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Nine Ways To Be More Self-Sufficient (Even If You Live In The City), by K. Sowell
Just a Marine ^
| 2/4/14
| K. Sowell
Posted on 02/04/2014 6:49:25 PM PST by Kartographer
1. Invest in a water filter. 2. Build an emergency medical kit. 3. Keep a few hens. 4. Grow some vegetables and/or fruits. 5. Learn to can. 6. Get a stand-alone freezer. 7. Learn to bake bread. 8. Purchase at least one firearm and get comfortable using it. 9. Homeschool your children.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: basicprep; chickens; cityprep; hens; preparedness; preppers
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I will add one get closer to God. The comfort of your belief will do much to get you through trying times.
To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...
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posted on
02/04/2014 6:50:38 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Raise chickens in a city?
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posted on
02/04/2014 6:51:47 PM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Kartographer
10. Make some good friends.
11. Learn a skill not related to your day job
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posted on
02/04/2014 6:53:55 PM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: 2banana
Many can. It’s not against the law here in Albuquerque for instance. If fact they have been having trouble with chicken thieves and vandels here
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posted on
02/04/2014 6:54:54 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: 2banana
Raise chickens in a city?my boss lives in town (idaho falls 60,000) his hens are laying about 11 eggs per day he brings us eggs ever FREAKING day
on the other hand the town i live in (about 3000) has BANNED chickens
To: 2banana
Chickens are popular now, many cities will allow a few...there is a website called “backyard chickens” that tries to keep up with laws and ordinances about chickens...
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posted on
02/04/2014 6:59:25 PM PST
by
Tammy8
To: Kartographer
I do both hot water bath canning and pressure canning for meats and soup broth.
Canning is becoming a lost art. Not only is it hard to find someone who does it, it’s becoming hard to find someone who is even INTERESTED in doing it.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:00:40 PM PST
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
To: Kartographer
Along the lines of “learn to can” I’d suggest getting a vacuum sealing unit to be able to store foods for longer periods.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:03:06 PM PST
by
Two Kids' Dad
(((( 0bama's words are the distraction to the destruction ))))
To: 2banana
10. Make some good friends.
11. Learn a skill not related to your day job
I dunno about 10....they always want something.
11. Yea, I’m an Artilleryman, I understand the grunt stuff, I just need to practice it more.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:04:03 PM PST
by
occamrzr06
(Squirel, it's what's for dinner.)
To: 2banana
The local Sam’s Club in my suburban SoCal city actually sells chicken coops.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:05:07 PM PST
by
Two Kids' Dad
(((( 0bama's words are the distraction to the destruction ))))
To: occamrzr06
I dunno about 10....they always want something. You need friends who are good medics, good at fixing things, good at making comms, good shooters, etc.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:07:20 PM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Kartographer
Yeah, got no kids but could use a couple hens, goats and wabbits .....
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:11:45 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: 2banana
Same question here, as most farm animals are banned inside city limits. As for gardening and canning, yes if you can keep it on the QT...remember the not so safe, 2010 Food Safety Act.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:13:15 PM PST
by
Kackikat
To: metmom
Spent a lot of my youth helping my mother prepare and can food. She was a prepper in a time when it wasn’t needed.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:14:35 PM PST
by
Kackikat
To: Two Kids' Dad
Now to find out who sells the chickens. We have a Tractor Supply that had some chicks a couple of years ago for sale....but haven’t been there lately.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:16:45 PM PST
by
Kackikat
To: Tammy8
Rabbits can be a good alternative to chickens.
To: bigheadfred
To: Kackikat
She was a prepper in a time when it wasn’t needed. You might want to think about that a little.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:22:54 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
To: Kackikat
We did it more out of necessity. Lots of mouths to feed and you could save a lot of money buying bulk and canning.
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posted on
02/04/2014 7:27:36 PM PST
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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