S4 - Duck Chronicles Episode Nine - A Rainy Cold Time
We are flooded out with 4 more days of rain ahead and cold temps. What would normally be a wonderful time to be a duck sucks when you are only 4 weeks old. We will get by though. Duck freedom will come soon. See all of Season 4 Here http://bit.ly/ducks4 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozc1OVvGAqE
If you like this video and this type of thing you will love my podcast at http://tspc.co today's podcast will be an interview with Geoff Lawton on Permaculture in “Strange Times”.
This was great suggestion for a topic by a follower on MeWe, if you want to connect with us on MeWe you can find me here. https://mewe.com/i/jackspirko
Today we answer a question on when do raised beds make sense and when should you just plant into the ground. This is a classic it depends type of subject. Today we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of raised beds and when they are pretty much necessary, when they are nice to have and when they really simply do not make sense.
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All links, resources and the audio of the full podcast this segment is from can be found at https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/experts-7-28-22 about one hour after this live stream ends.
A listener wrote in yesterday and said,
"After reading The Bitcoin Standard I’m really wondering if there is a link between losing our hard money (time preference) and the pivot to mass produced shit food".
Well yes there is! Way more than most realize. And I am not going to make this about bitcoin at all. Other than the listener mentioning it in the quote it will not even come up. A lot of shit went down with our food supply in the 70s and fiat was not the cause, rather the enabler.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iY53ZflEeE
Added three ebb and flow beds to the main aquatic system. This isn't true aquaponics as the system is way over sized for that but these beds add awesome filtration. I also reveal a hack to keep your duck weed growing without having it bashed to bits by your overflow.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVBm7a_rvbE
Today we added the second round of inoculation, we also flipped the bales on end and corrected that mistake. This made a lot more space and we may add 6 more bales. I also discuss the entire concern about "residual herbicides".
If you want to hear all about this method listen to my podcast with the man who started the Straw Bale Garden Movement, Joel Karsten here - http://bit.ly/5-22-19
To get my podcast and all my cool stuff go to http://tspc.co
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Move over chickens it is time for a new bird to take the lead. Well, perhaps not the lead but definitely a better seat at the table. Three years ago well-known speaker and Podcaster Jack Spirko, along with his wife Dorothy decided to step into farming for profit, and Nine Mile Farm was born. Initially focusing on chickens for farm fresh pastured eggs and meat they also kept a small flock of ducks just for fun. They soon stumbled into a new and growing niche, pastured local duck eggs.
It took a bit of effort to get their customers to try duck eggs but once they did the next decision was simple, out with the chickens and ramp up the ducks. Rather than fight with over a hundred local producers to sell chicken eggs for 5-6 dollars a dozen the couple now stays constantly sold out selling duck eggs at 8 dollars a dozen. With about 50% of their sales going to high-end restaurants and farm to table markets (Ida Clair, Cadillac Ranch, Ellerbe Fine Foods, Farm to Fork Foods) and their other 50% going to direct to consumer sales.
In his presentation, Jack will cover how to build up a flock fast and build a customer base just as quickly. He will also discuss the importance of looking like a professional farm in web presence, social media and even a dedicated phone number in gaining customers. Jack will be discussing the top breeds for profit, why he doesn’t even think about “meat ducks” and how to use a single specialized product such as this to build a multiple product offering, while only needing to build a customer base once.
Additionally, in this presentation, you will learn some of the amazing reasons farming ducks for eggs makes more sense for many small land owners then chickens. These include; less competition, higher profits, breeds that outlay chickens, a herdable and trainable flock, greater suitability for brittle land and more.
You can learn more about Jack and Dorothy Spirko’s duck exploits at their website www.ninemile.farm and though their YouTube miniseries located at www.theduckchronicles.com
Key Takeaways:
Ducks represent and underrated niche market
Ducks are perfectly suited to the part time farmer
Ducks can help you build a customer base for other product sales
Ducks are soft on land when properly rotated and improve brittle land
In this presentation, you will learn…
How to inexpensively build a customer base
The right breeds for profitability
How to easily set up rotational grazing with ducks
Low-tech water solutions that spread fertility
How to get 100% of your customers to come to you
How to work a list if you ever have a surplus of eggs
Management practices that produce a superior product
How to make your cull ducks worth more than a so-called “meat duck”
This really is not a political video it is a prediction video based on history and pattern recognition. I am not pulling for either side, this is like a weatherman forecasting the weather. If you want to bitch about content like this on my channel just unsub, you won't be missed. Bye Felicia.
Note I hate vertical video but this was a FB live stream, you have to do vertical to do that.
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See my full write up and get your own Lindy Rigger Kit here http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/tspaz-10720
Find my podcast and all my stuff at http://tspc.co
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