Start a garden

[chasintail]

Will its a good thing to know that there are a few people on this board that could feed themselves.But,if there were a food shortage I would have to shoot more fish than i could eat so i could to give them to hungry people.OMFG DId I just say I was gonna shoot fish I wasn't gonna clean,eat,sh*t out and flush.

[Spearchuckerz]

Originally Posted by cerobit

. Reason enough to support agricultural research programs.

I thought that is why we no longer have any native "real" crops anymore. Mad science and test tube crops. Bigger and prettier but kinda empty?

[FOWLER267]

This reminds me of a show on PBS I watched today about the 1919 outbreak of Influenza.

Figues could be off but I think I remember them saying 195,000 people died in the month of October 1919 in the US.

Mass graves in Philly. Bodies laying in ditches and being left on front porches for the body cart to come by and pick them up.

I have asthma and didnt' get a flu or H1N1 shot so I'm at a higher risk but I should have and we should all be prepared for emergencies.

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by gogators27

...I have several large panties of canned food, the stuff we eat on a regular basis...

that made my day!

I agree with the idea though.

[FredT]

Anyone in hurricane, tornado, or earthquake country (~ 80% of the US land area) should have AT LEAST a month worth of non-perishable groceries at all times. I try to do a bit better than that. Mormons and a few other denominations generally have a year or 2 worth of rations stored, which is not a bad idea either.

Don't forget the water maker. RO devices are a GOOD thing.

[Speargun]

Originally Posted by Spearchuckerz

"Quorum of the Twelve Apostles" That sounds top secret.

How much food is a year supply? Mostly canned food?

I guess you could buy a year supply of Ramen noodles for about 27 bucks.

Check out AR15.com
In the Outdoors section you will find the "Survival Forum". This topic has been covered every which way there with links to other resources. ....and most of them don't have their tinfoil hats on too tight.

[jymz]

Great work Marcus! I run some aquaponics systems, they produce quickly and easily, plus it has fish!
vancouveraquaponics.blogspot.com

[5869]

Originally Posted by gogators27

people do it different ways, I have several months of the kind of food you would not eat unless you had no other choice, wheat, flour, rice, canned meat, water, etc, then I have several large panties of canned food, the stuff we eat on a regular basis, I think that is a few months as well. I'd like to kick it up a notch and have a full year on hand, this thread has reminded me to get that in gear... Also need to update our 72 hour backpacks that have everything you would need to survive for 72 hours, somthing you can grab and go with quick...

My friend always says the best plan is to stock up with guns and ammo and a list of Mormons in the area. Apparently they are all supposed to be stocked up with food rations.

[basil]

5869
That's the way I roll.
Damn that was funny

[Marcus]

Originally Posted by jymz

Great work Marcus! I run some aquaponics systems, they produce quickly and easily, plus it has fish!
vancouveraquaponics.blogspot.com

Interesting....almost a closed looped system, eh? Do you have any easily understood comparison of waste byproduct vs. consumables?
What sort of money does it take to get a system like that going for a household? Is it feasible?

[Marcus]

Food forest anyone?

YouTube- 300 Year Old Food Forest in Vietnam

YouTube- 300 Year Old Food Forest in Vietnam

[jackpine savage]

Originally Posted by Spearchuckerz

I thought that is why we no longer have any native "real" crops anymore. Mad science and test tube crops. Bigger and prettier but kinda empty?

No sh*t, what hey pass of for fruit and vegetables at the local grocery store would have killed my grandmother. I try to buy from local farmers when I can but they seem to keep getting replaced with Ikea's and sub-divisions up here.

[Speargun]

Originally Posted by Marcus

Interesting....almost a closed looped system, eh? Do you have any easily understood comparison of waste byproduct vs. consumables?
What sort of money does it take to get a system like that going for a household? Is it feasible?

"JUST SAY NO!" to the homegrown, hydroponics, weed!

[jymz]

Originally Posted by Marcus

Interesting....almost a closed looped system, eh? Do you have any easily understood comparison of waste byproduct vs. consumables?
What sort of money does it take to get a system like that going for a household? Is it feasible?

Its a total close loop aside from evaporation. You can grow a tank of duckweed above the fishtank and scoop it out daily to sun dry and use that to feed the fish negating the need for feed. A proper system would have no consumables. When I cut down a plant I throw the wasted part in for the fish.

I prefer to build my systems from easily available garbage materials. The pump is the hard part if you don't have access to moving water. Ive done them with salt water species and sea grasses as well.

For a family of four the cheapest would be 5 IBC tote containers cut up. With pump you would be out less than $300. Theres a bunch of links on the blogs for DIY style. Thanks for the interest, makes for easy spearfishing.

[Marcus]

I'm thinking about starting one. I think it would be an interesting endeavor and would also be a great learning tool for my young nephews I'm taking care of. The way this country is headed they may very well need this education.

YouTube- How to build a basic Aquaponics System

YouTube- How to build a basic Aquaponics System