Anyone growing or canning your own food?

-joe- said:
You can last a reasonable while without food. What kind of situation are you planning for?
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I am preparing for the civil unrest caused by an economic collapse.








Its not that I am planning for a particular event. I am looking at an overall lifestyle change. Eating healthier while also saving for a rainy day (or snowy) seems like a prudent thing to do. Fast, easy, ready to go meals are the name of the game for me.
 


Water, salt, bullets. Figure those out along with your food prep. I'm not a prepper per se but usually have a couple months of food around, just so I don't have to go to the store every week (except in winter for low quality "fresh" fruits and veggies ). Game is plentiful but if the lefties continue with their wolf reintroduction agenda, it will become less so. Hypatid FTL!!!
 
We are adding 5 or 10 fruit trees this year... not sure yet, lost 2 last year.
5-10 blue berry plants, maybe a lot more depending on cost and availability.

In May we plan to get some guinie hens, and then around June some chickens when the new coop is done.

My wife does most of the gardening, I do most of the building of said garden beds, coops, fencing, etc. She also cans and vacuum seals. The "Vacuum Sealer" you get from Wal-Mart/Costco/Target is not a long-term storage sealer, I'd say 20-30% of the bags don't seal or puncture... even with the higher-end bags. If you want to store for longer term(2yr+) then go with mylar and desiccant.

I also hope to finish my pond this year, and clear out around it and let the natural wild blackberries take over an entire side of the pond to bring in more animals, and for good eating. If I can get all that done, and have time I will also get my 2nd well setup with 2600g water tank, and gravity feed the pond so I can keep it full all year, and then add some fish, crawdads, etc.
 
-joe- said:
You can last a reasonable while without food. What kind of situation are you planning for?
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LOL Britfags. No wonder we beat you in the Revolutionary War.

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ToddW said:
We are adding 5 or 10 fruit trees this year... not sure yet, lost 2 last year.
5-10 blue berry plants, maybe a lot more depending on cost and availability.

In May we plan to get some guinie hens, and then around June some chickens when the new coop is done.

My wife does most of the gardening, I do most of the building of said garden beds, coops, fencing, etc. She also cans and vacuum seals. The "Vacuum Sealer" you get from Wal-Mart/Costco/Target is not a long-term storage sealer, I'd say 20-30% of the bags don't seal or puncture... even with the higher-end bags. If you want to store for longer term(2yr+) then go with mylar and desiccant.

I also hope to finish my pond this year, and clear out around it and let the natural wild blackberries take over an entire side of the pond to bring in more animals, and for good eating. If I can get all that done, and have time I will also get my 2nd well setup with 2600g water tank, and gravity feed the pond so I can keep it full all year, and then add some fish, crawdads, etc.
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hehejo said:
Acquaponics is awesome.

I just wish it was commercially viable, would move to a better climate and open up an automated farm asap.
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I will be doing that in the next 5 years. I am planning on tilapia , catfish and hybrid crayfish.

The average American has less than 3 days worth of food. Tell me what happens after 2 weeks?

Food costs are going up by a immense amount. My family of four spends maybe $7500 a year on food. With a good garden I can more than half that.
 
dmnEPC said:
your the fucking man. I was just trying to remember the name of that book. I read when I was in elementary school. I have to go find a copy its a must read for my son.
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Depending on his age "my side of the mountain" is a well written book too for kids.
 
When I lived in Michigan just about everyone I knew canned meats, vegetables, fruits and even fish. The way things are going these days it's a smart thing to do. Get a copy of The Complete Book of Home Preserving for reference plus there's a lot of good videos online that'll give you an idea of what's involved. Nothing wrong with being prepared.
 
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