Gubba Homestead Podcast

Gubba Homestead Podcast
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Would you like to learn how to nurture a garden, raise farm animals, cook recipes from scratch, and preserve food for SHTF? Join me on the Gubba Homestead Podcast, where we share traditional homesteading skills and country insights for a more natural, self-reliant, healthful homestead life.

  1. 4d ago

    87: The Cloudbuster Experiment That Turned The Desert Green

    Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com. A few years after Wilhelm Reich claimed he'd greened part of the Arizona desert, he was dead in a federal prison, and his publications were being destroyed under court order. In late 1954, Wilhelm Reich took his cloudbuster into the Arizona desert to test whether it could reverse drought in the driest conditions he could find. What he claimed happened next is the part of the cloudbuster story that never gets told. After building my own cloudbuster in my garden and watching haze and wildfire smoke clear within twenty minutes of powering it up, I went digging into his journal, CORE, which describes dozens of atmospheric operations: direction, duration, targets, timing. Reich wasn't only trying to make rain. He was trying to break up what he called DOR, deadly orgone energy, a condition he believed made the atmosphere stagnant, dry, and hazy. Then he went to Tucson, where Mount Catalina grew clearer, humidity rose, and clouds began forming in areas he'd recorded as dead sky. January 1955 came in unusually wet for the region. Photographs from the expedition were even cataloged under phrases like 'The Prairie Reborn', as parts of the desert began greening. A few short years later, Reich was in federal prison. His publications were destroyed under court order. By 1957, he was dead. That sequence is worth questioning. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:38] Weather anomalies observed after powering up my garden cloudbuster [5:44] DOR and the idea of a stagnant atmosphere [7:38] Taking the cloudbuster to the Arizona desert [9:21] The Prairie Reborn and greening desert vegetation [11:19] Why the environment is responding is a much larger claim [14:16] How everything around Reich began collapsing [16:17] Operation Sea-Spray and long-hidden atmospheric manipulation [18:06] Trying the backyard science experiment yourself Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website Gubba Homestead Products | Shop

  2. Sep 15

    86: Why Grocery Stores Want You To Buy Seedless Fruit

    Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com. Seedless fruit is a scam, and we made it possible. Seedless grapes, seedless watermelon, seedless citrus... almost every fruit at the grocery store has been bred to remove the one part that actually makes it a plant. I only started noticing this when I went to buy grapevines for my garden and saw "seedless" listed as the top selling point on nearly every variety. Growing up, I would have picked seedless every time. Now I deliberately look for seeded ones, and this episode is about why that changed. Seeds carry the plant's genetics, the nutrients we're told to supplement with, and the option to grow food again next year without buying anything new. Grape seed extract is sold in capsules while the grapes themselves are engineered to remove the same seed those capsules come from. That contradiction runs through the whole food system. Heirloom and traditional varieties don't get banned. They get replaced when shoppers stop buying them, growers stop planting them, and nurseries stop stocking them. A variety can disappear without anyone deciding to remove it. I also raise a bigger pattern in the episode: Fertility is dropping in people, and it’s being bred out of the fruit we eat. Both are worth paying attention to. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [4:41] Choosing seeded grape varieties over the seedless standard [6:13] How shipping and shelf life influence which varieties survive [8:11] He who controls the food controls the people [10:22] The pattern of stripping whole foods into components [11:55] Seed saving once meant genuine food independence [13:58] Watching the full growth cycle changes how a seed looks [15:38] Traditional food skills fade when nobody needs them [17:50] Preserving diversity as a form of resilience [21:11] What to notice next time seedless is printed on a bag Go Deeper: Want to explore more about why I'm choosing deeded fruit again? Dig deeper into the seedless fruit conversation → Resources Mentioned: The Homestead Prepper's Guide To Canning Course Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website Gubba Homestead Products | Shop

  3. Sep 8

    85: Why I've Thrown Away All My Smart Devices (You Should Do The Same)

    Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com. I've been making my house “dumb” again, and this episode is about why. After bringing back an old television, building a physical DVD collection, and cutting off appliances that want an internet connection, I started looking more closely at what "smart home" actually means for your privacy. In a 2017 FTC (Federal Trade Commission) case, Vizio's software was found to have tracked second-by-second viewing across roughly 11 million televisions. The tracking pulled information from cable boxes, external streaming devices, DVD players, and over-the-air broadcasts. Then there's the Amazon case, where children's voice recordings were kept indefinitely, and thousands of employees reportedly had access to Alexa users' recordings without a business need. Convenience is how nearly all of this gets through the front door. Preheating an oven from an app sounds harmless until you ask what you're trading for it, and how many points of failure you've added to your household. People are outraged about Flock cameras on the pole, then walk past a doorbell camera and a voice assistant to get to the couch. That disconnect is the whole conversation. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:15] Technology stopped serving us and started learning about us [6:32] The Vizio case and second-by-second viewing data [8:32] How voice assistants actually record and who listens [10:08] Amazon kept children's voice recordings and geolocations [13:35] The strange disconnect between Flock cameras and home devices [16:48] Convenience is how all of this gets through the front door [19:38] Backdoor upgrades and the two iPhones that failed the same day Go Deeper: Explore why I’m trading smart-home convenience for more privacy Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website Gubba Homestead Products | Shop

