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Join Rob as he shares his experience attending an Orthodox Christian Church for the first time today. This is a long episode, as Rob drives back from Cleveland...which allows him time to expand on his spiritual journey - which has been long, challenging and often times lonely. Many of his "revelations" or moments of clarity have come from a personal connection with God - which may or may not be in line with how YOU have experienced God...tune in today to find out how! What...
Today, Rob talks briefly about black walnut trees inhibiting plant growth before discussing an article by Doreen G. Howard on Flower Garden Designs - where we discuss three seasons of color, garden ground rules, a three-season plant list, and tips for success for every season! The season comes when, from her three-month's trance, The Earth awakens: already her deep heart Begins to stir, and send its life abroad. –Thomas Buchanan Read (1822–72) Join Rob as he s...
With 9 days until spring begins, Rob reflects on the importance of getting our hands dirty and reading books in our journey of personal growth and development. He also touches on vegetable seedling identification, diet and supplementation, and Irish Soda Bread! Rob shares a great story about the community that led to this delicious bread he recently tried for the first time...and the community that has grown from it. Here's to breaking bread with our community. ...
The little white clouds are racing over the sky, And the fields are strewn with the gold of the flower of March, The daffodil breaks under foot, and the tasseled larch Sways and swings as the thrush goes hurrying by. –Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) In today's show we focus on Gardening by the Moon, Lunar Cycles, Astrological "Best Days" for activities such as planting, transplanting, grafting, harvesting, building fences or garden beds, controlling insect ...
Again rejoicing Nature sees Her robe assume its vernal hues; Her leafy locks wave in the breeze, All freshly steep'd in morning dews. –Robert Burns (1759–96) Join Rob as he discusses easy splitting and propagation of Sansevieria and other various landscape grasses with reciprocating saws and axes. Don't be shy - butcher your plants! Rob also discusses an article titled "Coneflowers: 7 Best Echinacea Varieties" by Robin Sweeter and sh...
The show begins with a little bit of indecision regarding various topics from the Old Farmers Almanac such as sweet peas and the truth of epsom salt before settling in on talking about plants that attract hummingbirds to your garden! Today Rob shares information on Hummingbirds! In today's show, we will discuss: How to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds Creating a Hummingbird-Friendly Yard Fun Facts About Hummingbirds &...
After a conversation this morning with our tenant farmer, Cody - Rob reflects on how the "home" is becoming a functional and operational homestead. Gratitude plays a role in understanding and appreciating the dream that is starting to materialize after more than a decade of executing a plan to exit and build with family. This led Rob to further reflect and understand what his calling might actually be...something that has become a bit more clear with setting goals, worki...
How do YOU save/transfer files from your iPhone? Join the All Around Growth Chat Group on Telegram and let us know how you manage file storage and transfer from YOUR iPhone to your computer! JOIN US! Telegram Group Chat - https://t.me/allaroundgrowth Join Rob as he tries to recover from a recording mishap this morning! Midway through the morning commute - he realized he was recording...but with no audio! In today's super short episode he begins to ...
Today, Rob talks about daffodils, sugaring maples, moon and lunar cycles, and more! Tune in to hear how he's planted daffodils beneath blueberry plants and reminisces about permaculture before talking about transition in life again only to catch himself sounding like a broken record before resorting back to the homesteading discussion again. Rob also talks about how it feels to "identify as a homesteader," and our journeys in life...taking baby steps, and making progress...
Rob reflects on transition and locust trees down the driveway and then transitions into a discussion about leeks, St. David's Day, and how food has factored into his life transitions. Leeks are part of our diet, and our nutrition factors into our overall health and well-being. Our overall health and well-being is important for our physical health, which generally seems to come easier after financial health has been established. The seven areas of life balance are: Financia...
In today's show we talk about the transition of the seasons and the transitions of life. Rob looks for new ways to find and create show content that is relevant to the homestead. Over the past few seasons, Rob has pulled from several devotionals to begin each day - often times sharing the readings with you, along with stories and experience from his life. Rob's focus is changing to that of one of the homestead, and realizes that referencing the Old Farmer's Almanac might...
Today's episode is driven by the reclamation of the email associated with my business - Deliberate Living Systems. Like a phoenix rising from its' ashes and with some help from the TSP community...it is slowly coming back to life, inspired by YOU - tune in to find out how! In today's show we talk about email clients, XMPP, and Task Managers! ~ Connect on social media! Twitter - https://twitter.com/allaroundgrowthTelegram Group Chat - https://t.me...
Join Rob has he shares his experience with addiction and some of his (apparent) politically incorrect views on addiction and it's application to ALL substances in life - whether it's tobacco via nicotine, alcohol, social media usage, food intake, masturbation...anything! The conversation begins with a simple look at my tobacco use. Tobacco contains nicotine. We look at what nicotine is, understand that it is a stimulant, look at what a stimulant is, and understand how that ...
Today's show provides you with some good information about scaling a fermented food operation along with some dialogue about the principle of auto suggestion. This show is a result of a desire to increase my focus on the farm and homestead and create content accordingly before the hustle and grind of the spring season...which is right around the corner. Also - HELP! I need suggestions on farm / family / homestead daily devotionals for the upcoming busy season. Plea...
Tune in today for a quick bonus episode and an after action review on the physical therapy appointment for my rotator cuff injury. Support the show Become a Patreon of the Show! ➡️ patreon.com/allaroundgrowth
Today's discussion stems from the discovery of a new word last night while reading before bed. I made a few notes to myself and the result is today's show. This conversation goes a mile a minute and discusses family, projects, economies, rising tides, and the ability to produce higher quality products and services when we do it together. The path to becoming an entrepreneur can *start* by being an intrapreneur. How do you do that? FIND AN OPPORTUNITY. Mo...
In today's episode, Rob returns to the road and discusses the Grand Opening of Handmade Haven...a new store in Brunswick offering items from over 20 local artisans! He also shares some dialogue that was had with local vendors at the Farmers Market about utilizing social media to share content that YOU own...instead of as a platform for content creation itself. Rob also has a bit of a revelation about the future of *this* site and show. Tune in and learn why Rob does NOT...
Inspired by an appearance on Unloose the Goose this past week, there was some great dialogue about "opportunity" and how it is everywhere - if we simply look for it. One example of opportunity that came to mind was the need for small butchers and home processors due to the increased demand for the processing of animals –and a great story about the LOTS project and what they’re doing, traveling and doing project work / site improvements for Hip Camp set up for property owners...c...
Almost one year after Part 2 of Building a Commercial Kitchen series...Rob revisits the commercial kitchen and how this ties into Wayne's suggestion of sharing stories about what's going on around the farm. Stay tuned for Part 3 coming up later this month! Big shout out to Wayne for reaching out and suggesting that Rob needs write stories about what he does around the farm and share them here. Rob also shares some of his reluctance in discussing the farm because of his lim...
This morning, during his AM Ritual / Routine - Rob was listening to The Strangest Secret, by Earl Nightingale...and one quote in particular struck him deeply. As a result, this episode is dedicated to sharing some of the most powerful quotes by Earl Nightingale. For example: "Success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success - and success is in direct proportion to our service." - Earl Nightingale ~ Connect on social m...






















You are a herbicide-resistant weed for sure.
Great observations Rob.
" dig deep like herbicide-resistant weeds in the monoculture of life".....Love it