The Edward Institute for Village Studies has come to an early end. I’ll allow you a moment to collect yourselves. … Wait, what’s that? You’ve never heard of the Edward Institute for Village Studies? And you don’t know the earth-shaking effect it had in inspiring trillions of people around the world to flee the city and embrace the country life? Well, let’s correct that right now. Joining us today on #SolutionsWatch to tell us all about this grand experiment is Edward Institute co-founder, Riley Waggaman.
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You can tell Putin is fighting the globalists by the way he participated in the scamdemic tyranny in lockstep with the globalists.
Thank you for the very interesting video.
Getting a peek into Russia from an American, from this PoV, is very unique and valuable.
Also, missed opportunity for a Johnny Cash reference on the cat.
James says, “A boy named Sue, there you go.” at 15:18
I think this interview would be more influential if his project was still a going concern.
It ended, to their dismay, and he doesn’t know if he could build it again.
Maybe take the advice, to move to a secluded part of rural Russia as an ex-pat, with a grain of salt.
@Bird
I disagree.
If I only focused on my successes in the garden and food forest and refused to look at where I face challenges and lived through disasters, I would never have learned from my mistakes or variables I had overlooked to get to where I am today.
I have been doing what I do (regenerative gardening/food forest design) for over a decade now (professionally) I still make mistakes, some of them result in hundreds of hours and sweat and tlc not producing any harvests and trees or garden plots dying. Those experiences are just as valuable to recount and take a long hard look at as the instances where I created a self-perpetuating tree, berry and herb guilds (companion plants either guerilla gardened in the public forests/parks or on people’s properties) that are now producing tons of food and medicine without any external human inputs being required any more. They both offer powerful lessons and can be analyzed for extrapolating better strategies for the future.
And he did not give advice to only suggest moving to to Russia as an ex-pat to live the simple life, he advocated getting out of the rat race, and learning basic skills to live in connection with the land and community where ever one lives (and doing it with allies you can rely on).
Buying property and establishing a permaculture set up is fine. I don’t have a problem with that.
It’s the rural Russia part, as an American that I’m saying you should probably think about and research before doing that.
You can do lots of things.
But the reality may not match your imagination.
My counter-advice would be to spend time with Russians who lived through the Soviet era while you’re still in America. Even then, they’re going to have been influenced by American culture, and that won’t give you the full picture of what it is to live around Russians.
It’s a completely different culture with different values and morals.
All I’m saying is that you should know what you’re getting into if you move to a former Soviet block country.
There’s plenty of different countries to build a permaculture farm, that are friendlier to Americans and Canadians, and more hospitable than rural Russia.
You don’t have a problem with people buying property and doing permaculture set ups? hmm okay, good to know.
How about my illegal, non-state approved and seditious guerilla forest gardening on government land and in public parks?
What are your thoughts on that kind of “permaculture set up” ?
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Regarding your spiel about “Americans” vs “Russians” (culture, values and morals etc) I think it is important to point out that underneath these implanted sociopolitical identities you are talking about we are all just human beings.
(For more on what I mean by implanted sociopolitical identities, read :
https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/implanted-sociopolitical-identities )
All this other superficial conditioned stuff (where we identify ourselves based on the name of some region dominated by a particular group of organized multi-generational criminals, aka nationality) is learned and/or hammered into us along the way.
Both the statist regime of USA, Russia (and where I live in Canada) force these implanted sociopolitical identities into our minds via variations of the compulsory Prussian Human Domestication aka “education” model. Those tax payer funded statist dogma training facilities are equally degenerative to humans in all those regions for they train people to swear loyalty to flags, politicians and parasitic institutions.
I have never been to rural Russia so I cannot speak to how hospitable the communities are there to people from other regions of Earth, but I can say that based on the Russian people I have met here in Canada (that lived in Russia most of their life) they are no different than other people in general for their values or morals. It just depends on who raised them, how much they chose to let state propaganda condition them and how many hard questions they sought to ask. In my experience, Russians are more skeptical of state propaganda than many US or Canada citizens and so they ask more questions and do not bend a knee so easily when governments get coercive, I respect that.
