78: They Control You Through Your Food - Here's How to Free Yourself

78: They Control You Through Your Food - Here's How to Free Yourself

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. We’ve become so disconnected from our food that new generations don’t even know where it comes from. We need to do something about it. I'm a first-time homesteader who spent most of my life buying tomatoes instead of growing them, and this episode is the honest reckoning I had once I started putting seeds in the ground. Two generations ago, gardens weren't a hobby or a lifestyle. They were a basic household skill, right alongside cooking and cleaning. Then convenience arrived, supermarkets grew, and the knowledge my great-grandparents took for granted disappeared inside a single lifetime. I want to talk about how that happened, why the Victory Garden Movement produced more than vegetables, and why the perfect lawn might be one of the strangest trades we've ever made. If gardening feels intimidating, that's the point I want to sit with. It shouldn't be, and the fix is easier than you think. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [5:13] Practical knowledge disappears within a generation or two without practice [9:35] The beginner mistake of planting what looks cool in the catalog instead of what your family eats [12:47] He who controls the food controls the people, and the grocery store rollout may not be a coincidence [15:46] Gardening is actually a soil project, not a plant project [19:14] Planting flowers alongside vegetables and why nature never separates them [25:32] The five reasons we stopped growing our own food, and why lawns are a psyop Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: 11 Easy Things You Can Do Today to Start Homesteading (From Anywhere) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u_rwnwEXW4] Why I'm Buying Old Tech Before 2030 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZ3BPXDAe8] Resources Mentioned: Ultimate Garden Planner | Website [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com/collections/homesteading-essentials/products/garden-planner-bundle] Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]

77: Why I've Stopping Using Smart Technology & Gone Back to The 90's

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. The most radical thing you can do in today's home isn't buying the newest device. It's refusing to. Returning to a '90s household is about noticing how much ownership we've handed over to streaming services, smart devices, and cloud servers without realizing it. As a first-time homesteader, I've spent years learning to stop depending on grocery stores. Lately, I've been applying that same thinking to the technology inside my home, and it started with one small decision: bringing an old CRT television into the house. The response I got online told me thousands of people are hungry for the same thing. Vinyl records, film cameras, DVDs, camcorders, and libraries are all having a moment right now, and it isn't because everyone suddenly became sentimental. Convenience is not free. Streaming replaced ownership. Smartphones replaced dedicated cameras and brought constant distraction. Cloud storage replaced photo albums that your grandchildren could hold in their hands. If we can pass down canning jars and gardening knowledge, we can pass down movies, music, and photographs, too. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:15] The thousands of unexpected responses online after I brought a CRT television home [5:06] The Game of Thrones conspiracy and why modern TV feels designed to discombobulate you [7:53] Curating a physical movie collection and the Disney films that won't make the shelf [10:48] Why an iPod that only plays music feels more freeing than a smartphone [13:24] Convenience is not free, the hidden trade-off behind every modern upgrade [15:02] Applying homesteader resilience to technology, not just the pantry [18:54] The shift toward vinyl, film cameras, and permanence in a temporary world Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]

76: Why Butter Is Not Really Unhealthy

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. Butter sat at the center of nearly every kitchen for thousands of years. Then within a few decades, people were afraid to eat it. I'm a first-time homesteader following in the footsteps of my great-grandparents, and butter is now a daily staple in my kitchen after years of believing it was unhealthy. The shift in how I see it didn't come from a study. It came from paying attention. My great-grandmother milked her own cow and churned her own butter. By the time I was a teenager, my friends and I were chasing low-fat labels and avoiding the same food our ancestors had prized for generations. Margarine showed up in a spray bottle in my house once, and my body knew within one bite that something was off. That memory stuck for a reason. The story of butter isn't really about dairy. It's about how trusted foods get replaced, how marketing rewrites memory, and what happens to a family kitchen when you stop asking where the food came from. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [1:44] I was a teenager raised on low-fat diets and taught to fear butter [4:56] The “I Can't Believe It's Not Butter” memory that revealed the deception [11:32] What Weston A. Price discovered about traditional cultures and animal fats [13:47] Why vitamins A, E, and K2 found in butter make it essential  [14:57] How margarine and factory food replaced the farm in the 20th century [18:19] The mystery-funded studies that convinced doctors saturated fat causes heart disease [20:37] Why heart disease skyrocketed after butter and lard left the kitchen [22:16] Question everything and put butter back at the centre of your kitchen Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: The Truth About Milk: What Changed and Why It Matters [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/the-truth-about-milk-what-changed-and-why-it-matters/] These Secrets Hidden in Mainstream History Reveal A Dark Pattern [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/these-secrets-hidden-in-mainstream-history-reveal-a-dark-pattern/] The Hidden Benefits of Dandelions & Why No One Knows About Them [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/the-little-yellow-flower-we-were-taught-to-hate/] Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]

