I'll be speaking at 3:30pm at Baker Creek in Mansfield tomorrow (Sunday). Come see me!

“There are those who say you should not take action because it is doomed to fail, and those who say you should not do anything because it will all work out. Either way, nothing happens.” — Mark Twain

The Haven Initiative is the heart of the TIAG Community. It's where families come to learn, apply, and eventually TEACH the regenerative principles that make real self-sufficiency possible — not as a concept, but as a lived practice. You can think of the Haven Initiative group as the primary On-Ramp to all things TIAG. From here, niche areas and focused work-groups pioneer community initiatives and programs across the 4 pillars of self sufficiency: 1. Food 2. Water 3. Shelter 4. Surplus THE BIGGER PICTURE: The Haven Initiative is one of several communities inside the TIAG Network, which includes: 🐝 The Natural Beekeeping Community — treatment-free, chemical-free, feral genetics, swarm traps, and Regenerative Apiaries Everywhere 🌸 IAM (Independent American Mama) — Rianna's movement for God-centered mothers raising the next generation with truth, courage, and purpose 🌍 And the physical TIAG HUBs — regional demonstration sites and food networks anchored by certified permaculture designers and working circular economies in your own REAL physical towns, cities, counties and land. And others. But this community — the Haven Initiative — is where it all starts. Your in the right place! WHAT WE'RE BUILDING TOGETHER: The goal isn't just to learn permaculture. The goal is a circular economy that supports YOUR family — rural or urban — with minimal to no outside imports required to maintain freedom at the food, water, and shelter level. Every home producing a surplus. Every community connected by trade, trust, and shared mission. Every family — sovereign. The lens is Permaculture Design. The proof is your land, your home, your community. This is what we're demonstrating right now at the Mysliwiec Family Farm in the Missouri Ozarks — and what we're helping YOU build wherever you are. "TIAG is Regenerative Communities Everywhere."

Welcome everyone! We're so glad you're here. The Haven Initiative is the founding community of the TIAG Network — and if you're new, this is the best place to start. TIAG stands for The Independent American Gardener. It's the community vision brought to life by Jamon Mysliwiec and his family — rooted in one simple, radical conviction: EVERY family deserves to be free, fed, and sovereign — on their own land, in their own community, by their own hands. This community is built on the 4 Pillars of Self-Sufficiency: 💧 Water | 🥕 Food | 🏠 Shelter | 📦 Surplus Whether you're starting with a single raised bed or managing a multi-acre homestead, you belong here. We meet you where you are and walk with you toward where you're going. WHAT TO DO FIRST: ✅ Introduce yourself in the comments below — tell us who you are, where you're from, and what brought you here ✅ Earn your first 5 points to unlock full community access — posting, DMs, and free courses ✅ Explore the resources pinned in this community ✅ Check out the Haven Games post to understand how ranking works and what you unlock as you grow This isn't just a digital community. It's the on-ramp to something physical — regional TIAG HUBs, local food networks, and families across America building real sovereignty together. We're building ours right now at The Mysliwiec Family Farm in the Missouri Ozarks. And we want to help you build yours. Welcome home! Let's grow. 🌿 — Jamon Mysliwiec | The Independent American Gardener — Rianna Mysliwiec | The Independent American Mama "A Food Forest in Every Yard and a Mentor in Every Home."

I'm glad you're here, There are big changes coming to TIAG: Our Social Media Channels across the ENTIRE Inter-Webs! Including Websites, Socials, groups, and more! If you’ve been following our families journey over the past 7 years, you’ve seen our family experience countless miracles and triumphs. From home births where Jamon caught and tended to each baby personally through incredible odds & Emergencies, to Riannas Disciplined and dedicated motherhood of our now 7 young children as we Traveled and Taught communities while homeschooling throughout the United States in workshops across north america with all of YOU and your incredible families. Through every challenge, we’ve stayed faithful and steadfast in our mission to Preserve Food Sovereignty Personal Freedoms by shifting cultural focus to THE FAMILY, executted through the regenerative paradigms of Permaculture Design, Homesteading, Barter and Trade and More. Bringing our God-given vision to life, even when it meant swimming upstream, making sacrifices, and being patient. When we lost both The Original Lulus Garden, and our 12.5acre Faith Haven, we were devestated, and marooned. But instead of quitting, we pushed on in prayer and discipline, and over the last several years we have made one BOLD move after another, now officially having planted our Roots Once Again to build our vision for our own family here, In the Missouri Ozarks, and demonstrate Everything we have been teaching and building at NEW HEIGHTS with and for all of you, amidst the continued sharing of our families incredible story, which we hope will continue to inspire you as we serve the Lord and work hard to align ourselves with his will for us and this mission. By the grace of the Lord, we’ve been boldly blessed. Every mountain climbed and storm weathered has refined us, and now we are stepping forward with greater clarity, unity, and purpose. We want out story to point to GOD, not us. We feel like our life is a walking testement to a God that loves and provides for each of us uniquely, and undivided in his constant, guiding pursuit of you.