In this episode, Curtis Stone, whose farm has been internationally recognized as a flagship example of profitability and productivity for urban agriculture, shares wisdom from building an off-grid homestead for his family. He also describes his journey as a truth seeker, which started long before he even became a farmer. He details the new life he created as a result of standing up for that in which he believes. Topics covered in this interview: Curtis shares his story of the legal process of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency “trying to shake” him down on his farm, and how they backed down after he said he would charge them a consulting fee for spending time visiting to review it.  A cultural renaissance happening in the rural areas, in the small communities, with a new breed of entrepreneurs developing. The importance of standing up for truth, even if not for yourself, but for your children. Curtis’ goals of being in control with his homestead: food, water, energy and shelter. The awakening of the past two years, with more people becoming conscious of what’s going on, and things becoming easier and easier as a result.. Pattern recognition of applying permaculture. Curtis’ faith journey from being an atheist to now believing God is in everything, with AI drawing people away. The book, The Law of One, about cycles in life. Feeling in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration, to move beyond ego. “Unschooling” as a way Curtis’ children are learning at home. Jim shared a private school he is creating to build self-reliance, starting with learning how to grow food. Curtis’ process of going from no money and raising funds through a bike tour, to how he built a profitable “scalable” farm, tracking it in his book, The Urban Farmer. (https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Farmer-Growing-Profit-Borrowed/dp/0865718016) A glimpse of Curtis’ farm, his three greenhouses, hot house, and benefits of growing food during winter.   Curtis Stone is an author, farmer, homesteader and father.  His book, The Urban Farmer, demonstrates organic-intensive techniques with a focus on business and systems to streamline labor and production. He offers a new way to think about farming, one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Curtis’ farm, Green City Acres, is located in Kelowna, BC, Canada and was established in 2010. In an eight-month growing season the farm generates more than $75,000 per year on only one-third of an acre. This is done by specializing in a select group of high-value, quick growing crops that allow for multiple plantings in the same beds as well as calculated intercropping strategies. The farm has been recognized internationally, as a flagship example of how profitable and productive urban agriculture can be. In addition to spending the first twelve years of his career developing profitable systems for small farms, he has spent that same amount of time exploring solutions for freedom within the prison matrix in which we find ourselves. He has developed a 40-acre, off-grid homestead with his family which he has been documenting at https://fromthefield.tv and YouTube.   Follow Curtis: Website: https://fromthefield.tv YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/UrbanFarmerCurtisStone  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offgridwithcurtisstone Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fromthefieldtv   To learn about his courses: https://freedomfarmers.com/   Food Forest Abundance: Website: https://foodforestabundance.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodForestAbundance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodforestabundance/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FFAbundance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/food-forest-abundance/   The Jim Gale Show Podcast: https://linktr.ee/jimgaleshow   Sponsored by The Weston A. Price Foundation: https://www.westonaprice.org