Emergency Food - need Help !

[Liza]

Possibly a case of R and R, Liza - rant and run.

Seriously, I think he has a point. All we need is financial meltdown alongside environmental meltdown and things could get quite tricky. Save your seeds.

I save everything, you should see my garage ! Address withheld ....

[smallblueplanet]

Where`s E gone then ????

Perhaps he's been on holiday?

French village which will 'survive 2012 Armageddon' plagued by visitors - Telegraph

French village which will 'survive 2012 Armageddon' plagued by visitors

The mayor of a picturesque French village has threatened to call in the army to seal it off from a tide of New Age fanatics and UFO watchers, who are convinced it is the only place on Earth to be spared Armageddon in 2012.

[snohare]

Can't believe no-one told the poor man that Mother Nature has already sorted his problem for him. Rosebay Willowherb and Ground Elder are both entirely edible...couch grass and cleavers are edible...even pignuts. And nobody even thought to suggest horseradish, comfrey or chinese mint, all of which will take over the world unless we start eating now.
Never mind the air rifle Newmannewy, learn about snares and fishhooks. I'm reliably informed that birds are easier to catch than fish...

And hey, yes, I think in this instance he is a fair way to being right. I'd say we have passed Hubbert's Peak, and our civilisation is at the ebb unless a nanotechnology miracle happens.

Any jokes or bonking gratefully received.

[chris]

Would love to take you up on the bonk, but this is a family forum.










Oh, what the heck! *bonk* *bonk* *bonk* *bonk* *bonk* *bonk* aaaaand I'm done!

[FionaH]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand behave you two

[Nicos]

What are they like????

(When I was a lass it used to mean bumping into something -like accidentally banging your elbow on something.)


Anyway- back to the subject of the thread....its nearly nettle picking time!!!!

[chris]

I dug two nettles up yesterday... even thought about re-planting them but then thought nah. and put them in the pile for composting :0

[Alison]

I dug two nettles up yesterday... even thought about re-planting them but then thought nah. and put them in the pile for composting :0

If you've chucked the roots on the compost pile then you've got the chance of more nettles for years to come

[chris]

I don't have any compost bins there yet, I did the same at home and they've all rotted down!

I don't mind, they'd be a welcome weed

[newmannewy]

appreciate the renewed interest in my thread

I would like to state on the record.. I do not believe the end of the world is coming.. In some appocalyptic event (although Japan doesnt look good).. What I believe is the financial system as we know it, is finished.. And what comes from that will be a great upheavel until we can find our feet again.. It takes approx 4hrs for the shelves to be cleaned out in supermarkets when a crisis hits..

What happens when oil hits $300, $400, $1000 a barell due to inflation.. Can u imagine the 70 million strong army of seriously angry and hungry masses when they finally realise money has no value & their money doesnt buy a bean.

There already predicting £2 a litre petrol.. I think £2 will be cheap compared to how high I believe it will go..

I also do not wear a tin foil hat - well except on wednesdays at the local commune.. (joke)

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oh by the way chris I didnt actually plant any of them.. I just wanted the information for future use!

[Hilary B]

What is NOT likely to happen is the whole world having a financial criss at once. What is more likely is it happenning in a whole lot of places, but not in others, and the places which have survived will take over the rest in short order.
Who will still be going? well most likely the nations with a very 'controlling' system. Democracy is a lovely idea, but in a really big crisis it becomes inefficient, allowing take-overs by other forces (and big business has already made inroads, but that is nothing to what the real 'seekers after power' could do).

[zazen999]

Anyway.. what im wondering is are there and vegetables or food types, that i can go scatter some seeds around a few places and have food grow, die and grow back year on year ?

Is there any such vegetable like this ? That if i dont eat it one year it will re-grow the next year and continue, without me doing anything ?.

Can I remind people of the question asked here [quoted above]; so please don't go off topic. Many thanks.

[Sylvan]

oh by the way chris I didnt actually plant any of them.. I just wanted the information for future use!

You need to plant them now. If you wait for the crisis to start it will be too late.

You should probably put some sort of system in place for rainwater harvesting too. There may (or may not) be plenty of water in the reservoirs but without electricity and/or someone to push buttons it won't actually reach your taps.

[bigt1888]

i was a bit fed up before i read this thread.............boy has that cheered me up.........pass the shotgun!!!!!

[Potstubsdustbins]

OK guys this is going to controversial very controversial.

First let me say I have hunted with both rifle and shotgun so not a feint heart.

Anyone who goes hunting living creatures with a standard air rifle should be shot with one. They will then find out it hurts, really hurts and that its what it will do to your prey.

People do get killed with standard air rifles but it is pure bad luck, nicked artery etc.

The things just do not carry the kinetic energy (12 ft lbs or less) required to ensure a clean kill.

People who hunt with air rifles have usually had them tuned which vastly increase's the kinetic energy of the rifle. They then cease to be air rifles and become Part 1 firearms needing the same certification and security as a real rifle.

I don't mind anyone hunting for food but I object strongly to anyone who fails to take into account they are going to kill a living creature and it is part of their task to ensure a quick depatch of that creature.

I myself would never hunt without a dog then if I make a mistake the dog will help me correct it, but its still not nice.

Being without a dog at this time (he is in training) my guns stay in the security cabinet.

Sorry to go on but I have had to despatch wounded animals that have been shot with air rifles sometimes days after they were shot, most with festering wounds.

Colin.