013 Keeping Chickens with Terry Golson of Hencam.com

...g (hint: she doesn’t like them!). Terry answers Root Simple podcast listener questions. What to feed your chickens. Corn and soy in feed. A brief mention of Terry’s post on training animals. If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to [email protected]. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by R...

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127 Apocalypse Now with Father Mark Kowalewski

...t, seem off-topic. But I think it’s safe to say that within the DNA of the urban homesteading, permaculture and ecological movements is a concern with how the world might end and the possibility of either hastening, postponing or avoiding the collapse of human civilization. Then there’s the fact that a significant portion of U.S. government officials believe in some form of a “rapture.” Of course there are many divergent opinions on the nature of...

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134 Eric of Garden Fork on Mental Decluttering, Washing Machine Repair and More!

...’s quitting beekeeping, mental decluttering, washing machine repair, print making and more.ing, Watch Garden Fork on Youtube and subscribe to the Garden Fork Podcast. You can also find Garden Fork on Patreon. Eric’s DIY T-shirt video which includes a tour of Sunset Park Brooklyn Why Eric’s giving up beekeeping! Mental decluttering Washington Post Inspired Life column Don’t Give Up signs Laura Kampf You Tube Steve’s Small Engine Saloon Video of Ste...

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C-Realm Podcast on the Age of Limits

...you’re not familiar with the C-Realm you should be–it’s one of my favorite podcasts and covers a difficult to summarize array of subjects that will interest readers of Root Simple. After our interview, KMO talks to Archdruid John Michael Greer who had a similar reaction to the conference’s mashup of drum circles and near term extinction enthusiasts. One of the many things Kelly and I neglected to mention during the interview is that we think there...

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086 The Connection Between Cats and Grain

...tory, famous cats and take a detour into the world of distillery cats and ship’s cats. Special thanks to Paul Koudounaris, whose lecture inspired this podcast, and the website Purr-n-Fur for information on ship’s and distillery cats. Many thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this podcast and blog possible. If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to [email protected]. You...

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