Companion Planting for Pest Control is a handy one.
Posted on 07/10/2021 4:06:36 PM PDT by Pollard
In these Strange Days, it's not a bad idea to have a little set back. Or a lot. I think we all saw empty shelves last year. We didn't go without though. Since I'm a prepper, I stocked up on TP and food and even bought a small freezer for meat when I saw empty shelves in Italy. My wife no longer thinks my prepping mentality is a little wacky, 20 years later. This year is turning out to be the year of systems hacking. Extreme weather events can happen most anywhere at any time preventing travel to a store.
The first thread was based on Water and this second thread on Food Storage and Preservation which I'm providing some related downloads for. Anything involving prepping can be discussed though.
Here are the download links. You can browse all files in the folders and preview most of them as most are pdf files. Alternatively, you can download all files as a zip file which is 42.9mb using the bottom link.
Curing (folder with multiple files)
https://permasteader.com/cloud/index.php/s/gPC7xKQH5n96CFe
Drying (folder with multiple files)
https://permasteader.com/cloud/index.php/s/4ifqKn9J7dnNsdz
Misc (folder with multiple files)
https://permasteader.com/cloud/index.php/s/gB3NJEz92dptHnq
Storage (folder with multiple files)
https://permasteader.com/cloud/index.php/s/AXYDL3t6eQ5WcRL
All of the above in a zip file, food.zip
https://permasteader.com/cloud/index.php/s/nFWW6JA48ajrfRz
Here are the links to the AZ Granny info from the previous thread which covers most things prepping related.
Individual html files
https://permasteader.com/AZ_Granny/stor01.html
As a zip file with the html files in a folder. Save the zip, unzip and you'll have a folder with 75 html files. Keep those files in the folder and the links will work when you open in a browser.
https://permasteader.com/AZ_Granny.zip
Nextcloud, which is the software I’m using, keeps an activity log. No IP addresses or anything like that. Just a simple what was downloaded and when. Most people are bring pretty selective. A couple of people snagged the whole enchilada. I think everything will be fine though.
Kind of interesting to see what people are interested in.
I say that y’all made a GOOD decision!
Your work will pay off.
FYI....I just scored on a major haul of wide mouth canning lids, at Wally World.
I left a couple of boxes, for others 😬
Time to check the local one out.
Thanks for letting us know.
FWIW, the local shooting emporium has LOTS of 9 mm and the price was down and they had a *4* box limit instead of one or two.
👍Thanks - we will check out our WMT. So far they have only had new jars but no boxes of just lids or boxes of lids and rings.
lately, as in for the last two yrs, I've been using a lot of large canning jars or large pickle jars for storage....I keep everything downstairs mostly in a dark room. with my pasta,sugar,etc, I do the freezer bit and then oxygen absorbers as needed (not for sugar or salt of course)
anybody know how to keep baking powder and baking soda long term?
I freeze my baking powder.
I heard that keeps it much longer.
I have not had any problems with my baking soda, although I do put itin canning jars so as to keep it as fresh as possible. It won’t pick up odors or deteriorate from humidity quite so fast.
Baking soda lasts almost indefinitely. Baking powder doesn’t last very long past it’s expiry date - ie loses it’s “rising” ability.
But if you add cream of tartar which lasts about 5 years after expiry date, to baking soda, then that will give you a baking powder substitute.
If packed for longer term storage, cream of tartar is also almost indefinite.
thx....
Just to clarify, pack the baking soda and cream of tartar separately until needed.
The ratio is 2 parts cream of tartar to 1 part baking soda.
For example 2 Tbls of cream of tartar + 1 Tbls of baking soda will give you 3 Tbls of baking powder substitute.
I’m rural. Only bakeries are in the grocery store which is where I do get the buckets.
Companion Planting for Pest Control is a handy one.
I have a natural gas Generac but where I’m moving, I will need to use propane. It’s a custom build so I am planning right now. Your info is helpful...thanks!
Our local Wally was out of canning everything. NO jars and no lids.
However, the local Runnings had a brick (100 rounds) of 9mm for $35!!!!!!
