implies, that self-defense is self-reliance get yourself some training somewhere.  Craig shares his experiences on what to look for to make sure it is good including what martial arts to avoid.   

Get in on this class.  Craig rarely teaches self-defense-type coursework to civilians anymore.  You don't want to miss it.  https://naturereliance.org/products/the-fight

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Many in the NRS community are fans of the Hill People Gear brand packs, kit bags, and more.  In this podcast, Craig interviews Casey Gorsett, brand ambassador, and Kevin McDowell, director of marketing for HPG.  We specifically wanted these guys on to discuss big game hunting in the Rocky Mountains and they did that very well.  Casey is a well-experienced hunter and Kevin is new to hunting so this offered a wonderful opportunity to get their perspectives on the ins and outs of hunting out there which is very different than what we experience in the Eastern Woodlands.  We talk about the terrain, weather, gear, and packing those big critters out.  We certainly did not ignore our common use of HPG gear and how that benefits them in this type of hunting and backcountry travel.

Hill People Gear

Hill People Gear Forum

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This 4 part series offers some help to those interested in getting started in self-defense.  He follows the model, familiar to NRS regulars, of Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear.  Suffice it to say, as the title implies, that self-defense is self-reliance get yourself some training somewhere.  Craig shares his experiences on what to look for to make sure it is good including what martial arts to avoid.   

Links to be added:  Get in on this class.  Craig rarely teaches self-defense-type coursework to civilians anymore.  You don't want to miss it.  https://naturereliance.org/products/the-fight


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What is a Wazoo and what does it mean?  Join Craig as he interviews the founders of Wazoo Survival.  We will find out more about the name, the products they offer, and their incredibly unique backgrounds (one of them was a rocket scientist, sort of) that brought them together.   Great story of determination and work that goes into American business success.

Wazoo https://wazoosurvivalgear.com/

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This 4 part series offers some help to those interested in getting started in self-defense.  He follows the model, familiar to NRS regulars, of Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear.  Suffice it to say, as the title implies, that self-defense is self-reliance get yourself some training somewhere.  Craig shares his experiences on what to look for to make sure it is good including what martial arts to avoid.  

 Get in on this class.  Craig rarely teaches self-defense-type coursework to civilians anymore.  You don't want to miss it.  https://naturereliance.org/products/the-fight

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Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is an absolute wealth of information on edible and medicinal plants.  He is not just a casual part-time plants guy, he is living breathing edible and medicinal plants PhD.  His research and formulations are at the heart of Medicine Man Plant Co that taps back into the most ancient of cultures and brings the wealth of information in ethnobotany to us in the modern world.  He and his partners have developed a fantastic website that includes the supplements they sell, in-depth research findings on each,  as well as online and in-person classes they offer and more.  Click on the link below to check out his website.

Marks website:  https://medicinemanplantco.com/

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This 4 part series offers some help to those interested in getting started in self-defense.  He follows the model, familiar to NRS regulars, of Mindset, Skills, Tactics, and Gear.  Suffice it to say, as the title implies, that self-defense is self-reliance get yourself some training somewhere.  Craig shares his experiences on what to look for to make sure it is good including what martial arts to avoid.  

Get in on this class.  Craig rarely teaches self-defense-type coursework to civilians anymore.  You don't want to miss it.     https://naturereliance.org/products/the-fight

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