- Modern agriculture is controlled by elites (Bill Gates, Big Pharma, WEF) to enforce dependency through GMOs, pesticides, seed patents and regulations criminalizing self-sufficiency. Historical famines (in the Soviet Union and Sri Lanka) and COVID lockdowns demonstrate that engineered scarcity is a tool of control.
- Unlike industrial agriculture, permaculture works in harmony with nature, following three key ethics: Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share. Food forests—layered ecosystems of fruit trees, shrubs, herbs—require no chemicals, minimal labor and thrive even in urban spaces.
- Lies like "gardening is hard" or "you need pesticides" keep people powerless. The truth is, nature does most of the work, biodiversity naturally deters pests and small-scale growing is feasible for anyone.
- Medicinal plants (elderberry, echinacea) replace Big Pharma drugs. A single chestnut tree yields more long-term value than Wall Street investments—surplus can be monetized via farmers' markets or herbal remedies.
- Decentralized networks (Detroit urban farms, Seattle's Beacon Food Forest) prove that self-reliance is possible without corporate/government control. Threats loom (HOAs banning gardens, water restrictions, lab-grown "food"), so action is urgent: Plant now. Save seeds. Build barter networks.
"In Growing Freedom: How Food Forests Decentralize Power and Nourish the Soul," the author delivers a powerful manifesto for reclaiming food independence in an era of corporate control, government overreach and engineered scarcity.
This isn't just another gardening book—it's a call to arms, urging readers to break free from the centralized food system that has enslaved humanity through dependency, toxicity and engineered famine.
The book opens with a stark truth: The modern food supply chain is not just broken—it's weaponized. From GMO-laden crops to pesticide-drenched fields, from seed patents to government regulations criminalizing raw milk and home gardens, the system is designed to keep people powerless. The author exposes how globalists—Bill Gates, the Rockefellers, Big Pharma and the World Economic Forum—have deliberately engineered food insecurity to enforce compliance.
Historical examples, from Soviet-engineered famines to Sri Lanka's disastrous fertilizer bans, illustrate how governments and corporations use food as a tool of oppression. The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns were merely a test run—empty grocery shelves proved how fragile the system truly is. The solution? Food sovereignty.
Permaculture: The art of rebellion
The book dives deep into permaculture—not just as a gardening technique, but as a philosophy of resistance. Unlike industrial agriculture, which wages war on nature with chemicals and monocrops, permaculture works with nature, creating self-sustaining ecosystems. The three core ethics—Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share—are revolutionary in a world that prioritizes profit over life.
Readers learn how to design food forests, layered ecosystems where fruit trees, nitrogen-fixing shrubs, medicinal herbs and ground covers work together without synthetic inputs. The author dismantles myths that growing food requires vast land or expert knowledge—anyone can start small, even on a balcony or urban lot.
One of the book's most compelling sections dismantles the propaganda that keeps people dependent:
- "You need a green thumb to grow food." False—nature does most of the work if you let it.
- "Gardening is time-consuming." A well-designed food forest requires less labor than a lawn.
- "You need chemicals to prevent pests." Biodiversity confuses pests naturally—no pesticides needed.
- "Food forests are just for hippies." They're survival tools against economic collapse and tyranny.
Beyond sustenance, food forests provide medicine, wealth and spiritual resilience. The author details how plants like elderberry (antiviral), echinacea (immune-boosting) and comfrey (wound-healing) can replace Big Pharma's toxic drugs.
Economically, food forests outperform Wall Street investments. A single mature chestnut tree can produce 5,000 pounds of food over 100 years—far more valuable than gold in a crisis. Readers learn how to monetize surplus harvests through farmers' markets, herbal remedies and agritourism.
Community resilience and the fight against tyranny
The book emphasizes that food forests aren't just individual endeavors—they're community revolutions. From Detroit's urban farms to Seattle's Beacon Food Forest, decentralized networks are proving that neighborhoods can feed themselves without corporate or government interference.
The author warns of looming threats—HOAs banning gardens, governments restricting water rights and globalists pushing lab-grown "food." The solution? Start now. Plant a fruit tree. Save seeds. Teach your children. Build barter networks.
"Growing Freedom" is more than a guide—it's a survival manual for the coming collapse. The author blends permaculture wisdom with urgent political insight, proving that food independence is the ultimate act of defiance.
For anyone tired of being at the mercy of corrupt systems, this book provides the tools to grow your own liberty. As the author declares: "Every seed you plant is a vote against tyranny. Every bite of homegrown food is a middle finger to the globalists. Start small, but start now—because freedom doesn't come from a store. It grows from the ground up."
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Jim and Rob talk about practical steps for growing food as well as the medicinal and economic benefits of food forests. Watch this video.
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