Dan Martin is widely considered an expert in the field of self-sufficiency, drawing the attention of and appearing on/in mainstream media such as CNN, Yahoo News, MSNBC, Esquire men's magazine, and the Travel Channel. Dan has consulted on shows like AMC's The Walking Dead, National Geographic's Doomsday Preppers, The Travel Channel's Paranormal Paparazzi, and TNT's hit show Falling Skies, as well as for various governments and sustainable-living communities, including an ongoing Sustainable Community in Monkey River, Belize, and the Nete Ibo Eco Village in Tabatinga, Peru.