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wendy broffman's avatar

This is why we grow our own veggies and swap with neighbors, seeds and plants and ripe grown food, and only get meat from local farmers who use no hormones and have free range animals..chickens and cows. It is getting really hard to find any cows that haven't had at least one vaccination. Even our local grass fed organic River Valley Farms gives their cows one shot, it might be mandated, not sure...which I am not happy about. Moreover, I live in only one of two counties in California that still bans whole milk. This is purely a financial problem, as the dairy the county's deep invested in went belly up a few decades ago and the Humboldt County powers that be are afraid any law suit would destroy the dairy business that eventually was purchased by a big corporate entity. They are still afraid that bacteria in milk might might people sick. They have no clue that pasteurized is basically worthless

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Paul Repstock's avatar

The most "Revolutionary" action independent people can undertake, is to dedicate their daily lives to increasing society's "Self Reliance".

"Guns, Gold, and God" might(?) get you and your family, through the short term? (Your year's supply of goods will probably not last six months?) But, if humanity is to survive and thrive, we need a semi cooperative plan for the long term! This means building a sustainable architecture for everyone.

Many people are "Youtube Experts". They have watched every available video on Survival and Growing Food. But, there is a huge gap between the Theory and the Practice. Thinking that you "Know", but never having done the work is very dangerous!

Self Sustainabilty is a monumental and "Long Term" project: If you don't produce Half your needed food this year, there is zero chance of producing All the food you need next year! Food production gives satisfaction and value. But, be realistic, most of us have no hope of Sustainability. The Project just needs to much preparation and too many material inputs.

First, you need Soil.

Then you need tools and equipment.

And finally, you Need a Knowledge Base suitable for your exact environmental conditions (Contrary to modern wisdom(?) that changes every year.)

So; To reliably produce food for a year, you need to prepare to grow a variety and volume of crops sufficient for atleast two years. There will be surpluses to aid those people who didn't get the message or those who had "Crop Failures Every farmer has crop failures. That is why the most sustainable agriculture is always "Mixed Farming".

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