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It's Monday readers,

School starts back again tomorrow,i know most are glad.lol.I still have the 16 in school here at home.Billy's in 1st grade but his mom takes care of him.Stormy weather moving back in tomorrow for us here in south central Alabama with colder air coming in behind it.We have been in the 70's for most of December so only sporadic cold spells do we see.My hubby would love snow but that as well is a rarity.He is Michigan born,been here about 13 years.He loves the winter,i love spring..Already starting to plan our garden this year.I want it larger and i learned a few more things last year i will not make the mistake of this year.Plant farther apart,plant all greens later on,more beans,prepare for the deer early on,a fence around sweet potato's..lots of goodies..lol...I also am planning o get a LARGE canner.I will be canning more veggies and meats.Anyone with some ides on that i welcome.I have not tried canning meats and fish..so,,,,,,,i am all open...I know this will help save money and time for my family later on.I think if we all prepare for a hard year,we will be much better off..Then if by chance all get better economically quicker,we are good to go anyway and have saved some money and learned some new things...I will also make more jams and jellies.I have collected a large amount of jars and pick them up every chance i get. A lot of people have them around that will just give them to you as well i also find them at thrift stores and christian mission shops..Make sure you sign up for the contest and giveaways i post.They are fun and you can win some very useful things for you and your family!Leave me a comment let me know you came by.When my comments start growing i will be having my own giveaways for my readers as well..SO COMMENT AWAY!
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Betty R~Simply Southern

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Food crisis-inpending recession-food crisis-time to prepare people

Hello all...hope your day is well...Julie went to her dr. today and she is dialating,so any time now we get to meet little miss chalie mae....We are all anxiously awating her arrival.I worry about the little one's in the world now.All the talk on food crisis and the impending''recession/depression.I do know we can get by just fine,we live in a lot of ways self sufficent,but it will be difficult to watch what unfolds if the worse case scenerio happens..And i honestly believe it will.There is such a high percentage of people who have no idea how to garden,store food for an extended period of time,dr. themselves at all,and worse case ,if we have electricity problems,and if job losses continue we quickly will and the government programs will fall out after that.There wil be hundreds of thousands if not more,homeless in a matter of weeks.I just don't see the ones who can sustain themselves, being able to care for these huge amounts of people.I do hope that more people will take advantage of the season and begin to plant if you have not already,there is still time.I urge you to do this.And if it is where you can ,you need to start stocking up on canned foods now and perishables...Dont keep waiting please.We have a garden going good and extra seeds for a fall garden as well.I have bought several window visors that can be used for a solar oven if needed.Already we also are stocking up on some shells,blankets,sleeping bags,buckets,etc.All these things will be needed if we have a collapse.And very soon after it is announced the shelves will be empty.If you are planning on waiting,you might better reconsider for your and your families sake.To much greed took over our nation and our world,i see us very soon reaping the results of this...I pray this does not happen but i also pray that if it does,we are prepared as best we could..Here are some more really good sites i have visited today,maybe you can find them useful..

God bless us all...
Betty ~Simply Southern

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Ways to Live On Almost Nothing - 3
http://www.shoestringbudget.org/ways-to-live-on-almost-nothing-3/

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35 Accessories Made from Recycled Materials
http://www.thelistmaven.com/35-accessories-made-from-recycled-materials/#comment-69
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The Looming Worldwide Food Shortage
The Garden Granny-all kinds of wonderful info here

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On coming food shortages,,Loss of job's..Please prepare now

Good morning all,i hope your weekend went well.Me and my neighbor burned off a field friday night and last night.He had the timber cut last year and it was time to clean it off.We discussed it being a nice place for a garden as well.That would make 3.I have one here at the house,1 behind his house and this one now maybe.Still time to get some things in the ground.Everyday the economy looks worse and worse.I hope there are a lot of people who are gardening this year.Food shortages,gas prices....whew...Depression here we come.I am not a doomsday slayer so ..don't go there,just a realist...look around,check history out and if you don't see an impending problem,you live in a rose colored glass.It is coming readers,it is.....has too to be able to fix this mess we have....No reason to panic at all,just prepare and you will be ok for the year or so i see it being bad.My worse fear in this is the people who will not prepare at all,either because they can't afford too(we are struggling) or the people who refuse to see a problem.These will be the one's who become the threats because they will be searching for a way to feed themselves and their families.It is not like it use to be,you could invite anyone into your home for a meal or a place to stay,and each help each other.It is a different world now,you invite them in and they steal all your stuff and leave or kill you...scary world we live in.....
would not hurt to have a back up plan for a job..Have a feeling a lot of ''mom and pop'' places will be coming out of this mess,be a good security blanket for everyone.Have a hobbie or talent ,put it to work for you...
I am beginning to do the white oak and willow baskets again(like my grandfather lee did),as well as handcrafts using natural elements..i'll post some pics soon.I also have started doing shower gifts ..diaper cakes,ribbons,etc...these wll be up soon as well..I am taking orders for them,so if this is something you are intersted in just let me know.

