I'v been growing and using Stevia for about 7 years now. Also started beekeeping last year. It isn't supposed to be about depravation. It's back to nature.
Potatoes keep over the winter… plant plenty. Learn how to make decent tasting beans from dried beans. There is always too many beans in garden to use fresh.
Yes, everyone should learn to make bread and butter. Learn to create a sourdough starter from scratch. It is rather easy. These are the things you can do while you prepare to purchase that land.
My local beekeeping club doubled this past year. … in spite of the fact that the purchase price for bees is skyrocketing and bees are struggling to over-winter.
Certified organic foods cannot contain GMO.
Saw an article on Mead last night…. inferring that to the Vikings, it was a natural anitbiotic.
You can also grow garden plants in bales of straw. $3-5 a bale.
Can you share some resources on the ACV. I failed at my attemp… everything molded
It's all about your priorities. A couple years back I bought a non-electric grain grinder. I have a source of organic grains and I live in BFE - 100 miles to nearest city. Try growing your own. Think Quinoa and Amaranth. Get away from the wheat. I make pasta substituting Quinoa flour for wheat… no one noticed any difference.
I find it at those liquidation stores and buy up all they have. Pink Himilayan salt too.
I make wine successfully, so will have to give the ACV another shot. My spouse has an apple every day so I have daily supply to feed the fermentor.
Oh My… I followed a recipe that took 6 - 9 months. No wonder it molded. KEK
From my understanding, Italy has banned GMOs. So when I do by store bought pastas, I look for made in Italy (organic or course)
For yeast I make a starter with pineapple juice, milk, and flour. Add to it each day, put in cupboard until you got enough then put in fridge and at least once a week add to it.
Remember Amish friendship bread? Made like this.
Seriously… $25.
I spent about $100 on mine. Be wary of being dependent on electric models.
Do you all know about reusuable lids for canning? Been using them for years. Had some trouble with pressure canning, but read the instructions and next time it worked fine.
trust me… i fail as well…
It's like I try to learn a skill until I get a good outcome, then move on to the next one. My skill set includes wine, sourdough starter, bread, sour cream, cream cheese, butter (make this more frequently) pasta, canned goods.
If I live in a city, I would try a new thing instead of going to the mall.
Have a source to obtain rabbits for a SHTF scenario.
Yes, I got the texture down, but I want a recipe similar to Bushes baked beans classic. Haven't found it yet.
I have been experimenting with the dehydrator lately. My pototoes from last year were losing their firmness, so I dehydrated the rest of them.
I am watching a cow give birth. They don't usually come so close to the house, so I haven't seen it yet. Exciting.
honey sells for $80 gallon.
Truly… roundup is everywhere.. you can't avoid it. Even in your hydroponics.. it's in the water.
I truly live in the middle of nowhere. Kek
how about cheesemaking?
can you make cheese without buying stuff (rennet) from store? Like Heidi's grandfather?
A smoker is a good investment to preserve those fishys
I have beef cows, no longer dairy. But.. I do make with organic cream. Makes it expensive.
>>1312611: Butter: 1. let cream get to room temp. 2. pour to fill half way in a container. 3. put lid on and shake maybe 15 minutes. 4. rinse with cold water in cheesecloth. 5. squeeze out water and whey. Butter.
I attempted one raw milk source and was politely turned down. I have a couple more resources to try. I heard that if you write a receipt that the intended use is for milk paint, farmers are more willing to sell.
Or consider barter. I make speghetti sauce to die for.
Anon… I too live in the midwest, and previously lived on a lake. Taking environmental classes, I discovered that the lakes I lived on had excess PCBs and eating fish from my lakes was not safe. Of course nobody living on the lakes knew this.
If fishing in lake, look up for safety. River's and streams are usually safer.
Good point you bring up.
I grow beef. Son has pork and eggs. We all have venison. I am thinking of doing rabbits this year. Will get a 6 x 8 dog chain link "cage?" and move every day on organic lawn. Butcher when the snow falls.
I have to watch freezer space. I have 3 refrigerators with freezers that run year round. One large stand up freezer that the beef fills up. One medium chest freezer for the pig. In spring I combine and shut off chest freezer. Brother in law does meat chickens.
Missed pointing out your good point.
The idea is to think community. If you make a family or community, everyone can play a part so that all have what they need and no one has to do all things. My family isn't in for money.. we just cover costs fairly. Son doesn't give pigs antibiotics - feeds them organic garlic. Three years… no probs.
honey bees are also not native to America
Interesting for future thoughts, but my beef are not handled, and surely wouldn't allow milking at this time.
Oh.. and mama cow just had her calf.. sweet.
I haven't drank milk in forty years. I stopped drinking it as a kid because when I went to uncle's farm it tasted so good and went home and wouldn't drink it anymore.;
Another thought anons is to purchase grocery items in glass jars that you can reuse. My honey friend buys brand new mason jars for his honey harvest… I buy coconut oil in jars and save them (much to anal spouse's disapproval)
never thought of that one.
thanks for tip anon..
I thought of that earlier anon, but recalled that the anons from 4 chan followed Shia LeBouf for months when he posted a pic of his flag. Not willing to dox. sorry
This is a family farm… not very progressive…. YET
And also to you anons with food allergies. Do you pray over your food? When it's prepared, as well as when you eat it. I wave my left hand in a circle over my plate with the intention to "protect me from any harmful effects that could be in my food… known or unknown".