There are plenty of very inhospitable people here in Canada and the US, and there are some that are also very hospitable. It is less about what nationality label they have internalized as part of their identity, and more a question of how much of their soul they were able to hold onto as every single one of our governments has been trying to grind us down, curb stomp us into submission and condition people to be fearful, judgmental, competitive, petty, consumeristic, materialistic and weary of those that do not look or sound like we do.
Some people manage to duck and dodge the constant government curb stomping of our spirits here, in the US and in Russia, and some do not.
Finding those that still have some of that original spark of curiosity, creativity, love of life and drive to learn new things and get their hands dirty doing noble things and doing something like what Riley did is worth it where ever one lives or finds themselves heading.
I fully support guerrilla gardening.
I think more people should plant vigilante vegetables and female fruit trees on public land. There should be apple trees and tomato plants everywhere they can grow.
I also agree that people are people, wherever you go.
But, culture varies from region to region, and if you’re not familiar with the culture, you might have a more difficult time than if you were.
I’m not really here to argue, or to be attacked because I might not be expressing myself as well as I could be.
I don’t support the idea of “the state,” but I do live in a state with a government that has laws and regulations that need to be navigated through in a pragmatic way to avoid hardship and suffering.
Honestly, I’m just trying to avoid scammers and federal prison, while living my life in the best way I can.
I also want to avoid getting sucked into cults and pyramid schemes.
I’m vocal about it, and it angers a lot of people.
I actually might agree with a lot of what you’re saying, but sometimes I play The Devil’s Advocate, because that side of a debate needs to be voiced to create an interesting debate or conversation.
It’s not fun if everyone agrees on everything.
And I actually appreciate the fact that you didn’t dismiss my comment, and came at me with these awesome responses. Sincerely.
@Bird
I appreciate the thoughtful and candid reply.
I do acknowledge the cultural variations regionally (some being more recently artificially imposed, and some having more ancient roots in specific belief systems born of those lands) and you make a good point about the importance of getting to know a people before jumping into their community and assuming you are welcome. Language is important too, knowing the language of a people is huge for them learning to perceive you as a fellow community member vs and outsider (regardless of where it is).
I respect your want to take a look at all the sides of a thing via “playing devil’s” advocate and thank you for your observations.
G
Looking at yo comment here I see
“….Regarding your spiel about “Americans” vs “Russians” (culture, values and morals etc) I think it is important to point out that underneath these implanted sociopolitical identities you are talking about we are all just human beings….”
And wonder if u have spent much time overseas? People in North America tend to have quite a narrow understanding of how different people can be…..I can assure u French and German and English people are all quite different from each other and while we’re all human we are certainly not all the same.
@Duck
I was not born into a family that was rolling in fiat nor was I willing to sign up to be an enforcer in the war racket to travel the world on government coin (as some of my buddies did) so extravagant lengthily overseas excursions have not been part of my life no.
I have been to other continents and visited, but that is not the same as spending a year or something in a place, so I am aware I am speaking on this topic from a limited scope of experience on the ground elsewhere (which is why above I said) :
I have never been to rural Russia so I cannot speak to how hospitable the communities are there to people from other regions of Earth, but I can say that based on the Russian people I have met here in Canada (that lived in Russia most of their life) they are no different than other people in general for their values or morals.
I would extend that same observation to French and German people (of which there are a great many in Canada, both from France and the local France offshoots).
I would never argue that we are all the same. What a boring existence that would be, living on a planet covered in clones… no the Creator have us an unrepeatable unique spiritual essence and unique gifts for a reason.
As I expressed to mkey years ago ( https://corbettreport.com/technocracy-is-insane-anti-human-and-it-will-fail/#comment-137967 )
There is indeed a Tabula rasa (“blank slate”) that can be imprinted upon when we are born onto this Earth, but it is also worth considering what the composition of the “slate” is to begin with. No two pieces of slate stone are identical but they do carry certain innate characteristics. This is also true of the soul.
