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Montie Roland, NPDP

Montie Roland, NPDP

Gentleman Farmer, Engineer and Extreme Innovator / Brainstormer

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Tag: burnout

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021

Homestead vs. In-stead – rightsizing the the project helps it succeed!

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

  • [REVIEW] How Countries Go Broke
  • National Intelligence Bulletin for Friday, 13 June 2025
  • How should the Trump administration combat the LA riots, especially if they spread?
  • CNN: Marines now mobilizing for Los Angeles deployment
  • FEMA Daily Ops Briefing / Mon, 09 Jun 25

Simply Us Farm

  • Peach Trees vs. Deer | Farm Tour This Weekend!
  • Farm Tours Coming on Saturday, June 21st
  • Power of the Pivot and Failing Fast
  • Rain is Good / Elderberry Season is Coming
  • Watching the Fruit Grow

RSS NCRenegade.com

  • Did You Ever Think We Would Be at this Point?
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  • Would You Trust Trump If You Were Iran?
  • If Only Both Parties Recognized the Will of the People
  • Israel Buckles as Iran War Shifts to New Drag-Out Phase
  • US Democracy Isn’t Real
  • Why I support Iran over Israel.
  • Bad Grok
  • Why Iran? The Context & The Consequences
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RSS SurvivalBlog

  • Preparedness Notes for Saturday — June 21, 2025 June 21, 2025
    June 21, 1672: Grand Pensionary of Holland Johan de Witt was seriously wounded by a knife-wielding would-be assassin. — June 21st is the birthday of Rex Applegate (June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998), author of Kill or Be Killed. He was the friend and mentor of SurvivalBlog’s Field Gear Editor Emeritus, Pat Cascio. — […]
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  • Directional Antennas Improve COMSEC, by Tunnel Rabbit June 21, 2025
    Editor’s Introductory Note:   For those who are unfamiliar with the term “YagI”,  I’ll preface this article with a bit of history from the InfoGalactic wiki: “A Yagi–Uda antenna, or simply Yagi antenna, is a directional antenna consisting of two or more parallel resonant antenna elements in an end-fire array; these elements are most often metal […]
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  • Editors’ Prepping Progress June 21, 2025
    To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This […]
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  • The Editors’ Quote of the Day: June 21, 2025
    “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled […]
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  • Preparedness Notes for Friday — June 20, 2025 June 20, 2025
    On June 20th, 1627, Ottoman pirates (“corsairs”) began raids on Icelandic villages. They eventually captured more than 400 people to sell into slavery. — Today marks the Summer solstice. We will have less than four hours of total darkness, at the latitude of the Rawles Ranch. — June 20th is the birthday of Audie L. […]
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The Survival Podcast

  • Dave Whitinger of AllThingsPlants.com – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-79
  • Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3691
  • Laws of Life: My Voice in Your Head, Just Like You Wanted
  • Raising Protectors: Joel Ryals on Dogs, Family, and Freedom – Epi-3690
  • Don’t Confuse The Symptoms with The Problems – Epi-3689

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