Works for your car too. Everytime I drive I picture a bubble of white light and make a quirkly Donald Trump hand movement to bless my car to bring me home safe again. I forgot once, and had a minor fender scrape. Another time the prayer protected me on icy roads (cars in wrong lanes, me in the middle… you get the point.)
You do know that commercial chicken farms have discovered a way to raise chickens without wings; they sit in their own soil for their entire life. crowded too. All to taint the meat with adrenoline.
So I don't quite get the andrenochrome thing. The satanists want it, but it's bad for the rest of us???
Well done anon… I am about 75/25 scratch/store. Hope to improve. Time is always a factor.
My well intentioned daughter raises pigs. Her inlaws own a bar/restaurant. They save all the wasted "food" in 5 gallon bucket, so she literally doesn't have to pay for pig food. It's better than commercial where they feed pigs.. pigs (cannabalism), but I get my pig from son who is more like minded.
You are what you eat. At one time I was fast, cheap, and easy. Not anymore…(went through cancer).
You are correct. The ideal would be to have a balance. If SHTF, you won't have access to lids. You will have to make do with what you have. I just each year stockpile on both.
Question for you anon. I had intended to dehydrate potatoes, then food chopper them for instant mashed potatoes. Total fail.. I have potato flour. I was thinking that if instead of chopping or slicing taters, I should prepare them like hash browns before dehydrating. they would chop better.
Any suggestions?
I had heard that in medieval EU, in the pagan/druid era… that a person had access to 7 generations of their ancestors… that would be why they knew what plants helped for what, etc. Watching the calf being born, I wondered how she knew what to do. What if in all other species, they have the memories of 7 generations, and that humans have simply forgot (not necessarily by choice).
We have forgotten how to play the game
I believe I researched and found there is an old EO (JFK era if not mistaken) that says the govt can … in a state of emergency (which we are in now) confiscate all goods (food, weapons, fuel, etc.) for the good of the all.
I think we should find that EO and ask POTUS to rescind it. Put it on his twitter.
I could be wrong, but I think 12 ounces of honey equates to a pound of honey. I will let you do the math, because I am having cocktails…
From what I understand, cows are sent to market if they don't show good mothering characteristics.
I am fortunately blessed, my children have all chosen partners that value good parenting. I see some of my children's peers, and I feel bad for their parents. "How did I ever raise such a child?"
There is so much brainwashing from our children's education. WE missed the boat. We must share the blame. (we meaning the parents of the millennials)
I am disgusted at what I thought were fine individuals being so selfish in their own lives/needs that they put themselves priority over their children.
My Gram said that they used to slaughter a pig and put it in a barrel of sawdust (layered) in the basement. Said they didn't spoil.
Similar to the idea that you must refrigerate eggs. My auntie had them in the basement near the wood stove. Lasted for weeks.
Don't recommend not refrigerating store bought eggs.. only home grown.
Ty.. will check out site.. my focus is on making cheese the old fashioned way with out depending on the system.
You are a wealth of new info to me. ThankQ
I am Reiki level 2. Had opportunity to go for level 3, but felt I wasn't ready/ master wasn't qualified.
I will say though, that after level one, my only practice was on old dog. Old dog was doing very poorly.. many tumors. Still has them and is now 18 years old. Success?
Please expound on wife remembering….
My mate is amazed when I tell him certain things. Like recently his mom made a dish for sunday dinner that she rarely makes… or when I make a meal that he was thinking of and didn't mention (sorry, my life revolves around food)…
I often have the experience of reading my spouse's mind. Makes him nervous. kek
Thank you for that. Reiki master is a personal friend with many "gifts". So I trust her… until I realized that she was pushing the Reiki stuff to fast. I feel that I am only at level one. The universe will provide me with a new teacher when I am ready. The universe provided me with an excuse not to go to level 3 without hurting friend's feelings.
Love the universe. Confused with the multiverse… but willing to take the ride.
The Dead Doctors Don't Lie guy says ALL disease is either a deficiency or a toxicity. Plain and simple.
Question
I have a more than adequate generator if the lights go out for a few days. But, how can I protect it from EMP? It is stored in a metal shed. Is that enough?
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Overrun by wasps near my entrance way. Have bees, so hate to spray… Ideas?
Ok… i have the spray… will do tonight… thanks for advice.
Resource recommend:
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There is a part about using Wild lettuce for a opiate replacement. In a SHTF situation, those who are hooked on pain meds may become very dangerous.
St. Johns Wort oil is the finest I've found. Does your mom have skin tears? Also lavender has skin healing properties. Diluted Peppermint oil and of course hyssop oil is biblical.
If you make your own, add a charged crystal to the jar. Synergistic.
it is common to harvest st. john's wort on st. john's day… june 24th.
I harvest the plant, shove it in qt. jar, add an oil (I like sunflower oil for this), put it in the dark for 4-6 weeks, strain it and use oil.
Lots of insurances now have Tele-Docs. So for the 25-50 dollar "office call" you can have a list of what you would like ordered and skip the $200 times 2 go to the doctor visit.