Thus, while much programming and “garbage” may be able to make a mess of the surface of the ‘slate’, what the ‘slate’ is composed of remains the same. Underneath all the garbage always remains the true essence waiting to be uncovered. This is true of the slate stone and it is true of the soul.
G
Sadly I wasnt born rolling in fiat either 🙂
I would point out that the people you meet who travel TO you tend to have similar traits…. their in the top 10% of their group IMO if their early movers and will also tend to be more open to new experiences. One would not say a bunch of US born traveling consultants (on any subject) are a good representation of the US population in general 🙂
But I have lived in various places where the folks were themselves- not service workers or globalized management types, but regular folks doing regular people stuff. I was interested when I read Albions Seed how culture bits are passed down to this day.
I disagree very strongly about the Tabula Rase – the blank slate is obvious BS when you consider your own kids and how they develop traits that are different from each other. When you consider family traits that come from people they have never met this is even more clear…… plenty of behavioral tendencies are genetic, just like at least 50% of ones IQ.
So while I think most national traits are cultural, having the model of a bunch of folks in one place as a breeding population makes me think of a big family – and families most certainly do have traits that show up genetically.
Don’t misunderstand this as a criticism as it is but an observation. The return to an agrarian lifestyle is reasonably common but almost always fails. Unless and until a niche in a market can be found the venture is almost certainly not going to break even. Red tape regulations are going to compound the difficulties of narrow margins. It’s not for the faint hearted, for late risers or for those without a practical attitude. But for those who commit to it there is nothing more satisfying than a good harvest.
We are in flux as well (have been for years). At present gained experience with chucks and garden and did it before in Wales on 10 acres – but no house there. We are planning to leave France, go to an English speaking country, and look for more land as only one quarter of an acre here. It is best of luck to all of us at present. Best to start with smaller animals (Marjorie Wildcraft). I think and really plan it without over worrying! We would love to have friends but we have never found anyone with like minds who want to work, we joined the freedom cell thing but it didn’t work in France too many people enjoying a place in the sun and the wine! – my son wants to join us again though so the extra hand would help!
There’s an amazing “third world country” right in the middle of the USA. Mostly anti—statist, laissez-faire. Definitely anti-citidot. Check out rural Wyoming.
All forms of Californication are generally not welcome. Just FYI
https://getrawmilk.com/map/birdsong-ranch-hudson-wy
So sad to hear this! I used to love reading the Edward Slavsquat blog – the only reason I stopped was because Substack was taking over my email inbox, so I moved it to a different email which I then got too busy to check.
Klaus Schmidt said that Putin was a Young Global Leader, and there’s no room for self-sufficiency in globalism. How ironic that it would have been easier to do this 40 years ago when it was the USSR. Theft has been disguised as “freedom”.
Klaus Mit Shit. Or maybe Klaus Schwab?
Predictive text got me again. (That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.)
Thanks so much for doing this exploration of the long and illustrious history of the prestigious Edward Institute for Village Studies James!
There is a lot to be learned from what Riley and his allies did to live off the land and support each other in Russia.
The geopolitical/statist chicanery that resulted in striking down the institute in its prime only goes to show us how statist regimes often stand in the way of people’s natural ability to thrive, connect with the land and create viable communities operating in a decentralized capacity. This is not telling us that such a way of life is unlikely to succeed, impossible or unadvisable, it is highlighting the truth that statist regimes (whether they are in Russia, Canada, US or anywhere else) are antithetical to life, healthy communities and the human capacity to connect, collaborate voluntarily and co-create beautiful things. This shows us the failures and perils of continuing to support the centralized state where we live.
There are haters that will say, this shows why going back to basics is not worth it or does not work, but this only shows they are trying to make excuses for their consumeristic lifestyle, complacency, they are lacking gumption and would rather play it safe than try something that takes hard work, courage (and a good sense of humor) like Riley, his partner and allies did in Russia.
