In the previous 2 blogs I addressed some ideas of water and sanitation management and what we could possibly do to help others with our own resources.In this section I want to address HELPING OTHERS HELP THEMSELVES when it comes to food provision. Our own foodstores will be limited and will only last so long. I'm thinking of long term ideas for replenishing food . Chickens can be reproduced quite quickly if you have an incubator but since electric might not be an option, does anyone have any ideas of how to make an incubator in a way that the temp could be maintained ? (God Bless broody hens. You can barter her chicks later for needed resources you don't have).
Meat on the menu will have to be a thing of the past ,at least for awhile.Don't kill the goose that laid the golden egg.Chickens can forage the woods & sustain themselves and they provide an egg every day or 2 depending on the season and availability of enough light hours. Vegetables would be the smartest way to go. Eggs & beans are a good source of protein. Cabbage & potatoes & beans will keep you alive in a famine.Potatoes , beets and other root vegetables can be grown along the border of the woods as long as there is enough sunlight. The plants would appear to be weeds and remain hidden from possible thieves.
Beef cattle should not be slaughtered , if possible. As long as enough pasture is available they should be allowed to reproduce and just enough milk taken off the cow for cheese making and some milk for drinking until the calf can hold its own. Rural areas will have to revert back to where we were 100+ yrs ago with small farms and a cow , goats , chickens in the yards. Calves , chickens, goats & sheep can be sold off or bartered to the next guy down the road or neighboring communities.Manures will be needed for fertilizer . Horses would revert back to their original purpose... transport.A good community security system will of course be necessary.That's where community militias will come into play.
Heirloom seeds should be started in the house the end of February for tomatoes ,peppers and other plants that do better if started ahead of time & transplanted when warm. Half an egg shell makes a perfect starter pot for seeds and fits nicely in an egg carton.Two or three egg cartons ( lids cut off & placed underneath for extra support) fit nicely on windowsills and will give you a nice tomato crop. Start more if you have the seeds for others who may need plants.Every tomato, every cucumber, every pepper will have tons of seeds. Remember others.
Solar methods of dehydration to preserve your harvest should be checked out , copied and kept on the shelf for needed reference.
Any other thoughts on this ?
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