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To: djf

Find as many out of the way - park or backwoods places as you know of and plant one or two there.<<<

Yes, I agree with your idea and would do so even here, if I could still go out of the house.

There is a movement on, people are going far into the forests and planting food seeds, all over the country and in England.

I know that a lot of folks are planting any vacant land they find, some do well and can harvest it, others wind up in trouble, for using land they don’t own.

I hope that every one saves every seed for food they get their hands on, for themselves, for already shortages of some seeds are in the catalogs, for trading stock, to share and trade and to plant in any spot they might grow.

When we drilled our well in the Yuma desert/Wellton, Az, I served watermelon to the well drillers, they spit out the seeds and I had a watermelon patch for 6 months, until Christmas day when we ate the last one.


17 posted on 02/09/2009 1:22:11 AM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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To: nw_arizona_granny

What most people don’t know is that in many places, there is a sort of universal easement that goes along with the public roads.

Something like 15 feet from the center of the road on both sides.

There are areas near me that they have to come out every year with the clipper thingies and trim the brush growing along the road.

Very good places for taters and carrots!

And I got a bazillion seeds from last year.


20 posted on 02/09/2009 1:31:44 AM PST by djf
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To: nw_arizona_granny
I have a rather large backyard but not large enough to grow as much as I am planning on this year--especially the heirloom potatoes which store very well through the winter (better than hybrid varieties.) As I was driving a few miles outside of town I got the idea to post on Craigslist an ad for "land to rent for veggies." I was willing to pay, but got an elderly gentleman who offered several acres for free. He's just glad someone is going to put the land to good use.

My harvest will be outstanding this year. And since I am growing exclusively heirloom, seeds will be abundant for myself and several families next year.

LIGHT BULB ALERT!

The FreeRepublic Seed exchange!
4,791 posted on 03/16/2009 5:10:36 AM PDT by stentorian conservative (FUBO!!)
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