I'm following Yon, he's very passionate about warning us. Talk of food shortages has been going on for a while so I've started growing my own and have dry goods etc. stored. It won't be enough if what Yon et al comes to fruition but it's a start.
Found this by mistake..or maybe not. I grew and am growing my first food this year. Tomatoes and soon to be sweet potatoes..in plastic bins. They say you can live on Sept potatoes, and I love them. Seventy yrs old and going green..ughh..until I heard what was coming..I mocked the greenies. Loved this article..now need to search...hybrid seeds, lol. Thx
Because I live in an earthquake prone area and our "big one" is overdue, I have been taking care of the preparedness of my family for a while. However, Fall 2021, came the discriminatory mandates and the obvious realization that, "no, the government does not work for you". From that point on, my focus has changed from "I can survive 72 hours" to "being resilient and thriving".
So, my wife and I started picking up new skills and improving on old ones. As mentioned, we improved our rain water capture and storage capabilities (including testing and filtration, to ensure potability, if required); we have increased our garden and have focused on crops that work well in our modest yard. Along with that, we learned how to pressure can low acid foods (we had a lot of frozen meats; we decreased our dependency on the freezer by canning pork, chicken and beef); currently, while we eat some of what we produce, the bulk has been dehydrated (and vacuum stored) or canned. You cannot eat money, so we decided to invest on what I call "strategic reserve": we do our regular shopping, and save our crops for later. It's been an interesting process, and learning about mylar bags and oxygen absorbers is fun!
Finally, energy: got a generator to keep that freezer running but have limited amount of gas; will need to work on that. A portable wood stove to cook outside and a cord of wood. Not excessively cold in the winter here, so that would be mostly for cooking, but I never converted my fireplaces, so I can burn some wood if needed...
I bought a little house in Mexico, will be moving there soon. No mortgage, beautiful weather. Can walk most places, going to have a container garden on the roof, and a few chickens. There are berry farms all around the large lake near my house. Most neighbors save seeds and share...Mexicans don't waste things.
My health is passable, medical care is excellent, most food is local. No 5G yet. There is a small suite I can rent out to visitors for extra income.
I have learned that I need little to be content... Pretty house, good food, music, books, friends, and no blistering heat. I have some solar panels and hot water.
There is some petty theft, but almost no cartel activity, and it's not in the Mexican culture to want to control people, or surveill them. It's a friendly culture. And I can have a housekeeper and gardener for a nominal cost.
All I ask is some peace, self-sufficiency, and to be left alone. It's good to be happy with simple things.
Glad I found you, through Michael Yon. Been following him for years. He's the real deal.
Thank you for the note Linden. I thought of Andy Dufresne and Shawshank's last scene as a read it. Yes, I think that those of us that will fair bast in the new world will be those that are "happy with simple things", that also applied to the old world for that matter...
Wishing you very best in this next chapter of your life, and Merry Christmas!
Thank you! The really nice thing is that I came from a moneyed, highly educated family. I watched my father pursue a plethora of things...New upscale cars, country clubs , etc status symbols, and it was never "enough". He ended up with a bullet in his head. It was bandage.
I'm following Yon, he's very passionate about warning us. Talk of food shortages has been going on for a while so I've started growing my own and have dry goods etc. stored. It won't be enough if what Yon et al comes to fruition but it's a start.
Found this by mistake..or maybe not. I grew and am growing my first food this year. Tomatoes and soon to be sweet potatoes..in plastic bins. They say you can live on Sept potatoes, and I love them. Seventy yrs old and going green..ughh..until I heard what was coming..I mocked the greenies. Loved this article..now need to search...hybrid seeds, lol. Thx
Hybrid seeds, like mules, may be infertile.
Yon is always informative. Love reading his articles
Because I live in an earthquake prone area and our "big one" is overdue, I have been taking care of the preparedness of my family for a while. However, Fall 2021, came the discriminatory mandates and the obvious realization that, "no, the government does not work for you". From that point on, my focus has changed from "I can survive 72 hours" to "being resilient and thriving".
So, my wife and I started picking up new skills and improving on old ones. As mentioned, we improved our rain water capture and storage capabilities (including testing and filtration, to ensure potability, if required); we have increased our garden and have focused on crops that work well in our modest yard. Along with that, we learned how to pressure can low acid foods (we had a lot of frozen meats; we decreased our dependency on the freezer by canning pork, chicken and beef); currently, while we eat some of what we produce, the bulk has been dehydrated (and vacuum stored) or canned. You cannot eat money, so we decided to invest on what I call "strategic reserve": we do our regular shopping, and save our crops for later. It's been an interesting process, and learning about mylar bags and oxygen absorbers is fun!
Finally, energy: got a generator to keep that freezer running but have limited amount of gas; will need to work on that. A portable wood stove to cook outside and a cord of wood. Not excessively cold in the winter here, so that would be mostly for cooking, but I never converted my fireplaces, so I can burn some wood if needed...
Very interesting, thank you.
I bought a little house in Mexico, will be moving there soon. No mortgage, beautiful weather. Can walk most places, going to have a container garden on the roof, and a few chickens. There are berry farms all around the large lake near my house. Most neighbors save seeds and share...Mexicans don't waste things.
My health is passable, medical care is excellent, most food is local. No 5G yet. There is a small suite I can rent out to visitors for extra income.
I have learned that I need little to be content... Pretty house, good food, music, books, friends, and no blistering heat. I have some solar panels and hot water.
There is some petty theft, but almost no cartel activity, and it's not in the Mexican culture to want to control people, or surveill them. It's a friendly culture. And I can have a housekeeper and gardener for a nominal cost.
All I ask is some peace, self-sufficiency, and to be left alone. It's good to be happy with simple things.
Glad I found you, through Michael Yon. Been following him for years. He's the real deal.
Thank you for the note Linden. I thought of Andy Dufresne and Shawshank's last scene as a read it. Yes, I think that those of us that will fair bast in the new world will be those that are "happy with simple things", that also applied to the old world for that matter...
Wishing you very best in this next chapter of your life, and Merry Christmas!
Thank you! The really nice thing is that I came from a moneyed, highly educated family. I watched my father pursue a plethora of things...New upscale cars, country clubs , etc status symbols, and it was never "enough". He ended up with a bullet in his head. It was bandage.
And Merry Christmas to you, too!