Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Liz" <liz@allslash.org>]

I'm considered a prepper by some people, but I think that has more to do 
with their inability to conceive of a lifestyle that isn't totally dependent 
on Walmart, supermarkets, and all the other petroleum-input sources and 
products. Why, in other words, would you live off-grid, grow most of your 
own food, make your own clothing, etc., etc., if you weren't getting ready 
for the apocalypse (zombie or otherwise).

My only gripe with the Dervaes family is their attempt to prevent others 
from using the term "Urban Homesteading." That was just plain stupid, and 
says a lot to me about their intentions.

The people who are stockpiling years of MRE's, toilet paper, ammunition and 
so forth are as alien to me as the ones who aren't doing anything at all. I 
have acquaintances who say they plan to "bug out" in their remote piece of 
land until everything returns to "normal," and that they don't need to learn 
skills like gardening or raising livestock because they have enough 
stockpiled food to last as long as necessary.  These people have a huge 
solar array, underground propane tanks, all the things they say they need to 
live the same way they live now (house full of power-hungry appliances, in 
other words). I'm afraid they're in for a rude shock.

Liz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tradingpost@lobo.net>
To: <OWL-OldWaysLiving@yahoogroups.com>; <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 11:49 PM
Subject: [Livingontheland] preppers - seriously?


> A personal view - we've seen some of the "preppers" (staged,
> choreographed) shows on TV. I have several criticisms but my first
> reaction is they're prepping for all the wrong things & wasting tons of
> money that people like myself will never have. Time for wide ranging
> discussion, different opinions & all.
>
> For years I've followed various writers of all stripes warning of
> economic decline or collapse. To me this recent article seemed to tie up
> some loose ends on the subject, but it's a bit technical or boring:
> http://aspousa.org/2013/01/commentary-why-peak-oil-threatens-the-international-monetary-system/
>
>
> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>
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