Posted on 03/03/2011 9:08:03 PM PST by blam
Yes, You Can Survive The Coming Economic Nightmare – One Family In California Grows 6,000 Pounds Of Produce On Just 1/10th Of An Acre
If you work hard and get prepared, you can survive the economic nightmare that is coming. All over the United States and around the world there are millions of people that are learning how to become more self-sufficient. For example, there is one family that is actually producing 6000 pounds of produce on just 1/10th of an acre right in the middle of Pasadena, California. In fact, they grow so much food that they are able to sell much of it to restaurants in the area. Video of this incredible "urban homestead" is posted below.
The key is to start with what you have. The family in the video below would like to have a large acreage, but for now they have turned what they do have into an absolute miracle. Yes, a horrific economic nightmare is coming to this country, but you don't have to be afraid. One of the main reasons why so many of us are trying to warn people about what is coming is so that they will wake up and take massive action to become self-sufficient like the people in the video below have.
If you are not already growing your own food, now is a great time to get started. According to The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the global price of food rose 2.2% during the month of February to a new all-time record high. In fact, this was the third month in a row that the global price of food has set a new record.
2.2% may not sound like a lot, but if the global price of food were to increase by that amount every single month during 2011 by the end of the year the global price of food will have gone up by 26.4%.
26.4% food inflation is something that is very, very serious - especially in those areas of the world where millions are already teetering on the brink of starvation.
As I have written about previously, the world is on the verge of a major food crisis. The price of corn has increased by 33 percent just since December, and according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. corn reserves will drop to a 15 year low by the end of 2011. Many other agricultural commodities are also in short supply and are experiencing significant increases in price.
So now is a great time to try to become more self-sufficient.
After all, do you really want to eat the garbage they sell you in the stores anyway? Today, virtually all corn and virtually all soy has been genetically-modified, and more "frankenfoods" are being approved by the government all the time.
But it isn't just genetic modification that we need to be concerned about. The reality of the situation is that most of the food that we buy is complete and total garbage. The next time you go to the grocery store just take a few moments and read some of the labels of the products that you are buying. The truth is that our foods are absolutely loaded with chemicals, poisons and toxins.
Those that learn to grow their own food will end up a lot more healthy in the long run.
But food is not the only area where we should be striving for self-sufficiency. Water is being called "the oil of the 21st century" and already some very significant shortages are being reported in many areas of the United States.
In fact, some cities have already started to turn toilet water into tap water. Fortunately this is not a widespread thing in the United States yet, but a number of localities are now seriously considering going to such a system.
Would you want to drink your own recycled toilet water in the future?
If not, perhaps now would be a great time to learn how to become more self-sufficient when it comes to water.
Even now, most localities are dumping massive amounts of fluoride and other toxic chemicals into our drinking water. The tap water in most cities is so absolutely disgusting that it is a wonder that anyone is still willing to drink it.
In any event, the key is not to focus on the problems once you realize the truth. Instead, the key is to focus on the solutions.
That is what one family in Pasadena, California is doing. As mentioned above, they are producing a whopping 6,000 pounds of produce each year on just 1/10th of an acre....
(click to the site to see a nice video of what they're doing)
Isn't what that family is doing absolutely amazing?
Well, you can do it too.
For most Americans, the coming financial apocalypse is going to absolutely blindside them.
But that does not have to happen to you. You know what is coming. You have time to get prepared.
As I have written about previously, there are many other ways that you can start becoming more self-sufficient.
If you are currently dependent on a job, you can start developing alternate sources of income on the side.
If you are enslaved to the banks, you can reduce your expenses and start paying down debt.
If you have never had any self-defense training, now is a great time to get started.
There are hundreds of practical ways that you can begin preparing for the coming economic nightmare right now. Just putting up some solar panels or starting a "victory garden" would be a great first step for many people.
The key is to stop fretting about things so much and to start taking action.
We have now entered a time in human history that is going to be extremely unstable, but that doesn't mean that we have to live in fear.
If you are new to all this and have no idea how to start becoming more self-sufficient, there are a lot of great websites out there that can help you out. Some of the most popular ones are Prepper.Org, American Preppers Network and The Suburban Prepper.
But it doesn't have to be complicated. Just start to take action. Your family is going to need food, water, energy and shelter when the economy collapses. Begin preparing now so that you will have those things when you need them.
I know how to do it all as well, but have the sad misfortune of children who only want to buy “stuff”.
They are so busy trying to build careers, look good, and travel that they do not even have the time to tend their pachysandra, for goodness’ sake.
