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Farming: Broadforking, gardening, and growing your own food, expanded and refined
Earlier this week, I discussed the idea of using a broadfork as a method for tilling the ground instead of using a tiller and and why this method is superior to traditional tilling. Of course, this method still has its own related expenses and may seem like a daunting investment of resources and time to […] Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, Choices, Experiments, Farming, food production, gardening, Gardneing, Independence, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: The global food crisis
The specter of another global food crisis on par or worse than the events that shook parts of the world in 2007 and 2008 has once again reared its ugly head. Drought and fire in Russia have combine with poor harvests and reduced yields elsewhere in the world to dramatically increase demand even as the supply is […] Continue reading
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Tagged Choices, farmers, Farming, food production, Self-sufficiency
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Farming: Food as a fungible commodity
All around the internet, you can find vigorous discussions about how, with the impending risk of international economic meltdown brought about by massive overspending, the smart bet is to invest in things like gold, which is a fungible commodity that will retain its value even if the rest of the economy self-destructs. While, in some […] Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, Choices, commodity, Experiments, Farming, food production, Independence, Opportunities, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: 10-10 Challenge update
Well, my seeds are in, and I staked out the area in my yard I plan to plant. Now the trick is to watch the weather. As I stated earlier, the goal is to plant by 10-10; however, weather can always be a mitigating factor. Generally, we want to plant wheat before the first frost, […] Continue reading
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Tagged 10-10 Challenge, challenges, Experiments, Farming, food production, grain, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: My 10-10-10 challenge
I often hear a lot of people claiming that the world cannot feed itself. They say there are too many people. They say there isn’t enough land to grow all that food. Some, even recognize that there aren’t enough farmers to grow the food we need. They throw up their hands and lament that we […] Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, Experiments, farmers, Farming, food production, grain, Grass, Independence, revolutions, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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