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 Topic: Self Sufficiency update! |
Loki
Replies: 28
Views: 2845
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 Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 9:56 pm Subject: Re: Self Sufficiency update! |
| I'm thinking of planting a bunch of sunflowers as a buffer between a busy road and the rest of my garden. But I can only eat so many sunflower seeds "baseball style." Never really liked them that way- ... |
| Topic: Complete Organic Fertilizer (COF) |
Loki
Replies: 21
Views: 2147
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 9:12 pm Subject: Re: Complete Organic Fertilizer (COF) |
| I mixed my first batch of Solomon's COF this year. Used 4 parts alfalfa meal, 1/2 part ag lime, and 1/2 part dolomite lime. That's his barebones recipe. All the ingredients were available in bulk at m ... |
| Topic: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
Loki
Replies: 1099
Views: 140237
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:33 pm Subject: Re: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
Beautiful collection GeoJAP. I really like Garands, too, though I'll admit to thinking of selling mine to buy a bolt-action rig. Don't have anything to fill the precision rifle niche.
Specop, only ... |
| Topic: Self Sufficiency update! |
Loki
Replies: 28
Views: 2845
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:16 pm Subject: Re: Self Sufficiency update! |
| The garden includes about six giant sunflower plants that are now about 5 and a half feet tall. Five more inches and they will be as tall as I am! I hope they blossom soon. Sunflower seeds are a fa ... |
| Topic: Personal plans and a "dim" view of the post-PO fut |
Loki
Replies: 81
Views: 8377
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:01 pm Subject: Re: Personal plans and a "dim" view of the post-PO |
| Pops, most of my comments weren't really directed at you, though I did name you in the first paragraph. I think you're one of the more reasonable advocates of rural living. You're actually doing it, s ... |
| Topic: Worm Composter Update! |
Loki
Replies: 12
Views: 1518
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:39 pm Subject: Re: Worm Composter Update! |
| I've had my worm composter for almost a year now, one of those large 3-level deals (Can-O-Worms). Ditto what Heineken said. I've put almost all my food wastes in there, but the volume of finished comp ... |
| Topic: Women survivalists... where are you? |
Loki
Replies: 57
Views: 6070
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:23 pm Subject: Re: Women survivalists... where are you? |
Where da ladies at? Can you believe I'm single with a physique like this? Come and get it!
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6092/nate20thumbs20uptz7.jpg
On the last forum I was on we had a w ... |
| Topic: Personal plans and a "dim" view of the post-PO fut |
Loki
Replies: 81
Views: 8377
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:10 am Subject: Re: Personal plans and a "dim" view of the post-PO |
| Pops, preparing for a post-oil future is all fine and well, but I'm not at all convinced that living out in the country really does that. I spent a good chunk of my childhood growing up in the country ... |
| Topic: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
Loki
Replies: 1099
Views: 140237
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:25 pm Subject: Re: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
I predict:2008 will be the year i buy my first gun.Any suggestions?
Get a handgun. I like the Glock 19. |
| Topic: [Food] Production – Gardening, General |
Loki
Replies: 668
Views: 80250
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:15 pm Subject: Re: [Food] Production – Gardening, General |
Yeah, that's a great database. Very detailed nutritional information, plus it has some really obscure foods. Need to know how much leucine is in 100 g of raw water buffalo meat? It has the answer.
... |
| Topic: [Food] Production – Gardening, General |
Loki
Replies: 668
Views: 80250
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:09 pm Subject: Re: [Food] Production – Gardening, General |
| Cool number crunching PeakOiler. Producing 8.7% of your caloric requirements is great. Is it mostly pecans? They seem to make up the lion's share of the calories produced, at least on the page of the ... |
| Topic: Elimination of Federal Minimum Wage |
Loki
Replies: 32
Views: 2867
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:04 pm Subject: Re: Elimination of Federal Minimum Wage |
What I mean is no less than free and open bargaining between individuals....
Like the free and open bargaining between lions and gazelles? |
| Topic: Some videos on sustainable living for you. |
Loki
Replies: 7
Views: 1404
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:55 pm Subject: Re: Some videos on sustainable living for you. |
| Great videos Patti. I just watched the 3 on indoor gardening. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out! |
| Topic: Will PO save us from the worst of GW? |
Loki
Replies: 21
Views: 1793
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Forum: Environment Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:15 pm Subject: Re: Will PO save us from the worst of GW? |
No ... PO doesn't mean the world stops using fossil fuels.
In fact things could get worse.
More coal will be burned, forests will be cleared for biofuel production, and greenhouse reduction pol ... |
| Topic: Evolution of Doomerism |
Loki
Replies: 20
Views: 3268
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:04 pm Subject: Re: Evolution of Doomerism |
Coming from a fundamentalist Christian upbringing, honestly this feels like sitting around waiting for the 2nd coming of Christ!
There's a reason for that. The die-off silliness that some "peakers" ... |
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