Posted on 05/24/2021 4:44:15 AM PDT by blam
I’ve heard that too. I have been growing fruit because that grows well here. I know there are fungi in the soil and that all of my bare-root plants failed until I brought in some with soil (and probably the relevant beneficial fungus). I’m sorry to hear your strawberries all got wiped out, must have been good conditions for whatever that fungus was.
Not under Xiden’s watch.
I’ve been doing things like baking my own bread instead of buying it. Its one of my few successes on this front. During the lockdown when there was no bread on the shelves, or yeast either, I was fortunate enough to have a large enough supply of yeast and flour to get us through and to share with friends. Just doing the math, there are 37 loaves of bread out of a 25 pound sack which is $6 at Walmart, 106 loaves worth of yeast per pound, which is between $5-$9.
Of course family members raided my yeast to make wine with it too :)
Its a messy process, trying to figure out how to do things.
We did a remodel some 20 years ago and wondered why the yard seemed to be higher and rain flowed toward the door. Yep, they buried the debris. It would have taken less effort to haul it off like they were supposed to and what we paid for.
That said, grandma couldn’t grow anything here, either, so don’t understand why. It’s seems to be perfectly good soil but it’s hard to grow anything but weeds. I finally gave up trying to garden. Seeds would germinate but wouldn’t produce. I can grow big tomato plants but nothing would ever get them to produce. Transplants wouldn’t do anything and mostly die. Even berry bushes would immediately die. Something toxic is in the soil so it’s probably in our drinking well, too.
For the past 10 years, our one and only grocery store has had Venezuela shelves. Yes, Michelle, some counties are food deserts and may not have but 1-2 grocery stores.
When covid started, I finally gave up on the local grocery and began driving 3-4 towns over to Walmart. Walmart still has item limits and sometimes you are shamed at getting the limit. Many times, what used to always be stocked still isn’t. Can’t get a jar of yeast anymore so have to purchase the more expensive single packs (and I had to holler at management for 9 months to just get those stocked). There’s no such thing as 10 lb tubes of ground beef so, again, have to purchase smaller sizes at higher prices.
Trade rules
USA must make products that it can and then sell those products.
Artificially increasing prices as you promote and making America uncompetitive is a fools errand.
Not only will prices skyrocket but vast scarcity will prevail in American households
There is nothing artificial about it. Tariffs promote domestic industry. I believe in DOMESTIC competition. You don't. You are a globalist shill. OTOH I am a Patriot. You can GFY for all I care.
A few years back there was a lot if work being done reclaiming polluted land with mushrooms. There was even literature published about remediation of nuclear waste polluted land, battlefields. There were scientists in Africa having good results with petrochemical spills and they were doing their work on a shoestring budget so that it would be workable pretty much anywhere. Its worth looking into if you have all that going on. I know Paul Stamets over here did a lot, and knows a lot on the subject. It might be worth looking him up.
Interesting.
Feral = Ferfal
Do you have any dandelions? Excerpt and link to 13 Benefits below:
13 Potential Health Benefits of Dandelion
1. Highly Nutritious
In terms of nutritional content, the dandelion patch in your backyard can join the rankings with the rest of your vegetable garden.
From root to flower, dandelion are highly nutritious plants, loaded with vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Dandelion greens can be eaten cooked or raw and serve as an excellent source of vitamins A, C and K. They also contain vitamin E, folate and small amounts of other B vitamins (1).
What’s more, dandelion greens provide a substantial amount of several minerals, including iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium (1).
The root of the dandelion is rich in the carbohydrate inulin, which is a type of soluble fiber found in plants that supports the growth and maintenance of a healthy bacterial flora in your intestinal tract (2Trusted Source).
Dandelion root is often dried and consumed as a tea but can also be eaten in its whole form.
SUMMARY
The nutritional content of dandelion extends to all parts of the plant. It’s a rich source of many vitamins, minerals and fiber.
2. Contain Potent Antioxidants
3. May Help Fight Inflammation
4. May Aid Blood Sugar Control
Fresh leaves: 4–10 grams, daily.
Dried leaves: 4–10 grams, daily.
Leaf tincture: 0.4–1 teaspoon (2–5 ml), three times a day.
Fresh leaf juice: 1 teaspoon (5 ml), twice daily.
Fluid extract: 1–2 teaspoon (5–10 ml), daily.
Fresh roots: 2–8 grams, daily.
Dried powder: 250–1,000 mg, four times a day.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/dandelion-benefits#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2
We’ve been finding a LOT of trash on our property. They went to quite a bit of effort to haul it out back.
People can be such pigs, honestly. Finding that kind fo trash just disgusts me.
I just saw a show on a farm that does rows of raised beds for strawberries in order to avoid mold problems and to increase production. That might help, heres a link to a story about the farm with a pic showing the rows (for whatever its worth, if you want to give the berries another go).
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