I, for one, have gained a lot from the series Riley shared on Substack from his village experiences, and not just in one of the forms of true wealth called laughter but also in helping me strategize for going off grid and allying with animals on our planned homestead.
Thanks for that Riley. Where ever you set down roots next you can count on me sending some cold hardy (or warm climate) heirloom seeds to help get your gardens started at the new institute. 🙂
For anyone that wants to listen to Riley share a fun story about one time when I sent him some heirloom seeds and they were almost seized by the authorities, check out the clip linked below:
https://substack.com/@gavinmounsey/note/c-198576903
G,
I DID indeed check out this clip with ‘Edward’ telling the story of your seeds being taken to the police by his mother !! The clip also illustrates that you mr ‘G’ are loved and respected and walking your talk ; not sitting on the couch * ( Catherine Austin Fitts’ battle cry is GET OFF THE COUCH!!)
…..( and I pause to self reflect and ask “am I a hypocrite typing away here and pointing my finger ?”) …NO I’m not a hypocrite; as i just finished a chilli burrito with chiilis from our food garden with oregano, tomato and basil.
There’s also sweet potato… somewhere and kale,thyme,spinach,courgette. The food garden is next to our fruit ‘forest’ (?) with dragon fruit, ascerola cherries (vitamin C ‘bombs’) passionfruit,banana, a pawpaw and a female that grew itself somehow ( maybe a gift from a guerilla gardener?…. or Mother Nature) tamarillo,strawberries,pomegranate,lime,lemonade,blueberries,
elder berries….
I mentioned in the comments how ‘The Edward Institute for Village Studies’ has kept my flagging morale raised and yes ,of course, my heart feels sore and my morale bruised at the news of the last year of their suffering.
And yet in noble resilience, ‘Ekaterina’ will be at The Peoples Reset in Mexico in the coming days and I am supremely confident ‘The Edward Institute’ will rise again,somewhere, on the planet! To me, they have COMPLETELY succeeded , because they tried and they had the courage and humility to leap in and DO and learn .
With love and thanks from me here in the sunny climes of the southern hemisphere ,in the village with koala (s) ….
and when ‘Edward’ read that my village has koalas out in the bush here, he wrote …
“A village with koalas! I’ll trade you 10,000 Novgorod mosquitos for one of your koalas. Consider.”
@beware-the-ides-of-march
Thanks for the kind and fun comment.
I miss listening to Catherine, you have just inspired me to sign back up as a paid subscriber to Solari Report for a month or two so I can catch up on Get Off The Couch pep talks. 🙂 Are you a solari report member?
Dam! That burrito sounds aweome! And the fruit/food forest sounds even more awesome.
I can share my recipe for “adaptogenic taco mix” if you wanna see how I make tacos/burritos
You are growing things I enjoyed fresh from the tree in Hawaii once and I have been dreaming of ever since! When you say “pawpaw” do you mean what we call Papaya here on Turtle Island (Carica papaya) or do you mean our native Pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba) ?
I would love to do a sees swap with you some time, I have some cool heirloom chili pepper varieties and other heat loving crops that would flourish in Koala territory.
I agree about the success of The Edward Institute for Village Studies whole heartedly.
hahaha wow what a barter, from what I heard from my little bro when he visited your neck of the woods those cute looking eucalyptus eating bears can get kind of rowdy sometimes. Do they ever jump out of a tree and hiss or growl at you if your near their favorite hang out spot?
I appreciate the comment and wish you abundant harvests and fun times creating in the kitchen with loved ones.
@beware-the-ides-of-march
On a separate sidenote, have you ever researched the ancient regenerative eel farming systems of the Gunditjmara people?
That net that Riley showed in the video above kind of reminded me of those cool hand woven eel trapping basket/nets that the indigenous people in Australia make.
Muy Interesante. Muchas mas gracias.
