Pioneering Today is all about getting back to basics, simple living, and self-sufficiency with old-fashioned skills and wisdom in a modern world. With heirloom gardening, canning, preserving the harvest, from scratch cooking, raising your own food, including livestock (backyard chickens, pigs, and cattle), natural medicine, herbs, DIY like soap making along with living a simple self-sufficient life, no matter where you live. Hosted by 5th generation homesteader, Melissa K. Norris, author of ...
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This is not a podcast about "how" to live simply, but "why" live simply. My aim is to show how the act of simple living can make your life, and the environment we all live in much better! We can all be homesteaders if we live in an appartement, a suburban house, or a rural plot!
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Prepping skills taught on a positive note. From growing your own food and stocking a prepper pantry, to providing your own water and electricity and making your own natural remedies, learn the prepping skills you need to sustain you and your family through any crisis.
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A podcast about leading a more self-reliant, resilient life in the face of 21st century climate change, disasters, pandemics and government policy. A series-based thought provoking discussion on important topics, with humour, candour and facts. Your host Jeff is an Army veteran, holds an MA and PhD in Emergency Preparedness and is the Principal Researcher at Preparedness Labs Incorporated.
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Helping you become more resilient through food. We are more disconnected from our food and drink than ever before! Generational cooking skills and food traditions are slowly withering away, and many of us have no idea where our food is coming from. We explore topics such as food resilience, nutrition, hunting, foraging, homesteading, regenerative farming, and more. Gather around our table and learn how to take control of your food supply chain and fuel yourself with nutrient-dense food.
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Mother Earth News and Friends shares the stories of the leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more.
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One person's journey to self-sufficiency and sustainability.
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Hear from encouraging guest and hosts who walk the talk!Be Prepared and Enjoy the Journey!
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Here at the self-sufficient podcast we seek to explore what it takes to be self-sufficient in modern society. Whether that be learning how to make your own furniture or learning a trade. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/travis-herd/support
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I firmly believe homesteading is more about lifestyle than location. Anyone can homestead anywhere, because it's really just about reconnecting to where our food comes from and the old fashioned skills and values of our grandparents. I'm here to teach you how to garden, preserve food, cook from scratch, minimize your stuff to maximize your life, and embrace a life of learning traditional homemaking arts.
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In our busy modern world, many people are interested in becoming more self-reliant, but have no idea where to start. Join first-generation homesteader and passionate gardener Ashley Constance for soul-centred and attainable conversations around growing your own food, sustainability, self-sufficiency, and everything in between. Whether you're on a farm in the country or in a house in the city, there is something for everyone in the world of self-reliance.
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Save money, get happy, and expand your creativity by making stuff out of plants you grow, forage or buy. And even monetize your hobbies! Craftsteading is about self-sufficiency and traditional skills. It’s about prepping for survival or enjoying calming handicrafts. Grow your own brooms, cordage, dyes, baskets, containers and more. Each month we’ll bring you a new podcast, so be sure to “follow” us. Website: www.craftsteading.com YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/craftsteading Pinterest: https:// ...
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The homesteading podcast dedicated to the pursuit of self-sufficiency, self reliance, and sustainability. Brian is a 4th generation homesteader located in beautiful upstate NY. Along with his wife, Bonnie (also a 4th generation homesteader) and their son Brian Jr., Brian has been actively homesteading on a 2 acre piece of land since 2008. This podcast is dedicated to their journey and is a call for others to join them in pursuing self sufficiency, self reliance, and sustainability.
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Join host Daniel Howell as he explores making and learning traditional skills and crafts with topic experts. From foraging to blacksmithing, weaving to hide tanning, each episode contains guidance and tips for learning to make or do it yourself. Inspired by the survival, homesteading and handmade communities this podcast covers a variety of traditional knowledge for the person that is interested in practical self-reliance, rural skills and artisan craftsmanship. Operating on the belief that ...
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Welcome to the podcast, Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function hosted by Sucheta Kamath. Executive Function is a core set of cognitive skills that allow humans to focus attention, block out distractions, plan ahead, stay engaged, temper emotions, and think flexibly while creatively solving problems to fulfill personal and social goals. The prefrontal cortex region of the brain, which governs Executive Function, is often compared to an air traffic control system at a bu ...
