Dennis Alan City Boy Homesteader Podcast

  Today is Friday, June 21st 2019 and today we are our circadian rhythm  What is the circadian rhythm Inflammation i.e. physical health depression i.e. mental health How the “city life” interrupts your circadian rhythm How homesteading works with it How does it effect us Eating on this rhythm Sleep cycles I’d like to ask everyone that is listening to this to please take a minute out of your day and tell a friend or share this with friends on social media. When you’re done listening get outside :) My Coffee Shop The IngleBean Coffee Shop http://www.inglebean.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dennis-alan/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dennis-alan/support

Today is Wednesday June 19th 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor   www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays  Tomorrow the  Friday  Bob Vernon Kat Alden Kat's Birthday Fundraiser for Penns Valley Conservation Association Sunday Erin Whiting Blumsack Tuesday Michael Arthur from Tamarack Farm Sheep & Wool  Millheim Hotel Lobster Night will be held Thursday, June 20 from 5 to 9.  Call 814-349-5994 to make reservations A Summer Evening in Millheim June 21st from 5:30 to 8:30 at the Elk Creek Green drake, Elk Creek, IngleBean Benefiting CACJ Center for Alternatives in Community Justice Launch Party for Provisions Magazine Tomorrow June 20th from 6 PM – 9 PM at 3 Dots in SC 10th An

Today is Friday, June 14th 2019 and today we are talking about all the challenges of starting a homestead from scratch. I literally went from a fancy 2 family house on a cliff with a killer view of lower Manhattan in my backyard to living in an off-grid 25ft 1975 Airstream with a view of hills and mountains in the middle of PA. This is my 5th year out here and things are coming along slowly. My plan was to take my time, enjoy, learn and really build once and be happy. I watched a youtube video last night of a 3 year timeless of someone taking raw land and turning it into an off-grid homestead and wow that is not me! I am doing this on a shoe string budget and really trying to plan things out and honestly it’s been a lot of fun and i’m supper happy I am doing it this way. With that said it does have it’s challenges.  It’s hard living in something designed for a vacation here or there, in the summer, or not having running water! Other challenges we’ll talk about are Location, location, location living on t

Today is Wednesday June 12th 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor   We have a few new flavors of Smoothies Tropical Sunshine Guava & Passion Fruit  Tropical Sunshine and  Acai Berry www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays  Chappy Musser of Coburn turned 93 yesterday Today Richard Presser TUESDAY, JUNE 11 Beth Cowher Nicholas Ferguson Alberto Padron Friday the 14th Flora Eyster Sun June 16th James P Simons Darius OhHoney Jim Chlebowski “Dr Smokehouse” Mount Nittanee Kombucha & Soggy Fleece  both Penns Valley vendors will be at the Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market, Thursday 3-7 Also MNK will be selling soap Milheim Hotel Live at the Millheim Hotel The Rest: live at the Millheim

Today is Tuesday, June 11th 2019 and today we are talking about writing a land development plan for my property.  Write letter to planning commission to start the process of building my homestead. We go over  My letter to the planning board (first draft) Zoning Agriculture vs Rural Residential  Permits and for what What I can do once this is done and permits are applied for. Structures Home/ homes       Outbuildings Farming Adding a conditional uses for a camping ground Workshops  Questions I still have  My first draft  Land Development Plan for Dennis Alan Woodward, PA 16882 To whom it may concern I Dennis Alan is submitting my proposed plan for my property listed above. My plan is to build an approximate size home of 20x50 on the level land above the quarry and above the approved septic locations. In the distant future I would like to build an Farmstead accessory dwelling unit for a farm hand once the farm is producing. I am installing a windmill to pum