Reading only the 9 Comments sparked my musical muse, specifically #NatKingCole’s #NatureBoy and #SamCooke’s #SoulMan. Invertedly, Riley is a Soil Man! #GoodOnHim. He and his internationalist comrades, literally blooming where they plant themselves, are seeding the #SometimesAGreatNotion (ref. #KenKesey) “the greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to Love, and BE Loved in return.”
10 years ago we were planting a 1/3 acre garden every year with corn, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, egg plants, melons, etc. to great success using seeds and starter plants from the Amish or some other group from back East.
Then the Chemtrails and Ultraviolet Index started hitting 11+ daily and not even zuchs would grow :-/
Hell, haven’t been able to show skin in the Summer months for years now and had a couple of pre-cancers removed.
Can’t afford to put any real protection netting up. The good 8 foot tall mesh fencing keeps the Elk, Deer and others out, but now it is just an empty field for snakes and other creepy crawlies.
The brilliance of the psychopathic controllers is amazing. They have things so well planned out.
One year it is destroying all the milk. Next eggs. Next animals. Do the math hey??
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE (song)
https://old.bitchute.com/video/IPIgbkx58GLM/
..yes but dont let this destroy your soul 🙂
@beware…
Thanks but I don’t believe in that stuff.
For me…no evidence, no belief.
Evidence leads to proof which is then a fact.
There is NO evidence of god, Jesus, Satan, Heaven, Hell, etc. beyond heartfelt personal testimony, all based on man made myths to steal sovereign spiritual expression to control humans out of fear.
Therefore can’t have an “anti-christ” without one. Just because psychotic, sociopaths choose to hide their evil ways in religious mythology does not validate the myth. They are simply cowards playing malevolent games of hate and harm.
And basically I don’t really care how we got here, what is ‘here,’ I just live awake in this dream.
No TV, Movies, etc. for me for 50 years so I have escaped having 1000’s of hours in watching horror, murder, preaching, BS stories, etc. burned into my reality.
IT’S THE VISION (song)
https://old.bitchute.com/video/mlCVXjKB5JgD/
I wonder why the Community Gardens in my neighborhood are producing beautifully? We certainly get a good share of chemtrails here, in Dallas, TX.
For that matter, why are the stores well stocked with a great variety of produce?
The culprits you cite for the decline of your garden would be worldwide, right? Something is wrong with your formula.
I guess it is because I am a liar and I don’t know what I am talking about.
I can’t help but agree with the sentiment that the powers that shouldn’t be have done a brilliant job of corralling everybody (including truthers like ourselves) into little digital panopticons. Even following the so-called Truth takes ever more time and energy away from the act of life. I woke up at 6:00 AM, and at 2:48 PM I haven’t scratched the surface of my RSS feed! If I could connect with like-minded others, I’d probably ditch technology altogether. (Still working on that after all these years.)
I suggest work on things one can have some real affect on realistically, not just lot of keyboard work.
Be local activists. Attend meetings making decisions on your lives…fluoride, cell towers, vaccinations, anything on land and water use, PTA, School Boards, City and County council meetings, and especially anything under the “sustainability” flag on Agenda 21 and 2030. Focus on just one or two to not drain your time and energy.
Keep trying to make an effort to join with others in small groups you can trust and work on ideas for your particular environment and conditions…urban, suburban, rural, etc.
We need to be like the white blood cells of our bodies. They go and fight infection at the site to the benefit of the whole body.
Carry 1/4 page “flyers” with links and info on them to hand out to those you meet who are open to expanding their knowledge.
IT STARTS WITH YOU AND ME (song)
https://old.bitchute.com/video/uPPBh6BmFaxQ/
EJ.
