Meet Up and the Garden

The Prepper Meet Up went well yesterday, would have liked to have had more preppers there but still it was fun. Matt done a great job of leading the meet up, keeping control of the meeting and also allowing plenty of discussion at the same time. Much harder to do than it sounds. Great job Matt !! We had about 5 or 6 preppers there that really seemed to know what was going and had some great ideas about how to prepare. It was good to meet them and share ideas. I look forward to having more of the Prepper Meet Ups all around the state of Kentucky and around the country. If you're a prepper try to get one planned, you'll be glad you did.

In garden news, things are going ok, JUST ok that is. Rabbits have pretty much destroyed the green beans so far. I planted some more today and will be keeping a close eye on the rabbits too ( 22 rifle in hand ). Potato bugs have been hell on the taters but they are still just ok. Corn has had just too much rain to really do well this year. Some hot DRY days will do it good. Tomatoes and cucumbers are doing great, lots of growth and bloom in the last few days. All in all it's been a hard year on my garden, too much rain and not enough sunny days. But there will be a harvest of plenty of goodies.

Just goes to show how easy it is NOT to have food. If this were our only food supply we would be screwed....Big Time !! Thank goodness for our food storage and the ability to still get food at the stores. Not sure how much longer our money will be of any value though, just have to hope the crash holds off just a little longer. It's coming soon and I know it.

Been crazy busy for the last few weeks, putting up hay and all the good stuff that goes along with that kind of farm work. Always a thousand things to be done this time of year. The yard work, general cleaning and life itself takes up a hell of a lot of time. Now that the first cutting of hay is up things should settle down a bit, or at least I hope so. Had very little time to blog or read blogs ( I'm a much better reader than writer too ).

Been trying to keep up with the news as best I can, not seen any good news in all of it either. Better tighten the bootlaces folks things aren't looking good for free Americans. The PTB just can't take the fact that some of us still believe in Freedom and are willing to fight for it. We are just a Revolution away from Freedom, get ready, the horn may sound at any time now for Free men and women to stand against evil once again. The battle of good versus evil has been going on for ages and that battle is still alive and well today. Get to know your neighbors and form your survival groups as soon as you can. Tomorrow may be too late, do it now. Remember, there is strength in numbers. Get Ready and Stay Safe.

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Survival Seed Vault for Barter

I know that I have mentioned the Survival Seed Vault many times before but I just can't say enough good about this product. I liked it so good that I ordered another for possible future barter items. After the collapse these seeds are going to be worth their weight in gold in many places. Being able to raise your own food in your Survival Garden is the only way to long term survival. Your food storage will run out in time if you don't have a way to replenish it and a Survival Garden is the way to do just that. Most of the seeds from my first Survival Seed Vault are in the ground now but I wanted another for barter. I will be saving seeds like a wild man this fall, like I have never saved them before. Mark my words, heirloom seeds will have more barter power than paper money in the very near future. It's my opinion and the opinion of many others that heirloom seeds and ammo are the best investment one can make in this economy. I'm not taking any chances so I'm getting both. It's not to late to plant your Survival Garden either. There is still time to plant and get a harvest of many different veggies by this fall. Plus you can always have a winter garden by planting cole crops in the fall.

These seed packs will go back into the vault and then stored away for the future. Natural disasters of any kind could come my way and wipe my garden out leaving me with nothing. No food and no seeds. It just pays to have a back up plan (or seeds). It's just the way of a prepper.

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Pressure Canner Parts and Canning as Barter

Kinda had trouble with my steam gauge for my 23 qt. Presto caner the last time I used it and have been searching for a parts outlet. After just a little while I came across this site.

Pressure Cooker Canner Co.

They seem to have a pretty good selection of parts for various pressure cooker and caners and their price is about the same as others I have found. My pressure caner is one of my favorite toys. Though it's NOT A TOY at all. These things can be very dangerous if not used properly. My caner has some safety features that make it much safer than some of the older caners.