You can convert pretty easy.
Check your consumption per hour at various levels of output.
It is my plan to use natural gas as long as it is available and then switch to propane as a reserve.
Quite honestly, it would not be difficult to put a carburetor on the engine and switch to gas. Propane is a lot less maintenance as it is cleaner burning. Stay flexible.
I plan on running for only a few hours per day. Not full time as that would waste too much.
It is my plan to prioritize items in freezer for further processing such as dehydration or canning. I would sooner make a steak into jerky than lose it to spoilage.
And everyone needs a tool shed with a basement!
You can pick up used tanks pretty cheap. One savings on lower cost to fill will pay for the tank. They are pretty easy to move with some old plywood, pipe rollers, and a cable puller winch. I move the 1,000 gal tanks by myself.
Make sure you get good line as I’ve seen the black pipe rust and leak, emptying the tank.
Walmart food grade buckets are ok and cheap, but don’t use their lids as they are junk.
Dystopian Fiction - A five book series of a family coping in a world where most of the world's population is wiped out by a strange plague.
A darn good read; hard to put down! Very plausible plot, especially in light of our current experience with the COVID virus and tyrannical government in Washington.
BOOK-1 (March 2011)
A plague of suspicious origin wipes out ninety-five percent of the world’s population. Is it natural or manmade? There are no immediate answers and most communication and government at all levels is effectively wiped out. Nate Williams' wife and daughter die of the disease leaving him with his thirteen-year-old son, Brian, to survive on their small north Florida farm. In the bedlam of lawlessness and starvation, roving bands of hungry, desperate men attempt to kill them and steal their meager supplies. Deni, a benevolent stranger comes to their aid when a gang of prison escapees raids their home. In the end, it is the father, desperate to save his son, that may give two families and the stranger an opportunity to build a new life in a post-apocalypse world.
BOOK-2 (November 2011)
Former Army Ranger Nate Williams and his thirteen-year-old son try to survive on their small farm with no government to provide law and order. They take in refugees so they may all have a better chance to survive. Together, they farm the land and struggle to feed themselves while guarding against murderous raiders who choose to tsteal and plunder rather than work for survival. Personal bonds are steeled in a post-apocalyptic world where a friend is defended with your life, a foe fought to the death, and refusing to be a victim demands killing without hesitation. The son must rely on his father to build a new moral compass in a land of violence. “Dad and I don’t quit on each other, and we don’t quit on our friends.” But despite best efforts, some are lost and others grievously wounded.BOOK-3 (November 2012)
Nate and Brian take in refugees from nearby towns and toil to survive on their farm. With the help of the National Guard, Nate and his son recover much of their food and tools that were lost to roving raiders. Other than the National Guard's appearance the government remains absent from their lives. Nate and friends are able to build an alliance with other surviving groups to improve their lives and increase safety by mutual assistance and cooperation. They live under the constant threat of attack in a lawless land and constant worries over food supplies. Friends are gained and lost as tragedy hammers them again and they face decisions of serious consequencesBOOK-4 (November 2013)
Nate and Brian have survived over a year in this lawless world, while becoming entangled in the troubles of others, putting their lives in danger to help bring peace to their county. The Army finally moves in and establishes controll with a heavy hand, but lives are saved with their food and medical services. Along with the Army, Deni and other old friends return, and new enemies appear, threatening a tenuous peace and the beginnings of law and justice.BOOK-5 ( August 2014)
Nate, Brian, Deni, and friends continue their struggle to survive in a lawless post-apocalyptic land. Nate reluctantly acts as temporary sheriff, and the people of the community work together to fight hunger and the remaining violent criminals. While investigating the murder of a friend they uncover a government conspiracy that draws the attention of powerful, corrupt men in Washington and they become hunted fugitives. The military does what it can to stand between the people and an unconstitutional government that has been hijacked by wealthy men willing to do anything to consolidate power and rule post-plague America. Even if America survives as a nation, will it be under liberty or tyranny?
Good advice, thanks! Will add to my planning notes. I need to rethink my freezer strategy as well. I hope to have a root cellar in my future mountain home.
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