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EM has an ideological frame that it belongs in the public service or the not for profit field. There is a barrier to permitting the corporate world to enter the field, a fear of embracing the profit motive. Let's be clear, there is profit in the NGO / nonprofit world, in salaries, benefits and full cost pricing. To be an entrepreneur, you need to b…
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Urban Foraging: Discovering Wild Edibles in the City
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Join me in uncovering the hidden treasures of wild edibles right in the heart of the city, transforming concrete jungles into edible landscapes.By Ann Marie
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EP: 427 Save Big on Animal Feed: Historical Fodder for Today w/ Deanne Converse
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Join me with my guest Deanne Converse as we discuss ways to become more self-sustainable with our livestock feed costs. Deanne is sharing her years of experience in feeding livestock without the feed store. With the rise in feed costs over the past few years, this is one podcast you won’t want to miss. We’re not only talking about how to feed cattl…
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Into the Grouse Woods: Expert Insights and Tactics for Successful Hunts with Jake Perry
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This episode is a conversation with upland bird hunting guide Jake Perry, owner of Superior Upland LLC. Jake specializes in ruffed grouse hunting and this species is the focus of this episode. Episode Overview: Jake's love for upland birds and why he decided to become a guide Ruffed Grouse Hunting 101: Everything you need to know and more to be suc…
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Crazy Tough World - How to Understand Your Risk
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The world is chaotic, fraught with danger and loss. Either political, economic, warfare, cultural or other forces of disagreement, there is no shortage of rage, frustration, sorrow and loss in today's headlines - how do you navigate this? There are different perspectives - micro, meso and macro. Each level having a different focus, representing dif…
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Planning is important, but vision is more important still. Simple living will involve you in using vision to help secure your future.
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Mindful Budgeting: Financial Independence on a Small Scale
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Join me in discovering practical tips for achieving financial independence on a small scale, aligning with your self-reliant lifestyle.By Ann Marie
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Have you ever wanted to add some fun-loving ducks to your property? In this episode, John, Mark, and Katie Metzer of Metzer Farms share how to care for baby ducks, including how to prepare for their arrival, what to feed ducklings, if ducks can go broody, and more. By the end of this episode, maybe you’ll want to welcome a few web-footed friends to…
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Exhausted, overwhelmed, the world is overpressure, despite your best efforts, you dont see yourself getting ahead. Tired of all the motivation, discipline, morning routines etcetera that fester on the Internet? This is my story, of what I did when I hot that wall, the exhausted point. How I looked myself in the mirror, decided to change and then se…
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EP: 426 Homesteading 101 Series (Back to the Basics): Livestock
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Join me as I continue on in this Homesteading 101 Series (Back to the Basics). Today’s episode is all about the basics of raising livestock, and I’ll heavily focus on cattle. If you’ve ever wanted to raise your own grass-fed, grass-finished beef then this is the podcast for you. I’m giving you all the basics you need in today’s episode, plus many l…
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Journalism is Struggling, How to find Trusted Information
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Journalism in its purest form is a key to a free and democratic society, though you'd be hard pressed to find that in any nation today. With governments desperately funding traditional media in hopes of saving them, it reminds us all of protectionist cities saving the taxi industry abasing Uber / Lyft irrespective of the resident's wishes. With the…
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Green Gold: Introduction To Composting - Turning Kitchen Scraps Into Gold
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Join me as we explore the basics of turning kitchen scraps into gold, enriching your soil, and contributing to a more sustainable lifestylele.By Ann Marie
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Don't Let Political Turmoil Affect Your Life
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The stoics nailed control, there is but one binary choice, you are wither in control of something, or you are not. Paraphrased, it means you are in control of very little and that is precisely enough. Political ideology has much of the world fired up, creating breaks in the fabric of society, causing many people to lose connections and generally ha…
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Vertical Gardening Strategies and Inspirations for Small Spaces
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Are you looking to grow veggies in a small space? Join Poldi and Lindey as they discuss their gardening plans at their new apartment. Many renters decide not to grow food, because of limited grow space. But it is possible! In this episode, you will learn how Poldi and Lindey have grown squash and other veggies using grow bags and trellises, as well…
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EP: 425 Seed Freedom & Resilience Why Open Pollinated Is More Important than Ever Siskiyou Seeds
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Join me and my guest, Don Tipping from Siskiyou Seeds as we discuss the history of seeds and seed saving and how it’s changed over the past 100 years. Our conversation takes a deep dive into how seed companies source their seed (this may surprise you!) and how to know you’re getting quality seeds with the exact characteristics you want. For more in…
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Word Salad - Mitigation, Preparedness and Resilience
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The world is chaotic, crazy even. The exogenous shocks are numerous, impactful and all beyond our control. So how do normal families, living normal lives in reasonably modern nations navigate these times? We do so with mitigation, the long term systemic changes to our lives that insulate us from external effects. We add preparedness, the pre-event …
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Episode 20: Little by little, bit by bit - solving problems in simple stages.