There are alot of great sites online to help you plan,grow food,canning it,stocking up,solar ovens.All kind of useful advise.I do hope you look into it while you still have access to internet...i really do............................



god bless us all.....

Betty~Simply Southern



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World Food Supply Is Shrinking~~~save your seeds!

More food doom news, sent in by Dennis:

Wheat Hits Record As Global Demand Depletes Supply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

World Food Supply Is Shrinking

If that doesn’t wake you the up, then this might:

Monsanto wants to own the DNA of the food you eat, making the seeds you buy sterile. They have taken steps in court and law to give them ownership through the twisted ideas of privatization

So here’s what I want everyone to do. Go plant some food. Don’t buy anything from my company. Go plant as much as you can so you can feed yourself when the shortages or ridiculous food prices hit your supermarket shelf and you find yourself having to do without. Learn how to plant, harvest and store your food from season to season and set aside enough for those times when things just go wrong as they often do.

You need about 1,058,500 calories (per adult) for a moderately active lifestyle, more if you think farming is going to be harder then this, less if you think you can just coast through the collapse. To be safe, you should plan to harvest at least 1,606,000 calories per adult. This means you really need to grow at least 20% more then this to account for production and crop losses (a conservative figure). Don’t forget to save 5% for seeds, and don’t forget the open-pollinated varieties, or you won’t have any viable seeds next year.

If you think you’re going to have to feed someone else, or would like to, add these figures into your calculations and increase your planned production.

Your also going to need quite a few other things too, such as land, water, soil, sunshine and fertilizer / compost and some tools. There are many good sources available on the Internet to find out more. Don’t forget your storage needs, root crops will either be canned (buy a large pressure cooker and Mason jars) and stored in a root cellar. There are a few good books I can recommend if you’ve never done this.

For those of you living in the cities without land (what Deek calls ‘landless peasants’), you might consider finding some abandoned land or lots you can “share crop”. A good guard dog or night watchman might be necessary.

Start looking down the road on the water situation too. I’m confounded on how the water is going to get to the garden if the lights go out. Buckets work, but it might be a long haul from the creek or reservoir, if you’ve got one (if you don’t, move). Rain barrels are still legal in some states, although some really stupid legislation has been proposed to outlaw these. Use them while you still can.

Get started now. It takes years of experience to actually grow enough food to even meet a portion of your actual needs, so don’t delay, time is short.


The issue of seed storage is complex, and completely depends on the species, each species has unique optimum pre-storage and storage conditions. With regard to freezing seeds for longevity - this depends on species and the moisture content. In general, the lower the moisture content the less cellular disruption, but each species has an ideal moisture content for germination/viability. In general I wouldn’t ‘plan’ on going there - even if a ‘freezer’ can be assured on remaining on constantly. Once thawed - or partially - forget about it. There is NO simple/easy one size fits all solution.
Species Compendium Database

Here’s a page pull for tomato , although as someone pointed out, tomatoes won’t be a great survival food...
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save our seed
seedsaver
Seed Saving and Seed Savers Resources
Mother Earth News: Saving Seeds

(special thanks to Lonewolf for this information. Send him a donation through PayPal (mcmurtry@3riversdbs.net), he’s too polite to ask for it and I guarantee, he can use it. A lot of information found on this blog has been sourced or contributed here by Lonewolf.)
special thanks forsurvival acres http://survivalacres.com/wordpress/?cat=4 for use of this blog!!!!THANK YOU.

bETTY~~~Simply Southern