75: Everyday Products You Need to Stay Away From

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. Most people will spend 20 minutes reading the back of a cracker box but have never once flipped over the shampoo bottle sitting in their shower. That gap between how we treat food and how we treat everyday personal care products is what I want to dig into in this episode. Shampoo, body wash, lotion, deodorant, laundry detergent. These are products most of us use every single day for years without ever asking what's actually in them or why. I walk through the lens I use whenever I'm standing in a store deciding whether to bring a product home. It's not fear, and it's not paranoia about every ingredient. It's a simple question: why is this here, and does it serve a real purpose? Sweat as a detox pathway, the aluminum question, the fabric softener that gave me a mystery rash, the matrix moment in the laundry aisle. All of it ties together. If you've ever felt sick walking past the detergent shelf, you'll understand why by the end. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [1:36] Why do we scrutinize food labels but blindly trust what we put on our skin? [5:15] The lens to use when standing in a store deciding what comes home [6:53] Shampoo is engineered for the sensory experience, not actually cleansing your hair [8:44] Hair as an antenna, Samson, and the conspiracy behind widespread balding [11:10] That tight squeegee feeling after a shower means the product is harming you [15:15] The deodorant rabbit hole, lymphatic detox, and the breast cancer connection [18:18] The mystery skin reaction that exposed fabric softener as a hidden culprit [19:47] Why a shirt should never smell like perfume two weeks after washing [27:21] The Cypher problem: why some homesteaders choose to be plugged back into the matrix Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: 5 Things Women Aren't Told About Healthcare Products & Screenings [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/what-every-woman-should-have-been-told-5-hidden-truths-about-womens-health-they-never-put-on-the-consent-form/] Resources Mentioned: Summer Blend Tallow Balm - Limited Edition | Shop [https://arvoti.com/products/summer-blend-tallow-balm] Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]

74: The Truth About Raw Milk

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. The version of milk most people grew up with is not the version nature made, and the difference matters more than people think. I've been drinking raw milk for five or six years, starting with a weekly drop-off from a farm four hours away, then driving 90 minutes each week to get it, then raising my own Jersey cow, and now milking my own dairy goats and sheep. Most people only know the gallon jug version of milk. Standardized. Pasteurized. Homogenized. Fortified. They've never watched cream rise on its own. They've never tasted milk from an animal foraging on pasture. They've never questioned why the cream gets stripped out and sold back to them as ice cream, while the milk gets refortified with synthetic vitamins. In this episode, I go over what raw milk contains, what processing does to it, and how I grew up drinking skim milk during a generation now dealing with skyrocketing hormone issues. If anyone has ever pushed back on you about raw milk, this is the episode that helps you stand your ground. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [4:03] Why generations valued raw milk and what the headlines never tell you [8:36] How skim milk, fortification, and the ice cream industry profit off the same gallon twice [11:31] All 22 essential minerals, complete amino acids, and why one food can do it all [13:56] What pasteurization destroys and why filthy dairies were the real problem [15:59] Homogenization, fat globules, and why convenience changed milk forever [17:30] Why fat-free milk strips the very delivery system your hormones depend on [20:48] Soil, happy animals, and the connection that makes milk worth drinking Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: 5 Things Women Aren't Told About Healthcare Products & Screenings [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/what-every-woman-should-have-been-told-5-hidden-truths-about-womens-health-they-never-put-on-the-consent-form/] Resources Mentioned: Root Revival Hair Serum | Shop [https://arvoti.com/products/root-revival-serum?_pos=1&_sid=a3c826e6d&_ss=r&variant=45597371826337] Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]