🧵 THREAD: I was just flying my drone over my land… and I thought: damn — I really built my own paradise here in the Brazilian jungle.

Here are the 8 Pillars of Real Self-Sufficiency I live by — far from government overreach, societal collapse, and digital slavery. ⬇️

1. FOOD 🍗

“You are what you eat.” Whoever first said it was absolutely right, because food is more than fuel. It shapes your body, your brain, your mood, your immunity, and ultimately your freedom. If you want sovereignty over your life, it starts with what’s on your plate.

Most of the food you find in supermarkets today isn’t really food. It’s processed, stripped of nutrients, pumped with preservatives, and grown in degraded soil. Even the meat and milk are compromised. Factory-farmed animals fed unnatural diets result in products with dangerously skewed omega-6 to omega-3 ratios, which drive inflammation and disease. Add in pesticide residues, seed oils, and synthetic additives, and you get the perfect recipe for physical and mental collapse, disguised as a “balanced diet.”

Almost every modern Western disease, from depression to diabetes, can be traced back to the gut. And the gut is shaped by what you feed it.

This is why food must be your number one priority if you’re serious about self-sufficiency, health, or survival. Growing your own food in a regenerative, permaculture-based system, or trading with others who do, is the only real solution.

As a scientist who has worked with human metabolism for years and studied the causal-loop relationships between dietary input and long-term well-being, I chose to walk the hard path. I left Europe — my family, friends, and even my frozen bank accounts — and moved to Brazil to build the life I believe in. I found a safe place surrounded by jungle, rich in natural resources, and began reclaiming control over my own food and health.

Today, I raise 30 Rhode Island Reds — strong, self-reliant chickens that lay around 20-25 eggs per day. They’re free-range, keeping snakes and spiders away from the house. I feed them homegrown corn, banana plant stalks, and local supplements. While jaguars and pumas occasionally claim one or two despite the electric fencing, I simply hatch more eggs and keep the cycle going.

I also built two greenhouses. The first (50m²) is dedicated to NFT hydroponics, where I grow strawberries, shishito peppers, blackberries and blueberries (in compost), safely shielded from the destructive jungle ants. The second (14m²) is for tomatoes, grown in Dutch bucket systems under sunlight and 20 solar-powered grow lights, yielding 2-4 pounds of heirloom tomatoes per day. I even started breeding my own tomato varieties, but I’ll tell you more about this in a post below.

I also constructed my own aquaculture system to raise trout and tilapia using mountain spring water, which then (being more nutrient-rich due to fish poop/pee) becomes as a fertilizer source for my greenhouse crops.

Beyond that, my land overflows with edibles that thrive in this environment. “Plagues” like sweet potato are a blessing, producing several kilos per plant, perfect for barter or storage. Physalis (golden berries) pop up everywhere and fetch premium prices abroad. Turmeric is invasive, yes, but I harvest and dry it, alongside chili, sweet paprika, black pepper, rosemary, oregano, and cumin. For this, I imported a Ninja 11-in-1 oven, which I also use to ferment yogurt from raw milk.

My food forest is expanding fast. I’ve planted over a dozen banana varieties, including rare types from pink to black. I’m growing mulberries, papayas, avocados, peaches, grapes, olives, lemons, oranges, and tropical species few people have even heard of. I’ve even started harvesting jabuticaba, one of my favorites — its sweet, grape-like fruit grows directly on the bark, straight from the trunk like something out of a fantasy novel (see picture).

Everything I grow is real, nutrient-dense, and free from chemicals. Some of it feeds my family, some feeds my animals, and some I trade for raw milk, meat, or organic cheese with local farmers.

Food is the foundation. Food is health. Food is sovereignty. And growing it yourself is the first act of true rebellion.

2. WATER 💦

Without water, there is no self-sufficiency. It’s not just about drinking — it’s about irrigation, animals, cleaning, aquaculture, and even energy.

The first step to living off-grid is identifying your primary water source:

– Spring water is ideal — clean, pressurized, and often year-round
– Groundwater can work, but always test for contaminants and ensure recharge stability
– Rainwater can be excellent too, but it requires proper collection, filtration, and reliable storage
– Surface water (creeks, ponds) may be usable if managed well, especially with filtration or for non-potable use

No matter what the source: Have a reservoir.

Water storage = drought insurance.

And invest in treatment or filtration systems, because polluted water is worse than no water.

In my case, I’m lucky:

I have three natural untouched springs flowing directly from the mountain. There’s no one above me. That means:

– No chlorine
– No fluoride
– No microplastics
– No pee/poo
– No birth control residue or other pharmaceutical garbage

Just clean, chemical-free, pressurized mountain water. This water feeds everything: my house, my gardens, my chicken, and my aquaculture system (where I raise trout and tilapia).

That nutrient-rich fish water then gets channeled it into my NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) greenhouse, where strawberries and peppers grow like wildfire (and the solid waste goes right onto the composting systems).

Right now, I still use an electric pump to push water to my main tank. But I’m about to upgrade to a hydraulic ram pump, which is a pump that uses gravity and pressure from falling water to lift a portion of it uphill, without any electricity.

