When your food runs out, then what? In this video, we’ll discuss approaches you can implement now to ensure this never happens.
Products referenced in the video: (every link opens in a new tab)
- Black Mylar Bags
- Oxygen Absorbers
- 13400 Seed 33 – Emergency Survival Kit Food
- Bug Out Bag Survival Garden Vegetable & Herb Seeds
- Variety Survival Gear Food Seeds – 15,000 Non-GMO Organic
Here’s some input from one of the YouTube comments:
Having grown up on a farm, with a large “family garden”, we ALWAYS kept seeds from our own plants. We grew very hot peppers, ground them up added a sticky soap {also homemade} & sprayed that on our plants to keep bugs down. It worked well. Now, 50+yrs later, I’ve noticed our Climate has changed a bit. Volcanic ash, & other things have helped in this. So now I’m growing in a high tunnel we made using old windows we have saved. Now I need to enlarge this, as I’m growing citrus in the Mountains of North Carolina. Chicken & Rabbit poop make the best fertilizer if used in your compost. Just make sure your soil is fluffy! You can also grow in old fabric food store bags. They work wonderfully if you need to move things to extend the growing season. I’m afraid those who think they can grow a sustainable garden, with enough food to can or cellar for the year, don’t realize how labor intensive it really is.
– Dragon Slayer on YouTube
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I hadn’t considered until just now setting up a hidden ‘plant cache’. It’s a terrific idea to just plant something off the beaten path and let nature do its thing. Potato, radish, and sunflower seem to be good options that’ll probably do just fine on their own. Of course, this all depends on where you are living and what you have access to.
Here’s a garden tip. Grow sunflowers in your garden. The bugs will eat them instead of your garden food. Our local county jail grows all its food for the inmates. One of the correctional officers told me this trick. I tried it and it worked wonders. I used to plant a 50×50 area every spring. I was hesitant to use pesticides. The sun flowers were perfect.
– Melanie Kohler
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