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Simple living involves solving some of life's problems, in fact any kind of living involves solving problems. Abraham Maslow might just help us out on this one!
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Ready For Anything: Building A Basic Survival Kit
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Join me as we explore the essentials of building a basic survival kit, ensuring that you and your family are ready for whatever challenges may come your way.By Ann Marie
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EP: 424 Growing Fruit Trees Fast with Susan Poizner
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Join me and my guest, Susan Poizner, as we discuss the basics of growing fruit trees. With a few tips under your belt, you’ll know what fruit tree varieties will work best for your climate, when to plant your trees, and the nine tips for getting your fruit trees to grow fast! Susan also covers some mistakes to avoid when planting new fruit trees an…
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Food Labels Demystified: Navigate the Grocery Store with Confidence featuring Julia Putzeys
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Ready to discover the best tool for understanding food labels and more? This episode is a conversation with Julia Putzeys who is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and founder of the Trash Panda app. Join Poldi and Julia as they discuss the confusing landscape of food labels and ultra-processed food ingredients. And learn about the ultima…
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Welcome to episode 251 and season 1o intro, where we discuss the upcoming seasonal focus on interviews with practitioners, discussion of news and impacts on individual preparedness and scenarios related to exogenous shocks. Whether it is a bridge collapse in the USA, war in Gaza or famine in Africa, preparedness sets us up for a greater probability…
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Clean Green: DIY Natural Cleaning Products for a Healthier Home
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Join me in discovering how to create a healthier home with simple, effective, and environmentally friendly cleaning solutions.By Ann Marie
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EP: 423 Homesteading 101 Series (Back to the Basics): Gardening
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Join me as I continue on in this Homesteading 101 Series (Back to the Basics). Today’s episode is all about the basics of gardening. Which ultimately means understanding the basics of soil. You don’t have to be a soil expert, or a biochemist to understand how to know if your soil is good (or how to amend it, if needed). However, if you don’t pay at…
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Nourishing Scoops: DIY Guide to Nutrient-Dense Ice Cream
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EP 118 | Join Poldi and Lindey as they explore the delicious and healthful world of homemade, nutrient-dense ice cream. Discover how this classic treat can be transformed into a nutrient powerhouse with just a few simple ingredients. Episode Overview: Delving into the origins of ice cream and its evolution from ancient times to the present day. Unp…
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The Story of Inside My Canoehead - Episode #250
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Thank you, this has been a journey, I am privileged to be in your lives and deeply thankful for your patronage over the years. This milestone episode is about the journey, how we got here, the reasons to start the podcast and the parent company, as well as the ideas championed on the episodes. Our goal here is to be your source of accurate, evidenc…
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Episode 19: "This Land is Your Land" - or is it?
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In this episode I discuss your relationship with the land. Even if you don't own land, this relationship is one of the most crucial factors in your life! Also, the terrible crime of wasting the land - it's happening all around us!