That means more efficiency, less energy use, and even less dependence on solar or batteries.

If you don’t control your own water, you’re not free. It’s that simple. You can live without power for a while, but not without water. And if your water is poisoned, everything else collapses.

I also have a 300 ft elevation drop across my land, and all my springs feed into a single stream. That gradient allows me to run a micro-hydropower plant, and will be expanded over time due to its immense potential.

To preserve the purity of this water system, for me and for the ecosystem downstream, I’ve implemented:

– Multilevel septic tanks to responsibly treat both graywater and blackwater
– Biodegradable cleaning and hygiene products only: sodium bicarbonate, organic soaps, borax, vinegar, and essential oils

We don’t poison our land to feel clean.

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Dr. Simon Goddek

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May 6

1/ They lied to you about FAT.
They lied to you about SUNLIGHT.
And they sure as hell lied to you about RAW MILK.

Let me redpill you on nature’s most demonized superfood. 🥛

A THREAD 🧵

2/ Raw milk didn’t kill people. Filthy industrial dairies did. In the 1800s, cows were kept in urban hellholes and fed distillery waste. The “milk” was so toxic they had to mix in chalk to hide the color. Thousands of infants died. Raw milk took the blame.

3/ Rather than clean up dairy farming, elites pushed pasteurization, a shortcut to sterilize dirty milk.
But heat kills everything good too:
– Enzymes
– Immune cells
– Probiotics
– Growth factors
Raw milk became illegal. Dead milk became standard.

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Dr. Simon Goddek

@goddeketal

Apr 28

🚨TRUTH: Journalists didn’t just fail during COVID — they actively betrayed us.

When the narrative changed...

"One shot and you're safe"
"Two shots"
"Boosters forever"
"Cloth masks work"
"No, surgical masks"
"No, N95s"
"Double masking"
"Your mask doesn’t work unless everyone wears one"

... they never asked real questions.
... they never pushed back.
... they never held anyone accountable.

Instead of exposing contradictions, journalists became cheerleaders for lies.
Instead of protecting democracy, they demolished it.
Instead of questioning "the science," they enforced it like a religion.

They canceled real scientists.
They smeared truth-tellers as "COVID deniers" and "anti-vaxxers."
They pushed millions into taking shots that cost billions of life years worldwide.

And to this day, there has been no apology. No accountability. The liars still work, and the people who told the truth got fired.

Every journalist who pushed these lies, every journalist who shamed, discriminated, and canceled, must be held accountable.

This cannot go unpunished.
Not after what they did to the world.

By the way:
Throughout all the lies, censorship, and gaslighting, there were a few voices who stood strong.
Those citizen journalists, medical doctors, and scientists asked the hard questions when it was dangerous to do so.
They got smeared, silenced, and attacked — but they were right.
They deserve to be vindicated.

If you're looking for people worth listening to, the accounts below never wavered when it mattered most:

TaraBull (@TaraBull808): A prominent voice on X, known for her commentary on current events and corporate practices.

Mindy Robinson (@iheartmindy): Independent journalist, hidden history enthusiast, and host of "Conspiracy Truths" on America Happens.

Marc Friedrich (@marcfriedrich7): Economist, 7-time bestselling author, and financial consultant focusing on gold, Bitcoin, and silver.

Dr. Sam Bailey (@SamBaileyREAL): New Zealand doctor and medical researcher known for questioning the virus narrative.

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Dr. Simon Goddek

@goddeketal

Apr 24

🚨BREAKING: Community Notes on X are COMPROMISED.

Why does the @CommunityNotes employee @_jaybaxter_ mass-block conservatives while allowing pharma-backed manipulators to abuse the system and threaten non-socialist voices?

I GOT ALL THE RECEIPTS. Let's dive in. 🧵👇

2/ Meet Ryan T. (formerly @rt7683), the man behind the @CommunityNotes account 'Enterprising Desert Raven.' He's actively silencing conservative voices by issuing direct threats. But who’s enabling this censorship from inside X? Keep reading...

3/ First of all, how do we know Ryan is behind 'Enterprising Desert Raven'? Well, he bragged about it while threatening @TRHLofficial, flaunting his Community Notes power. Yet he's untouchable. How is this even possible?

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Dr. Simon Goddek

@goddeketal

Apr 21

🧵THREAD: Pope Francis has died at 88. In 15–20 days, the conclave will elect his successor. Here are the top 12 contenders.

Who do you want to see sitting on the throne of St. Peter?

#1 Angelo Bagnasco 🇮🇹 — A staunch conservative, Bagnasco has compared same-sex unions to incest and pedophilia. He defends clerical celibacy and opposes abortion and euthanasia. His vision: a Church rooted firmly in tradition and moral clarity.

#2 Matteo Zuppi 🇮🇹 — Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna and President of the Italian Bishops' Conference, emphasizes that celibacy doesn't equate to a lack of affection, advocating for a loving and inclusive priesthood. Zuppi has also supported dialogue with LGBTQ+ individuals.

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