If you are planning a garden to raise some if not all of your food a caner is a must. The thing that attracted me to canning was the fact that I could can things I raise myself or buy at a discount and not have to refrigerate it. I just sit my mason jars full of good food on a shelf and that's it. No need to worry about a power failure.

Canning is a great hobby and very useful skill to have as well. I just started last summer and have canned all kinds of things with a 100% success rate so far. I started out with making jams from strawberries and blackberries and then as my confidence grew I was canning green beans and corn and anything else that I had an abundance of from the garden.

Canning as a barter ??? Yes !!! Once people around where I live found out that I could and would can, they started to ask me to can things for them. They had a nice garden or fruit trees but lacked the skill, equipment and time to can their harvest. That's where I come in. They provide all the fruit, veggies or berries and their half of the canning jars and I provide the skill, time, equipment and other necessary ingredients...salt, pectin or whatever. I was able to provide a valuable service to others in my community and get LOTS of food in return that I didn't have to raise. This made it possible to have a good variety of goods other than what I am able to raise.

I learned my skills from online research here at this site. http://www.pickyourown.org/allaboutcanning.htm Trust me, they have instructions and pictures that anyone can follow. Canning is not rocket science, you can learn to can very easily. If I can do it I'm sure you will have no trouble at all. Here's the caner I use.







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City folk can garden too

Now when I say city folk I mean those that live in them apartments and such. I know you don't have access to a large garden plot or anything like that. But you can still raise some of your own food in pots on a small balcony or deck. I even have pots sitting on the table close to a window so they can get a little light and they do just fine. You can use just about any kind of container too, empty milk jugs, coffee cans, plastic liter bottles with the top cut off, you name it. You can find something to plant seeds in if you just look around and think a little, I know ya can. The Essential Pack is designed just for people that have limited space like you. You get 21 varieties and over 33,000 seeds, enough for 1 person for 1 year. And their heirlooms seeds so you can save the seed from you plants and have even more seed for next year.

Seeds are going like crazy, the Homestead Pack at $249 and the Farm Pack at $499 are already out of stock. As the sheeple are beginning to wake up things like ammo and guns and heirlooms seeds are in BIG DEMAND!! Don't miss your chance to buy seeds...

Essential Pack $69.00

Seed Pack Description

The Essential Pack of Non-Hybrid Seeds is the minimum seed supply that any single person should have. Even if you are not a gardener and have little growing space, you should have the security of Non-Hybrid Seeds on your shelf. The Essential Pack contains varieties that are chosen for high nutritional content and ease of growth. The Essential Pack is a minimum amount of seeds for emergency or essential necessity. For larger quantity of seeds for storage see Suburban Pack, and Family Pack. For wholesale, investment-grade seeds, see the Homestead and Farm Packs. If you live in the city with only rooftop, window or balcony growing space, the Urban Pack is designed for you needs.

Seed Pack Contents

The Essential Pack contains 21 varieties of high-nutrient vegetables, grains and legumes for approximately 1 person for approximately 1 year. All varieties are 100% non-hybrid, allowing you to save the seeds for future planting. At 1LB weight and 33,000+ seed count, this pack is a must-have for yourself or as a gift for loved ones. Still deciding? See our Pack Comparison chart for an overview.

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Seeds scarce as green thumbs grow

I told you that seeds are in big demand. Once you have your heirloom Survival Seed Vault you won't need to worry anymore about the price or availability of seeds. The Survival Seed Vault comes with instructions on how to save the seeds for the crops you grow so you can have a supply for years to come. I still say that good quality heirloom seeds will be the greatest barter item you can have in your possession once it HTF. Check out the story below.

