May Foraging Classes
Howdy folks! My spring blew up in a big (and good!) way. How about yours? I’m putting two wild edible / medicinal foraging classes on the schedule for May. One is on Saturday, May 11th from noon until 3pm. Second class is Sunday, May 26th from noon until 3 pm. $20 per person These classes will be held at our property in West Knox County. Address is 9528 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37931 On Middlebrook Pike it is the first driveway east of Countryside Center Way. The mailbox is marked 9530 – that’s your turn. At the gate press any key and hang an immediate LEFT up the gravel drive. Park by the wood chip pile and the shop building. Spots are limited so please email me at strongrootsresources@gmail.com to reserve your spot. Feel free to share this and invite your friends and family. See you soon!
Spring and Summer Events
Hey friends! I’ll be representing the homestead and the business at a number of events spring and summer. Here’s a quick low down: I’ll be vending and networking at the Kentucky Sustainable Living event on March 23/24. Home – Kentucky Sustainable Living Homesteading & Preparedness Festival I’ll be at the Self Reliance Festival in Camden, TN Self Reliance Festival – Event in Camden, Tennessee on April 6th and 7th as well as teaching a 4 hour foraging class on Monday the 8th, at the Special Operations Equipment property: The Wild Foods Around You I’ll also be at the Living Free in Tennessee Spring Workshop April 25th-27th. Sold out, but you may be able to get on a waiting list in case someone cancels: Spring Workshop 2024 – Living Free in Tennessee – Podcast Finally, a brand-new event and one I’m really looking forward to: The first annual East Tennessee Homestead…
A visit with YouTubers Off Grid and Growing
If someone spends any amount of time talking with me, they’ll hear about how synchronicity works in my life with increasing frequency. Particularly so when it comes to the business and meeting people with whom I can exchange value. Let me tell you a cool story about how the latest sync came to pass. Several weeks ago, I had spent the day in Fentress County, TN helping my buddy Mike, along with several other people, work on his turkey coop build. I began to head home as the sun was going down and realized that I needed to get gas, sooner rather than later. Bad prepper, right there. As I moved through the collection of backroads and popped out onto the highway, I pulled off at the first gas station available. While I was filling up, this tall, bearded guy came out of the store, made eye contact with me…
Appropriate Technology is Still Relevant
In the 1970s, during a time of political and economical turmoil, many people began researching ways to manage the challenges of the time by applying small scale solutions to local problems. While firms, governments and large entities were trying to enact sweeping, top down changes to address the issues of high oil prices, concerns about ecological damage and such, it was small groups such as the Farallones Institute and the New Alchemy Institute that put theory into practice in truly remarkable ways. I have always been more driven to find small, incremental methods to solve problems and when I started finding this research from the 70s, it was a welcome kick in the pants to take on these projects. Ironically it was modern tech, such as the recommendations function through Amazon that connected me with this research. I’ve always enjoyed and collected books about farming and country life that focus…