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Montie Roland, NPDP

Montie Roland, NPDP

Gentleman Farmer, Engineer and Extreme Innovator / Brainstormer

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    • Portfolio – Consumer Products
    • Portfolio – Furniture
    • Portfolio – Paintball Equipment
    • Portfolio – Consumer Machines / Attic Lift
    • Portfolio – Ultralight Survival Knife
    • Portfolio – Electronic Enclosures and Rackmount Equipment
    • Portfolio – Slingshots
    • Portfolio – Firearms Accessories
  • Brainstorming Events
    • Church Men’s Group Brainstorming Session
    • Starting Our Journey – Developing Our CERT Emergency Communications Plan
    • Next Step – Getting Ready for Brainwriting – CERT Emergency Communications Plan
    • Brainstorming! – CERT Emergency Communications Plan
    • Brainstorming Results – CERT Emergency Communications Plan
    • Rough Draft – CERT Emergency Communications Plan
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Category: self reliance

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

Win by Buying Food from Your Local Farm

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020

Save Money by Preserving Food and Laugh at the Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Beans, Bullets & Band Aids – Take Time to be Resilient

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020

Normalcy Bias – Be Aware of It, Make Better Decisions

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

Preparing for Difficult Times – Resilient Communities

Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Choosing Your First Firearm

Posted on May 11, 2020May 22, 2020

Chickens – First Day out of the Shell

Here is what it looks like when they first start hatching. They start out very tired from the ordeal of hatching, then quickly get very active. These videos were taken over a 24 hour period. When the last eggs hatched there was a lot of activity!

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Recent Posts

  • Planting Trees on the Farm – Good Times December 24, 2024
  • Helping Out in Hot Springs After Helene and Camping on Troublesome Gap November 9, 2024
  • Let Us Race October 27, 2024
  • Damage from Hurricane Helene in WNC October 13, 2024
  • Designing a Gift Basket October 1, 2024
  • Western NC Hurricane Damage Update September 29, 2024
  • Farm and Forest – Digital Detox at Its Finest August 25, 2024
  • Digital Detox June 25, 2024
  • Scenes While Just Mowing the Grass April 21, 2024
  • Chapter 4 – Importance of Traditions March 28, 2024

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Forward Observer

  • TARIFFS RETURN AT 25%
  • The New Forward Observer
  • EWN 1600 Global update
  • [REVIEW] How Countries Go Broke
  • National Intelligence Bulletin for Friday, 13 June 2025

Simply Us Farm

  • Peaceful Pictures at the End of the Day
  • Thanks for Coming to the Farm Tour
  • Harvest Time – Garlic and Elderberries Available
  • Fruits of Our Labor | Garlic Incoming
  • Busy Bees

RSS NCRenegade.com

  • The Truth?
  • I’m Done …
  • Why Isn’t this a Top News Story
  • Greg Murphy – Just another Uniparty Weasel
  • If You Don’t Grow Your Own Food…
  • Something to Consider
  • Operation Grayskull
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RSS SurvivalBlog

  • Preparedness Notes for Sunday — July 27, 2025 July 27, 2025
    On July 27 1897, a record-setting 14.75 inches (37.5 cm) of rainfall was gauged at Jewell, Maryland.  This was a state 24-hour record. — July 27th is the birthday of Captain Samuel Whittemore (born in 1694, died February 3, 1793). He was an English-born American farmer and soldier. He was eighty years of age when […]
    James Wesley Rawles
  • Preparedness Primer for an Uncertain Future – Part 6, by Single Farmer July 27, 2025
    Editor’s Introductory Note: This young man is prayerfully seeking a wife. He is offering an after-marriage gift of up to $50,000 to whoever introduces him to his bride with $18,000 after their marriage and another $16,000 to the individual who provided the introduction after the first two births of healthy children born to him and […]
    James Wesley Rawles
  • JWR’s Meme Of The Week: July 27, 2025
    The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Trump Has Fired 25% Of The IRS Workforce If We’re Lucky, The Other 75% Will Be Fired On St. Patrick’s Day. That Will Be “The Luck Of The IRS” News Link: Trump slashes 25% of IRS workforce with buyouts, firings of nearly 26,000 agency staff. Notes From […]
    James Wesley Rawles
  • The Editors’ Quote of the Day: July 27, 2025
    “And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the […]
    James Wesley Rawles
  • Preparedness Notes for Saturday — July 26, 2025 July 26, 2025
    On July 26, 1878, Charles Boles, a California poet and American West outlaw calling himself “Black Bart” made his last clean getaway when he stole a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box was found later with a taunting poem inside. — On July 26th, 1931, a swarm of grasshoppers descended on […]
    James Wesley Rawles

The Survival Podcast

  • Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3710
  • Instant Accu Slim Sous Vide Precision Cooker – Deal of the Day Alert
  • KDP Publishing with the Libertarian Book Designer – Epi-3709
  • Solutions to Modern Homesteading Challenges – 3708
  • Olietta Stainless Steel Olive Oil Bottle – Item of the Day

Amateur Radio Weekly

  • By: Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 338 • AmateurRadio.com
  • By: Robert Lovell

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