Author: Michael Reneau

Source: The Herald-News

Vegetable growers may find this year's seed supply sapped as the arid economy spurs a rush of first-time farmers. New planters seeking relief from food costs are causing some local farm supply stores to see shortages this spring. Store operators said that planters should start buying seed as soon as possible. Pennine Farm Supply and Country Store owner David Tatum said he is already out of some types of potato, sweet corn and stringless green bean seeds, though he has plenty of other seeds in stock. "Demand is definitely up," said the owner of the Spring City store. Meanwhile, owners of Bart's Feed and Seed in Dayton said they have only been able to get 10 percent of the stock they have in the past. Employees at both stores said one of the main reasons for the increased demand is the emergence of first-time planters, mostly people trying to save money while the economy flounders. "I think they're concerned with the economy," Tatum said. "In our area there have been a lot of layoffs." He said he's seen an increase in first-timers who work at local companies, particularly La-Z-Boy in Dayton and Huber Engineered Woods, LLC, in Spring City who have let workers go. Planting your own vegetables is often less expensive than purchasing produce at grocery stores, Tatum said. "They can get more out of that same $100 than they can at the grocery store," Tatum said. Bart's operators agreed. "You can raise your own stuff, can it freeze it and save it over the winter." Leonard Thomas is a frequent shopper at Bart's and has planted his own garden for several years. He said it's been nearly impossible to find sweet corn and cabbage this season. He also thinks new planters are the reason for the shortage. "More and more homeowners are starting to grow their own vegetables," he said. Pennine's owner said the increase in supply isn't the only factor involved in the lack of seeds. Flooding in the mid-west last year also ruined crops, decreasing available supply this year, Tatum said.

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How to plant the three sisters

1. In late May or early June, hoe up the ground and heap the earth into piles about a foot high and about 20 inches across. The centers of your mounds should be about four feet apart and should have flattened tops.

2. First, in the center of each mound, plant five or six corn kernels in a small circle.

Sarah's Three Sisters

3. After a week or two, when the corn has grown to be five inches or so, plant seven or eight pole beans in a circle about six inches away from the corn kernels.

4. A week later, at the edge of the mound about a foot away from the beans, plant seven or eight squash or pumpkin seeds.

5. When the plants begin to grow, you will need to weed out all but a few of the sturdiest of the corn plants from each mound. Also keep the sturdiest of the bean and squash plants and weed out the weaker ones.

6. As the corn and beans grow up, you want to make sure that the beans are supported by cornstalks, wrapping around the corn. The squash will crawl out between the mounds, around the corn and beans.

The beans will help add nitrogen to the soil which is needed for the corn and the squash acts as a weed barrier and helps conserve moisture.

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Home Alone

You may remember in a few posts back I mentioned that Mrs. Bullseye was staying with her grandmother who lives about 4 hours away. Her GM has liver cancer and is not doing well at all. The kids have been staying with me but this past weekend I took them to stay the spring break week with their mother and other grandparents. I came back on Sunday afternoon and have been home alone since that time. Now let me say that I love my family very much but, this has been a pretty nice break for me too, if ya know what I mean. I miss them dearly but have been staying busy, very busy. I have spent most of the time in the garden, plowing, tilling and planting what can be planted this early. I got 50 lbs of seed potato planted, 30 cabbage plants, about 50 red onion and a few lbs of green onion, oh yea, planted a row of broccoli too. Got 2 apple tress at Lowes and planted them in the front yard, been meaning to get some fruit trees for a while now. Glad to have that much done anyway. My Survival Seed Vault should be here any day now, looking forward to getting those heirloom seeds. If your in the market for seeds, and you should be, please click the banner on the side to learn more about the benefits of heirloom seeds, nothing better.

Been eating real good too. I made me a big pot of pinto beans Monday and have been eating the hell out of 'em. A big bowl of beans and a good sweet onion makes a mighty good meal after working all day. I got some warming on the stove now, tomorrow should finish them up I'd say. Been home since Sunday and just turned the TV on last night..lol Found a good movie on late ( 88 minutes ) and then off to bed. It's quiet here now....almost too quiet. I sure miss my baby girl, I miss them all but the 3 year old is with me 24/7. She's having a great time with my Mom and Dad though, it's good for us all I guess.

Lot a crazy shit can go though a mans head when left alone. If any of you have ever been home without your family there for very long you know what I'm talking about. LOL

Not been spending any money on preps this week, not really had the money. I think working in the garden to secure my food source is a pretty good prep anyway. It's nice to have more guns and ammo but they're kinda hard to eat when you get hungry. Anyway that's what's going on in my little world.

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