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Waste Not, Live More: Zero-Waste Living for a Sustainable Lifestyle
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Join me in discovering practical strategies to reduce our environmental footprint and live more harmoniously with our planet. Today, we're embarking on a journey towards a more sustainable lifestyle by exploring the fascinating world of zero-waste living.By Ann Marie
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EP: 422 The Medicinal Benefits of Mushrooms with Dr. Christopher Hobbs
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Join me for this podcast interview with Dr. Christopher Hobbs as we discuss the health benefits of mushrooms. The benefits are vast, and when you consider that you can easily grow mushrooms at home (or forage for them nearly everywhere), it gets even more exciting. Ever since I found healing from stomach acid and ulcers by changing the food I ate, …
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Hatching baby chicks can be a great way to introduce kids to the world of incubation, poultry, and all the challenges and joys of homesteading – not to mention leadership and entrepreneurship. In this episode, Ann Accetta-Scott shares more about egg-hatching curriculum for children, whether using it as a family side project or a homeschooling lesso…
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Becoming Prepared - Navigating the Chaotic 2020s
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You want to chase your dreams, to rock an incredible life, to be all that you want - but the world continues to throw exogenous shocks at you, to seemingly be working to counter your best efforts, to limit your successes. The reality is that you are in control of very little and that is precisely all you need. The 2020s are a chaotic decade for ver…
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Spruce Tree Foraging, Identification Tips, and Culinary Uses
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EP 117 | This episode is a recording of a recent X space where Poldi and co-host Lindey discuss spruce tree foraging, how to distinguish spruce from other conifers, and some ways of using spruce as an ingredient in the kitchen. Spruce trees are perfect for winter foraging! Poldi and Lindey also share a recent scientific review linking ultra-process…
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The chaotic world extends locally, there are nefarious individuals in the world, who would take an opportunity to relieve you of your possessions and wealth. While we wished that was not the case, it is incumbent upon us to learn how to mitigate the effects of others, to enact that which is within our control. As the stocks say, very little is with…
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Harvest to Plate: The Basics of Meal Planning with Homegrown Ingredients
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Join me on this culinary journey as we explore the basics of meal planning with homegrown ingredients.By Ann Marie
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EP: 421 Growing Nut Trees on a Homestead Scale (What You Need to Know)
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One of the crops that’s easily overlooked for growing a sustainable food source on the homestead is the nut tree. As with fruit trees, once a nut tree is established, it can produce food for your family for decades (and even generations) to come. Learn which nut trees are best for your homestead needs with David Hughes from Rock Bridge Trees. He’s …
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You Are the Most Important Asset in Emergencies - Invest in You
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Very little is within your control, that's precisely all you need. The stoics understood that by championing your own physical, mental and financial health, you were independent of the world and could navigate whatever exogenous shock sent your way. You cannot assume responsibility for family and friends if you are in need yourself and you most cer…
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Spear Hunting, Homemade Syrup Making, and Serviceberry Foraging with Luke Oswald
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EP 116 | This episode is a conversation with my friend Luke Oswald who is a hunter, angler, forager, and podcaster himself. On his show, Publicly Challenged, Luke interviews wild food experts, naturalists, and others who utilize public land recreationally. His goal is for him and his listeners to learn how to hunt, fish, and forage better, and do i…
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In this episode I use a tartan to explain all about agrarianism! You will need to listen to find out more. https://youtu.be/UQ9NaqjeDGU?si=kp53rP61Vz3QOHHn
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No one is coming to help, whether you're a fan of classical novels from the 1900s like Dale Carnegie or Stephen Covey, or modern motivational series from then likes of David Goggins, Mark Manson, Mel Robbins or others. Simply put, in the positive world, the actual one you live in, it is your responsibility to ensure that you, as a human, are best p…
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Green Delights: Starting a Mini Indoor Garden for Fresh Produce
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Even if you're short on outdoor space, you can cultivate a mini indoor garden that brings nature's bounty right into your home. Get ready for a green journey as we explore the art of starting a mini indoor garden for growing your own herbs and vegetables.By Ann Marie
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Why You Own Stuff - Preparedness & Possessions
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We live in a modern, technologically enabled society that requires the ownership of physical goods to operate. The reasons we choose to acquire goods are generally within four categories - the item exists for a defined purpose (golf clubs), just in case (fire extinguisher), sentimental (Dad's picture) or we were persuaded by a version of the modern…
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EP: 420 Homesteading 101: Back to the Basics Series
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Join me for this podcast series on Homesteading 101: Back to the Basics. We know countless people are joining this homesteading movement, and I would like to hold the door open and welcome you in. In this series we’ll be discussing the five pillars of homesteading: gardening, livestock, homestead cooking, preserving and herbal medicine. Though this…
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