They do not want to learn to knit, sew, can, spin, tend chickens, or garden. It is all available at the “just-in-time” stores. No matter what I say, they can’t imagine a world without “stuff” easily available, therefore think there is no point in learning how to grow their own “arugula”.
I am depressed. Where did I go wrong? Maybe when the cool kids wouldn’t trade my home-baked whole wheat sandwiches for fluffernutters on wonder bread?
:::sigh:::
all my hard learned skills, just going to disappear when I am gone, like a puff of smoke.
My kids are pretty uninterested in learning those skills as well.
However, there is someone in my church who wants to learn and her teenaged daughter is VERY interested in learning.
Don’t worry. You can pass on your knowledge here and when TSHTF, you’ll find your skills in high demand.
No problem, glad to do it. A couple of things I didn’t mention but are important.
Cash: there probably won’t be any ATM’s in service during a severe emergency. Try to keep a supply of cash, in small bills, in a secure location. Banks may close before you know of any emergency.
Fuel: If the banks aren’t open it’s a safe bet that the gas stations are closed too. Every other month or so, I go to Tractor Supply and buy two 5 gallon gas cans and either a diesel or kerosine can. I add the proper stabilizer to the cans and fill them with fuel to be stashed in my shed. The label on the stabilizer states that the fuel will be good for at least 12 months. I once put gas stored like this for three years in my Harley and it ran fine.
The more time you devote to choosing a location to go to the better. If you already have a place in the country, great. Maybe you have friends or relatives who live out here. If so, talk with them about the very real possibility of you being an emergency resident. Make plans for that eventuality by storing food and supplies that will provide for everybody.
Don’t tell anybody that you are storing anything anywhere for any reason unless they are someone who you are willing to share everything with because when the excrement strikes the turbine, you will be. They will remember who has been getting ready and run there first. They will probably bring some of their friends with them, so much for your supplies.
Get a bug out bag ready for every member of the family. It will have MRE’s, first aid, lights, matches, emergency blankets, etc. You can make these yourself or buy them ready to go at places like”Emergency Essentials.com” I shop there quite a bit.
Keep your bug out bags with you all the time because you won’t know how much time you have until it’s time to go. Have family meetings to establish what everyone should do and, most importantly, where they should go when it happens. You will need a collection point so nobody gets left behind.
Assign research to family members to report on various threats (civil, bio, nukes, etc.) and what your appropriate response should be and what additional supplies might be necessary.
I would much rather be ready years too early than one day too late. I figure that the most substantial portion of my investments in this is for food. I buy freeze dried food just like they prepare and serve on US submarines that has a shelf life of 30+ years. I figure that if I am totally wrong about all of this,I can always eat my investment. I have tried several items that I have in storage and it is very good.
Good luck to you and may God Bless you.
Full bellies make for apathetic citizens.
Soon, the Obama Agenda will change that.
He brings us incivility, treason, war, and hunger.
The Four Horsemen of the Obamalypse.
Excellent post!!!
So true and so spot-on accurate!!!
Thank you!
btt
Good plan Hank.
"OK."
So I put in five posts and built a spring-loaded, locking gate. The fence is 5' high. I put down weed-block and planted a bunch of plants. Then I painted the posts and put up varmint-proof wire-mesh.
And that was the last time anyone paid any attention to the garden.
At least I'm not bitter.
I've always had a green thumb but, my garden consists of eight tomato and four bell pepper plants and it's already in the ground growing.
Frankly, it is easier and cheaper for me to buy what I need. Tomatoes and peppers in an 8' X 4' plot are easy to do.
It would be good to have heirloom seeds, and non-hybrid varieties, so that the seeds could be harvested and re-used, in the event that circumstances have made it impossible to obtain new seeds
My Mama used to do preserves, can some vegetables, and freeze field peas, and stuff like that. She never did a whole lot of canning, that I remember, so I never learned. My sister-in-law, who grew up on a farm does a lot of canning, so I’m going to have her show me how. I could probably read about how it’s done, and figure it out, but I like seeing it done, as well, when I’m first learning a new skill.
I’ve gotten to the point that all I have to do now is check the processing times of whatever it is I’m canning.
Everything else is second nature.
I also do my canning over the period of several days. One day is just taking care of cleaning and checking supplies. Looking at the jars and washing them, washing a whole bunch of lids, making sure I have enough bands, getting out funnels and spatulas etc, canner kettle is ready to go, and having cooked a meal for leftovers the day of canning and the kitchen is clean and picked up.
It makes it so much easier breaking it down like that.
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