Today is Wednesday June 5th 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor   We have a few new flavors of Smoothies Tropical Sunshine Guava & Passion Fruit  Tropical Sunshine and  Acai Berry www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays  THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 Leah Guy Emily Kay Cummins June 7th Karl Eric Leitzel June 8th  Frank Gentry June 9th  Rebekah Grace Leitzel June 10th Laurel Baughman June11th Beth Cowher Bella DeJohn Milheim Hotel No more breakfast for the summer Pisano Winery  is now open Calvery Penns Valley Church on Sunday Elk Creek June 6th Stacia Abernatha and Noe Socha Duo at Elk Creek June 9th The Suitcase Junket Burkholders Country Store SAT Solar Carport "flip the sw

Today is Friday, May 31st 2019 and today we are talking about side hustles you can do on your homestead. Having a homestead you want and need to have you and your homestead to provide most of your needs. Lot of people including homesteaders have a main J O B or a mean source of income. Me I have the a small coffee shop that I am trying to set up to help me provide the cash I need to build a homestead but once I have my land established I need another main source of income like everyone else. Todays episode is geared not towards making a career <even though it side hustle can become one, but to showcase a few ways to make some extra money on the side to make your live a little better. Today we discuss  What is a side hustle Find your passion/hobby and hustle with Getting a side hustle Building side hustle and be your own boss Ways to hustle/ selling 101 Sell services  Sell products I’d like to ask everyone that is listening to this to please take a minute out of your day and tell a friend or share

Today is Wednesday May 29th 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor   We have a few new flavors of Smoothies Tropical Sunshine Guava & Passion Fruit  Tropical Sunshine and  Acai Berry www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays  Thursday, MAY 30 Ben Engle FRIDAY, MAY 31 Jilly Bean Penn's Cave  Nittany Antique Machinery Spring Show  Fri, May 31 – Sun, Jun 2 Pisano Winery  Grand Opening Saturday June 1st 11AM to 8PM Live music featuring Donny Burns Duo and Anchor & Arrow. They will have snacks to munch on. Come see the new Winery in the center of Millheim. Tasting bar, outside seating! Calvery Penns Valley Church on Sunday Elk Creek Thursday the 30th at 7:30pm is Pub Hang w

Today is Wednesday May 22nd 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor   www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays  MON, MAY 27  Sarah DePasquale Calvery Penns Valley Church on Sunday Elk Creek Thursday is Pub Hang w/ McMinn + Stetz Saturday is Eric Ian Farmer at 8pm. Serenity Wellness Centre Thursday the 30th at 6:30pm Crystal Bowl Sound Healing Millheim Farmers Market Saturdays from 10am to 1pm next to the big tank at the Legion Hall The Green Drake Gallery  Spring is here! What a great time of year to visit the Green Drake Gallery and take in all the nature-based art we carry by talented local artists. Photography, paintings, sculpture, metal art, jewelry, etc. Open Fridays 4-8 pm, Saturdays 1

Today is Friday, May 17th 2019 and today we are talking about composting. In permaculture we say “the problem is the solution” and having the Inglebean Coffee Shop I am generating a lot of food scraps and am currently in the process of building a chicken coop so I can close the loop between “the problem” of to much waste, to “the solution” of having to many eggs! In this episode we will be looking at the many other ways of taking a “problem” of having food scraps to a “solution” of composting that best fits you Today we discuss  Why compost What to compost Compost mixtures Types of methods Hole in the ground Above ground DIY Pallets DIY 55 gallon tumbler DIY Garbage pales Vermicompost Chicken Composting Black Soldier Fly Larvae  EntoHack https://www.entohack.earth/ I’d like to ask everyone that is listening to this to please take a minute out of your day and tell a friend or share this with friends on social media. When you’re done listening get outside :) Song of the day Professor Anna Lidde and he