  4. Sep 1

    84: Why The Government Tried to HIDE Cloudbusters

    Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com. The man who invented the cloudbuster died in a federal prison, and his research was burned, ordered by a US court. His name was Wilhelm Reich, a physician and psychoanalyst who spent decades studying what he called orgone energy, a force he believed moved through living things and the atmosphere. Reich designed arrays of hollow metal pipes connected to water and pointed them at the sky. He claimed they could shift atmospheric conditions, dissipate clouds, and even bring rain. In 1953, blueberry growers in Maine paid him after rain followed one of his experiments. In the mid-1950s, he ran the same tests in the Arizona desert. Then the FDA came for his orgone accumulators, a federal court issued an injunction, and quantities of his publications were destroyed under court order. He died in prison in 1957. I've been running my own backyard version of his work. Copper pipes in the garden. A gravel basin with water. Blackberries and strawberries responding on the copper side. Skies clearing after wildfire smoke. And posts about it getting flagged and hidden online. If copper in a garden is harmless nonsense, why work so hard to make sure people don't hear about it? That's what this one is really about. Explore More: Wilhelm Reich’s cloudbuster experiments and what I discovered trying it myself You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:24] Copper in the garden and getting community noted [5:46] Orgone energy and why modern physics rejects it [9:43] Deadly orgone radiation and cosmic orgone engineering [13:29] Why copper became the material of choice for builders [15:03] The FDA injunction and burning of Reich's publications [17:53] Reasons someone might want the cloud buster information gone [20:36] What homesteading teaches about trusting your own observations Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website Gubba Homestead Products | Shop

  5. Aug 25

    83: The Real Causes Behind The Fertility Crisis No One Is Talking About

    Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com. Most people blame bad luck for infertility, but the research keeps pointing somewhere else entirely. Let's explore what I’ve been reading about the modern fertility crisis, and why so many people around me are struggling to conceive. I'm not a doctor, and none of this is medical advice. It's a walk through the research in relation to what I'm observing in my own life. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA and phthalates keep coming up in reproductive research. Phthalates hide inside a single word on a label: "fragrance". That one word can represent dozens or hundreds of compounds, which is part of why many fertility clinics won't let you walk in wearing perfume. Microplastics are another piece of this. A 2024 study found them in every human testis sample examined. Others have detected them in ovarian follicular fluid, blood, placentas, and breast milk. Then there's food. Diets high in ultra-processed foods have been linked to lower sperm concentration, reduced motility, and poorer morphology. Similar patterns show up in women. No single cause explains what's happening. That's exactly why I wanted to talk about the cumulative picture. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:41] Declining sperm counts have researchers asking whether human biology itself is changing [6:04] How endocrine-disrupting chemicals mimic hormones and why sunscreen ingredients started my investigation [9:10] The BPA replacement pattern where each "safer" chemical turns out just as bad [12:53] The cocktail effect of applying hundreds of chemicals to your body before breakfast [17:42] Trust your own eyes over waiting for science, and the copper garden lesson [21:28] Why oxidative stress damages delicate sperm cells and how antioxidants may help [23:23] There is no single cause, so return to the fundamentals and tune into your body Explore More: The research behind the modern fertility decline Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: Your Wardrobe Is Killing Your Hormones. Swap THESE Fabrics Before It's Too Late Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website Gubba Homestead Products | Shop

  6. Aug 18

    82: What If Dragons Are NOT Just Mythology?

    Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com. Did dragons actually exist, or has history been rewritten to make sure you never ask? In this episode, I share what I found in old books, Latin dictionaries, and dragon artwork, and outline why those sources contradict what we learned in school. A 1946 dictionary defined dragons as "now rare". My 1700s Latin dictionary lists female dragons, water dragons, and baby dragons as if they were distinct animals. Medieval manuscripts placed dragons next to elephants and wolves, not in a separate section labeled fantasy. Ancient China, medieval Europe, Japan, the Vikings, and the feathered serpent cultures of Central and South America all recorded dragon-like creatures independently across thousands of years. The Chinese zodiac uses eleven real animals and one dragon. Why? My argument with Dr. Phil about carbon dating comes up. So does the Triceratops skull I once stood next to before a museum whisked it away, a 1500s book on the medicinal use of the unicorn horn, Marco Polo's writings on dragons and griffins, and why I think rare book collectors are acting as gatekeepers of a version of history most people will never see. I'm not telling you dragons existed. I'm asking why the answer feels so protected. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:45] How a 1946 dictionary defined dragons as "now rare" instead of imaginary [5:48] Dozens of disconnected cultures recorded strikingly similar dragon creatures [9:01] Why medieval books listed dragons alongside real animals like elephants and lions [12:52] The newspaper accounts of flying reptiles that historians still debate [17:46] Why the Chinese zodiac lists only real animals, except the dragon Resources Mentioned: The forgotten books that described dragons Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: These Secrets Hidden in Mainstream History Reveal A Dark Pattern Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website Gubba Homestead Products | Shop

  7. Aug 11

    81: They Hide Electroculture From You So You Keep Buying More Fertilizer

    Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com. Electroculture gardening sounds ridiculous… until you stick copper into your own garden bed and watch what happens next. After five years of growing blackberries on the homestead, this year's harvest has been the most abundant I've ever had, and it lined up with the season I loaded that bed with copper wire and antennas. Electroculture is the practice of placing copper stakes, wires, and antennas in the garden to interact with the natural electricity in the atmosphere. Some gardeners swear by it. Others insist there's no science behind it. My response to the "no research" crowd is simple: my eyeballs are the research. The beds with copper and the beds without look nothing alike, and the difference is obvious. There's a bigger story tucked inside this too… Old French books on electroculture that people say disappeared. An element called aether that used to sit in the dictionary and doesn't anymore. Antennas on the old world's fair buildings that I've talked about in the “Secrets Hidden in Mainstream History” episode linked below. None of that proves anything on its own, but it makes you wonder what we've been trained not to look at. If you've been curious about copper in the garden, or you're tired of being told a good harvest requires a paywall of fertilizer and sprays, this one is for you. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [2:48] Electroculture gardening explained, and why copper harvests keep going viral [4:41] Why "my eyeballs are the science" beats waiting for a research paper [7:41] They lied about fertilizer and Roundup, and what the dandelion reveals [9:15] Copper's real risk with lightning, and the storm boost that followed [11:18] How disappearing French books and world's fair antennas hint at a reset [16:02] Why gardeners split into two camps, and where you should actually land Explore More: What I've observed using copper in my garden Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: These Secrets Hidden in Mainstream History Reveal A Dark Pattern The Hidden Benefits of Dandelions & Why No One Knows About Them Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website Gubba Homestead Products | Shop

  8. Aug 4

    80: Everyone Is Quitting Homesteading. DON'T Make Their Mistake

    Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com. Fear got a lot of people into homesteading, and it's the exact reason most of them are walking away. Five years ago, homesteading felt like the beginning of a movement. Now Marketplace is full of chicken coops, freeze dryers, incubators, and canning supplies, and I've been noticing the shift. People who once posted daily about their gardens haven't planted one this year. Some are openly saying they're done. Others have moved on without much explanation. That got me asking why so many jumped in around 2020 only to walk away a few years later. Fear is a strong motivator. Empty grocery shelves pushed millions of people to learn skills they'd never considered before, and I think that was a good thing. Once fear fades and life gets comfortable again, most people drop the lifestyle… but I'm still out here living it. The goats still yell at me on Saturday mornings. The weeding never ends. Canning butter at 2 a.m. is a real thing that happens. There's also a comparison problem worth naming. You can't see the family money, the inherited knowledge, or the nanny behind the picture-perfect homestead you're measuring yourself against.  This episode is my honest read on why people quit, what the ones who stay have in common, and why starting small in your kitchen matters more than trying to run a full operation on day one. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:44] The fear behind the 2020 homesteading boom [6:13] Butter-canning at 2AM, and what it taught me about homesteading [7:54] Why biting off everything at once burns new homesteaders out [10:28] The sunshine-and-rainbows myth versus losing livestock and storm-wrecked gardens [14:26] Why anyone can homestead, and the gatekeeping that says otherwise Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: 11 Easy Things You Can Do Today to Start Homesteading (From Anywhere) Explore More: Everyone Is Quitting Homesteading. DON'T Make Their Mistake Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website Gubba Homestead Products | Shop

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Would you like to learn how to nurture a garden, raise farm animals, cook recipes from scratch, and preserve food for SHTF? Join me on the Gubba Homestead Podcast, where we share traditional homesteading skills and country insights for a more natural, self-reliant, healthful homestead life.

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    Gubba Homestead Podcast
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