Christopher David
- Apr 24
- 16 min
A Class of Criminals?
Oh April Im not sure why April is such a popular time for the local drug addicts to trespass on our property, but for four years in a...
Christopher David
- Dec 31, 2022
- 13 min
What Can We Grow? Church Resilience Experiment Part 2
Below is the second part of our social experiment to see how willing Christian churches are across Appalachia to help their local...
Christopher David
- Dec 9, 2022
- 8 min
Merry Consumption
As I continue writing my Appalachia book, I am reading through E.F. Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful. It’s a New York Times bestseller,...
Christopher David
- Nov 26, 2022
- 3 min
There's an Alternative to Tyranny
Recently, 400 private jets carrying many of the world’s oligarchs descended on Egypt for their 2022 UN Climate Summit. The Summit took...
Christopher David
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
Monthly Farm Update: October 2022
I am not sure if it is the same as where you are, but the leaves started to change the first week in October and were all off the trees...
Christopher Michael
- Oct 5, 2022
- 7 min
Don't Look at the Light: A Guide to Surviving a Nuke
Nuclear war would be the end of our society as we know it, but there are ways to mitigate your exposure to help you survive.
Christopher David
- Sep 26, 2022
- 9 min
What Do We Mean By Simplify? Part 1
You know by now, we are always encouraging people to simplify their lives. What we mean by that will be explored in today's article....
Christopher David
- Sep 21, 2022
- 4 min
Got Wood?
Once a week for the past three months, CM and I have set aside an hour to collect and cut firewood. We spoke with a neighbor a few weeks...
Christopher Michael
- Sep 19, 2022
- 5 min
Dealing With the Emotions of Collapse
Dealing with the emotions of collapse is crucial to thriving in the next chapter of the world.
Christopher David
- Sep 12, 2022
- 6 min
The Hills Have Meth
CM and I got out for a bit this morning to do our bi-weekly errand run. As much as I love our animals and farm, it's nice to take a...
Christopher Michael
- Sep 7, 2022
- 9 min
Lights Out: On the Frontlines of Collapse
I don't have to tell you the world is falling apart because you can see it with your own eyes whenever you read the news or visit a...
Christopher David
- Sep 2, 2022
- 15 min
Grifting America: On The Frontlines of Collapse
Well, here we are again, much sooner than anticipated. I thought on the macro level we had more time compared to Cuba, China, Peru, Sri...
Christopher David
- Aug 28, 2022
- 8 min
Burning China: On The Frontlines of Collapse
Little to no news coverage is occurring about China's record-breaking heat wave, energy crisis, and water scarcity problem in Western...
Christopher David
- Aug 23, 2022
- 7 min
Crumbling Cuba: On The Frontlines of Collapse
In my downtime, I enjoy watching documentaries and interviews about people living in 2nd and 3rd-world countries. This gives me a great...
Christopher David
- Jul 24, 2022
- 9 min
Returning to Normal
"Recently a lot of Americans have been making plaintive comments, hoping that things will get back to normal someday. I have bad news...
Christopher Michael
- Jul 18, 2022
- 5 min
This Article Is Not About Mental Health
I definitely wouldn’t bring up mental health to make you take a critical look at yourself—would I?
New Revenant Society
- Jun 30, 2022
- 8 min
Know Before You Go: Off-Grid
Reality: In today’s glitzy world, all we see from homesteading and off-grid “influencers” is how easy it is for people to leave their...
Christopher David
- Jun 23, 2022
- 6 min
Should You Choose To Accept This Mission...
CM and I often discuss the direction and mission of NRS. We are constantly adapting and growing as the world around us changes, and we...
Christopher David
- Jun 16, 2022
- 3 min
Weekly Farm Update: 06.12.22
We finally tasted our first tree fruit! The sour cherries produced a plate full of delicious red fruits for us in their third year. Below...
Christopher David
- Jun 5, 2022
- 5 min
Growing Your Own Food Sucks: Understanding Scale
Chris and I are attempting to grow as much of our food as possible this year. Doing so on paper seems reasonable, but once you get...