Today is Wednesday May 15th 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor   www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays  Saturday Kurt Grotz Shana Gordon Tritsch Sunday Kenny Lloyd Tuesday Amy Faulkner Calvery Penns Valley Church on Sunday AG Progress Grounds Centre County Master Gardener Plant Sale 2712 W Pine Grove Rd, Park Forest Village, Pennsylvania 16865 This Saturday is Arm Forces Day Elk Creek MAY 16 Pub Hang w/ Poe Valley Troubs at 7pm MAY 18 Kristi Jean + her Ne'er-Do-Wells 8pm Serenity Wellness Centre Thursday at 7pm workshop about Dysfunctional Relationship Patterns Millheim Farmers Market Saturdays from 10am to 1pm next to the big tank at the Legion Hall The Green Drake Gallery  Penns Valley S

  Today is Friday, May 10th 2019 and today we are talking designing your homestead from scratch using the principles of permaculture. I chose to buy raw land so I can design and build the ultimate homestead for myself. I am not going much into my exact design plan but talk about overall design strategies of major things that could make your life a whole lot easier. This will help you in planning a raw 100 acre lot or your existing city lot. Today we will be discussing Water  Solar Light/Heat Access    Wind management    Annual and perennial plantings Entertaining area Accessibility  Outbuildings Parking System planning   Before we get into i’d like to ask everyone that is listening to this to please take a minute out of your day and tell a friend or share this with friends on social media. When you’re done listening get outside :) Song of the day Neil Young - The Old Homestead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf3B-qggIDg My Coffee Shop The IngleBean Coffee Shop http://ww

Today is Wednesday May 5th 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor   www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Accor Cottage in woodward Birthdays  Thursday the 11th Jude Futhey Linda Egelhoff Monday Torri Withrow Tuesday the 14th Jessie Aller Calvery Penns Valley Church on Sunday Frog Fest May 11th 3 to 6pm at muddy Paws in Spring Mills Millheim Farmers Market  is now on Saturdays from 10 to 2pm  Elk Creek Pug Hang The Green Drake Gallery  Penns Valley School  AAronsgurg civic center  Ground Work Farms accepting CSA signups for the growing season.   www.groundworkfarms.com Millheim Fire Hall 11th Quarterstick 4pm to 10pm Dennis Alan Homestead Tree Fest this Saturday for the Penns Va

Today is Tuesday, May 7th 2019 and today we are talking all about trees. As we wrap up on tree fest 2019 let’s sit down and let’s talk about why I am so thrilled to have had 117 trees planted on my land.  We talk about Tree Fest 2019 Penns Valley Conservation Association and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation  Clean water grows on Trees Why trees? Erosion  Big sponges Clean and provides water Birds, fish and wildlife Food, fuel and fuel Medicine 10 lbs a year at $10 a pound. 50 trees 500lbs is 5k a year Tree Guilds, companion planting, layers of the forest Maintenance of trees and forest Protection of the trees How wolves change the river Tree list Sycamore 15 Redbud 10 beauty edible flowers River Birch 5  Hazelnut  Sugar Maple wood Swamp White Oak 15 Tulip Poplar 15 Fast grower Wood  Persimmons Food and medicinal Elderberry 50 PawPaw food Before we get into i’d like to ask everyone that is listening to this to please take a minute out of your day and tell a friend or share this with

Today is Wednesday May 1st 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor   www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays  Today  Cole Confer Thursday Chris Whitmer Sarah Vollmar Ally McTavish Calvery Penns Valley Church on Sunday Taurus Festival This weekend from May 3rd to the 5th in Laurelton, PA Millheim Small Engine Repair Elk Creek Pub Hang w/ VAN WAGNER Thur MAY 2 @ 7:30pm The Green Drake Gallery  Wednesday Old Time Music Jam at the Green Drake this Wednesday, 7 pm! All are welcome to play or listen, BYOB welcome. Penns Valley School  AAronsgurg civic center  #CentreGives is back! Support over 175 local nonprofits on May 7 & 8 by donating online at CentreGives.org. This 36-hour onlin