It looks like we agree, to a degree. Ironically, my core belief is that “all belief is neurotic.” I got that quote from a famous guru from India. Then, you get into semantics about the definition of the word belief. But my reliance on 2 plus 2 equals 4, depends on repeatedly proven and useful and practical validation. I believe that if I smash my finger with a hammer, it will hurt and turn black an blue. I believe that applies to everyone else, as well. That would differ from a belief in things that require faith and cherry picking of anecdotes, aka your basic religions and cults. ” I believe that I am going to heaven” is based solely on not wanting to disturb the dogma, as handed down and rebuilt in your mind. The same goes for the atheistic belief that there is no continuation of consciousness beyond this material world. They say there is nothing beyond this world of the senses. This belief is less often inculcated by our parents and friends, and often comes from our own rationalizations and ego, but it is unsubstantiated, nonetheless. So the word belief really has distinct meanings. One comes from strong evidence, the other is what you call things that you know that you don’t know, but are unable to discard into the currently unknown compartment of your mind. The latter can be called faith. At least it is separate word, and counters the inherent confusion sometimes.
I know I don’t know enough about the soul to make sweeping statements that apply to everyone, but it seems that we have layers that struggle with each other. There is a ‘me’ that knows not to repeat that destructive habit. There is a me that tries to enforce what I have learned either through rationalization or stern willpower. The me that sees is differentiated from the me that acts and wills, and can be called a soul.
I believe that I have said enough.
@Hanky
>>I believe that I have said enough.>>
Maybe, you certainly like to fill the pages with 100’s of your words.
I didn’t read this you just ramble on too much for me.
(In a slow month, this seems like a good candidate for a second posting as a subscriber exclusive video.)
One Bull… My beloved Uncle Lee only ran one bull, rest were cows or steers, as far as I know… (I can see second bull, just in case one checks out unexpectedly.)
Honestly I never took Farm 101… but I picked up Bulls fight and need to be fenced off… so more than one Bull means more fencing… I’m pushing 70, not physical much anymore. (Third watch)
Edward, Ekaterina, Susan the misgendered cat , Potato and Edward juniors’ Institute stories have kept my flagging morale raised over these dastardly years. I am delighted James is opening the year with this (and ‘The Gathering Storm’)
Dear Corbett humans , if you haven’t read the Edward Institute For Village Studies stories and accompanying videos and you still have a sense of humour, you are in for a treat even Anton Chekhov could not provide ! Will Edward and Edward junior be joining Ekaterina for Derrick Broze
( Conscious Resistance Network and TLAV and IMA ) and friends at the Peoples Reset in Mexico ?
This personal interest story was a nice change of pace from the incessant headline news, during this ‘Year of the Storm.’
Hanky…
How are we to decipher these cryptic short messages. Too brief to understand. This is the Year of the Horse you idiot. Esplain yourself?
P.S. on a more informal note , have you heard from Homey, ‘ol Tom lately?
Silly me. Here I was always thinking the Edward Institute for Village Studies was some NGO or government sponsored multi-million dollar institution known the world over. 🙂
I don’t think we will ever get to learn the real reason the Russian govt. shut down Edward and his ‘Institute’.
Was it politics at play?
One too many foreigners in the country?
An American ex-pat living the good life in Russia and not feeding from the govt. trough?
Truth be told though, they did it in a clever way. The didn’t go after Edward directly, but indirectly through his Russian partner.
FT
:… don’t think we will ever get to learn the real reason the Russian govt. shut down Edward and his ‘Institute’…..”
Considering the US and Russia are basically in a low grade war with each other its hardly a surprise they are a bit “meh” on foreigners.
The thing about Russia is while it has plenty of space it has great potential for horrible things to happen on a mass scale, either via war or politics. TBH your probably safer living in the US, if only because the Gov is less adept then Russia at ruling directly over the low population zones.
Check out the Kin’s Domain movement… their villages and communities are growing everywhere – including the USA. (www.ringingcedarsofrussia.org)
But this reminded me of the award winning Russian movie “Leviathan.” There were scenes from the Russian judicial system that were insane. And the attorney who tried to help his brother… what he went through… and it was all very believable for most countries, not just Russia.
I had a friend who had to move because the US developer told her he would build a wall around her property so she could never sell it.