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This Series of Books could also be called Survival Guide to Hard Times. Its purpose is to enable living to continue in the face of job loss, inflation, market crash, and/or economic depression. These books make unique contributions to the Money Problems, known as the New Economy, defined by any or all of these factors.:
--Inflation is reducing the purchasing power of the dollar.
--Out of control spending has turned us into a debtor nation in the world community.
--Jobs are being outsourced overseas regardless of their effect on the national economy.
--Our inability to compete for foreign oil will cause a massive change in our culture.
--The shortage of oil in an oil dependent culture will disrupt everybody’s life style.
The resulting unemployment will require a much more independent way of living.
--Water or food or energy shortages will compete to be the next crisis with oil leading the way
The Key Word is Surviving the changes in our culture by any of these factors.
The sooner you accept the problem and start working on your own behalf, the easier Survival will be for you and your family. Face the fact that this catastrophe is with us and will not go away.I can tell you how it ends. Sometime in the future, your great-grand-kids will shake their heads and say, "Poor old Gramps. He’s/ She’s hallucinating again". After a few generations of good times, the hard earned lessons are all forgotten.
"If you don’t learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it." |
Hard Times - Peak Oil, Volume II, Food.
Basic Information That Should Be Studied Prior To Acquiring Your Own Storage Foods.
We believe that the fossil fuel shortage will ultimately become a fuel famine. Among a myriad of problems, the primary problem will become your personal food supply. The fix will not come overnight, and that’s the problem
Cheap oil has given us the luxury of abundant food sources, however remote. A shortage means that none of these will be accessible- the national companies producing these will go out of business if they do not have the means of delivering them to their customers.
Massive farming and processing machinery will lay idle without an economically viable fuel source. Eventually, we will solve this problem, however many years it takes.
Whatever the reason: job loss, job downsizing, location, competition for available stocks, Uncle Sugar will not be able to feed the entire population, and throwing money at the problem will be of little help: You cannot eat a dollar bill. You may substitute your own government and currency here, the problem is international.
This book is an answer to many food problems: What to grow, how to garden, raising small animals and birds, preserving your harvest, storing your harvest. The book is based upon 60 year’s experience of the authors and they are survivors.
Part of the New Economy Series, Volume 1 deals with the Hard Times predicament, and (this) Volume 2 is totally devoted to what you need to know and do to keep eating.
This is deadly serious and you have no time to waste before you begin your independent food supply.
These books are only available as an Ebook or a CD book. There are no printed editions. That is our way of conserving materials and keeping these books at a price that everybody can afford. We pray that you will buy your own copy so we may continue to earn a living. No big, corporate monster here- just us.
Are You New To This Entire Topic?
Wake Up ! The fallacy in Rip Van Winkle’s long sleep is that he didn’t starve in his sleep. You should be so lucky. The race is starting and you have yet to find the starting gate. No, the government sources will not tell you about it. "It would create a panic amongst the populace". That’s called dodging the bullet.
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118 pages, 12 Chapters
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Table of Contents
Preface
Foreword
Table of Contents and List of tables and Illustrations
Overview
Ch. 1 Introduction and Justification. Attention. Early Times Described. The Ice Wagon. The Corner Grocery. backyard garden. Farmers’ Market. Barter meets. Cooling food. Rain barrel cooling, Beggars. Baking and Flour Sacks. Causes Of Hard Times.
Ch. 2 Economizing Using Natural Principles Using Natural Principles. Convection-. Insulation. A vacuum. Thermos bottle. Heat storage. A heat exchanger. Free heat. Solar Applications. A British Thermal Unit, BTU, Air And Water Compared. Water storage. A story. A south wall. Other Examples. Conclusion
Ch. 3 Growing Food. Growing food. The Incredible Edibles Series. Excerpt From The Vegetable Handbook. Crop Rotation. Companion Plants. Importance of Fertilizer. Rock Dust. Rock Dust Restores Minerals. Obtaining Rock Dust. Worms As A Nutrient Provider. Harvesting. Seasonal. Ongoing. Barter. Neighbors. Barter meets. Farmers’ markets. About Gardening. Check List of Things You Need To Know. Cloches, Greenhouses, Cold Frames, Lighting. Composting. Important features of composting. Home Gardening is labor intensive. Home gardening can also be a family-friendly. In The End.
Ch. 4 Preserving Food. Preservation Outline. Introduction. Tools. With electricity. Without electricity. Cool storage. Cooler Description. Insect and Pest Protection. Storage Time Limits. Means of Food Spoilage. Driers. Smokers. Pickling. Fermenting. Water Replacement.Cooking and Preserving. What To Do? What foods are commonly preserved in your area? What means of preservation are most common? May I help you with your canning?
Ch. 5 Food Storage. Establish Preconditions. Planning Factors. Quantity Requirements. Basic Needs. Nutritional. Caloric- Palatable. Storage Limits. Physical requirements for storage. Storage containers. Storage. Food Storage. How much food? Storage Times. Storage Life. We have a problem: Chart, Food Preservation, Food Preservation Effects, What To Do? Specifics of Dating. FDA Environmental Assessment Technical Handbook. Wait ! There Is Another Problem. Spoilage Agents. Bacteria. Botulism. Enzymes . Molds. Spoilage. Minimizing Molds. Dried Foods. Guidelines for food safety. Discard If Mold Is Present. Trim. Conclusions. Footnotes
Ch. 6 The Act of Cooking. Cooking. Fires and Fuel. Cooking Economically. Multi-meal preparation simultaneously. Cooking Utensils.
Ch. 7 Raising Animals Raising Animals and Birds. Fishing. Animal Feed. Chickens. Rabbits. Garden Pig. Animals As Food. Food chain. Adults in your family must learn. Pet Food. Fertilizer Production. Meat Processing. Dressing An Animal. Cutting up- butchering. Butchering our pig, Rabbit Preparation For The Kitchen. The Setup Basics. Conclusion.
Ch. 8 Emergency Foods, Nutrition, and Eating. Nutrition. Goals For Emergency Eating. Diets. Basic Requirements. Calories and The Body's Needs. What Is A Calorie? BTU, British Thermal Unit, Foods By Calories Contained. For When You Need Calories Heat Sources. Soup. A Problem With Children. What Kind of Foods? Meats- Rabbits. How much Food? Barter. Water. How Much Food? Finally.
Ch. 9 Soil, Climate, Water. The Gardener’s Dilemma. Ontario, California. Water. Discovering Our Acre In Encinitas, San Diego County, California. The Land. Water Supply. Assessment. Encinitas. Wells and Water. Mohawk Valley, Oregon. Climates and Water. Drilling Wells. Springfield, Oregon. The Well. Conclusion-adapt.
Ch. 10 Predators and Security. Rodents. Home made poison. Larger, four legged animals. Dogs. Two-legged Predators. Security. Here are some precautions. Good Security Measures. Animals For Protection. Watch geese.
Ch. 11 Water. Outline of Water Needs. Consequences. Water Problems. Poor Usage. Climatic Changes. Irrigation Techniques. Determine The Amount of Water Required. Value of A Drip System. Optional Water Sources. Storing Water Fire fighting. The Golden Rule
Ch. 11, Part 2 Water Conservation As In Gardening Versus Other Applications. On the way OUT. On the way IN. Basic Plant Needs For Water.
Ch. 11, Part 3. Hydroponics. High cost, high output. Water sensitive.
Ch. 12 Check List. What all of this means. Do You Think You Are Done? It is time to go back and read this book. There is no conclusion; it is only the beginning.
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