Today is Friday, April 26th 2019 and today we are talking all about chickens. From having 18 chickens in the city to now designing a new chicken coop for my homestead. Legality What is involved Construction Security Chickens Food Water Run Heat Automation Todays sponsor  IngleBean Coffee House www.IngleBean.com Before we get into i’d like to ask everyone that is listening to this to please take a minute out of your day and tell a friend or share this with friends on social media. When you’re done listening get outside :) www.DennisAlan.com My old RivivJC Permaculture Chicken Meetup slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15MwqpK4W0wx4o93IJYYi3dUrTZgte_jnqpApasgyxAw/edit?usp=sharing Song of the day Do the Funky Chicken by RUFUS THOMAS A great video to watch from the Watts Summer Festival of 1972 https://youtu.be/8lCI63H1neY My side hustles Coffee shop The IngleBean Coffee Shop http://www.inglebean.com/ My new amphitheater  Woodward Quarry http://www.inglebean.com/ --- Send in a voice message

Today is Wednesday April 24th 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Sponsor  Inglebean Coffee House www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays today Colleen Swetland Peter J Butler Sunday Cathy Pierce Monday Mark Engle Winston Blick Elk Creek Seth Blumsack The Climate Sessions tonight Pub hang w/ Nittany Valley Wranglers Thrus April 25th Larry Keel Experience Sat April 27th PVCA Tree Fest Jill Buchanan and Scot Paterson - 209 Lydia’s Lane, Woodward Sunday April 28th 10 am- 4pm (potluck/ lunch provided RSVP 814-349-5982 or jill.centrewellness@gmail.com) Evelyne Noel - 146 Water Gap Road, Aaronsburg Friday May 3rd 2-7 pm Loanne Snavely and Gary Gyekis - 940 Pine Creek Road, Woodward (The Love Shack) Saturday May 4th 10-1 pm

Today is Monday, April 22nd 2019 episode 30 and today we will be talking about the final product that was Quarry Fest 4/20 Sponsor of the day Inglebean.com Song of the day is Obvious Pocket Live at Quarry Fest More information on the  Woodward Quarry  My website Dennis Alan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dennis-alan/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dennis-alan/support

Today is Monday, April 18th 2019 episode 30 and today we will be talking about the headaches of putting together Quarry Fest 4/20. From getting a nasty letter from the department of making you sad shutting down the event to last minute preparations. Today’s sponsor https://www.gofundme.com/quarry-fest Tickets for Quarry Fest www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4103294 APRIL 20th 2019 Quarry Fest 4/20 is an all day music festival benefit in an old rock quarry to raise money for The HOPE fund of Penns Valley. The Quarry in central Pennsylvania just outside of State College in Woodward, PA. Two stages include a main stage built from the left over rock from the old quarry and a smaller secondary stage will host over 13 bands.  Local food, beer from Rusty Rail Brewing Company and other vendors will be set up till dusk fulfilling needs of concert goers. Tents and a traditional Mongolian yurt will provide everyone with shelter in case of inclement weather. Camping is available on 30 acres with a few hidde

Today is Wednesday April 10th 2019 and it's “A Cup of joe with Joe” live from The IngleBean Coffee House in Millheim, PA. A weekly what's up in Penns Valley, the valley so nice they named it twice. This week we have something from  Today’s sponsor Quarry Fest 4/20 www.quarryfest.com Inglebean Coffee House www.inglebean.com If you are in the area and have something you want to share with the community please get in touch with me at podcast@dennisalan.com Birthdays  Today Steve Seman Liz Campbell Andy Porter late bday April 14th  Steve Hass April 15 Gary Wynans Calvert Penns Valley A Journey To The Potter's House Today April 11, 7:00 p.m. At the Penns Valley High School Auditorium  The Penns Valley community will be coming together to enjoy a live illustration by Mike Ferris of how a potter and his clay relate to God's relationship with His people. Millheim Small Engine Repair Elk Creek Thurs Pub Hang, debut of guitar aces Farley + Lynn.  Sat:  From Western Mass - Bella’s