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Can you live a sovereign lifestyle while making six figures on a small piece of land? That’s exactly what Curtis Stone has done.
Curtis is the author of The Urban Farmer and founder of Freedom Farmers. He lives off-grid in southern British Columbia with his two kids, and has spent almost two decades teaching people to grow food, find land, and build self-sufficient lives.
Most homesteading content skips the ugly part, Curtis doesn't. He talks about collapsing from exhaustion, failures that outnumbered wins ten to one, and realizing paralysis by analysis is the biggest thing standing between people and food.
He shares why he thinks Phoenix is one of the worst places to be if the shit hits the fan, and his eleven scales of permanence for evaluating land. His homestead runs on multiple water sources, twenty kilowatts of solar, and a wood stove that heats his house off-grid.
Curtis opens up about losing his wife Katie to cancer, what her illness taught him about pain the body refuses to release, and how three deaths shaped how he grieves.
If you've felt paralyzed by how much you need to learn, this one's for you.
You'll Learn:
[0:00] Introduction
[9:58] A one-legged bike ride down the West Coast that changed everything
[15:06] Early failures, $100,000 on a quarter acre, and growing food in an apartment
[42:55] The Protestant work ethic's roots and tropical wisdom
[51:13] The 11 Scales of Permanence, and spotting threats before you buy
[59:39] The most lush places to buy land in the US, plus Phoenix's biggest risk
[1:27:29] Dowsing his well, building the homestead, and structuring land ownership through trusts and liens
[1:48:58] The manufactured scarcity agenda that keeps winning regardless of who's in office, and the sovereignty sliding scale
[2:08:17] The straw man, the signature it requires, and how to spot a genuine sovereignty teacher versus a charlatan
[2:35:07] Losing Katie to cancer, and what her soul held onto
Resources Mentioned:
Spin Farming Basics by Wally Satzewich, Roxanne Christensen | Book
Brazil (Movie) | IMDb
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley | Book or Audiobook
Find more from Curtis:
Curtis Stone | Telegram | X | YouTube
Freedom Farmers | Website
The Urban Farmer | Book
Find more from Alec:
Alec Zeck | Instagram | X
The Way Forward | Instagram
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