tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post834296647531806814..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Sunday Reading - A New HopePioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-14652964528003188092014-05-22T05:23:59.973-04:002014-05-22T05:23:59.973-04:00Before the industrial revolution, Britain had a nu...Before the industrial revolution, Britain had a number of periods of declining population that were a sort of slow collapse. They weren't a lot of fun to live through, but It does show you can downsize without a complete societal collapse.<br /><br />Of course they also didn't pump their economies up into the stratosphere, and there are instances of these types of societies collapsing.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-65504341534407902622014-05-20T10:38:51.896-04:002014-05-20T10:38:51.896-04:00I'll do that, thanks!I'll do that, thanks!spinnersawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763380819352813272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-85482705201804879782014-05-20T00:22:06.233-04:002014-05-20T00:22:06.233-04:00You could make a boardman feeder with a canning ja...You could make a boardman feeder with a canning jar and just punch holes in the top. Google one they look like they might be easy to make.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-15704507148824410162014-05-19T23:25:44.533-04:002014-05-19T23:25:44.533-04:00Thanks, we had a swarm move into a hive that was ...Thanks, we had a swarm move into a hive that was empty and I thought I would try placing a humming bird feeder close by them until the black berrys started blooming.spinnersawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763380819352813272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-54799559303218472022014-05-19T22:21:07.098-04:002014-05-19T22:21:07.098-04:00Sandy - Ya. You know I am getting calls from local...Sandy - Ya. You know I am getting calls from local markets now asking me to deliver fresh produce this year, something that has never happened before.<br /><br />I think it is going to get interesting.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-34548019012310595632014-05-19T22:19:32.250-04:002014-05-19T22:19:32.250-04:00Spinner - I used a 1 to 1 sugar/water ratio. I was...Spinner - I used a 1 to 1 sugar/water ratio. I was gonna do 2 to 1 but it was so cold most of the time the 2 to 1 mix wouldn't flow out of the holes at all. As it turned out two bee yards loved the hummingbird feeder syrup and one yard never touched the stuff. Not sure why.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-16993289305563258382014-05-19T22:15:52.744-04:002014-05-19T22:15:52.744-04:00MV - Ya my Step Father is kinda the same way but h...MV - Ya my Step Father is kinda the same way but he does come around in the end. Many of my neighbors though are in for a rude awakening.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-7110853505065473022014-05-19T22:14:46.223-04:002014-05-19T22:14:46.223-04:00Rob - Yes but the cheap fuel needs to go before th...Rob - Yes but the cheap fuel needs to go before the food get's scarce or the government will have the energy to begin confiscation and that does worry me.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-85751294305669997252014-05-19T22:13:53.525-04:002014-05-19T22:13:53.525-04:00Sf - Or now that Kalifornia is drying up I guess M...Sf - Or now that Kalifornia is drying up I guess Mexican veggies will be going up in price too.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-79568992694115237812014-05-19T22:13:03.095-04:002014-05-19T22:13:03.095-04:00MV - It never seems to get old for those old gover...MV - It never seems to get old for those old government employees though :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-49606667140257229192014-05-19T22:12:31.461-04:002014-05-19T22:12:31.461-04:00Lurk - And I think the future rests almost entirel...Lurk - And I think the future rests almost entirely on those who are....<br /><br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-91688155616974912362014-05-19T20:50:36.602-04:002014-05-19T20:50:36.602-04:00PP,
I believe you're going to see more small ...PP,<br /><br />I believe you're going to see more small farms/homesteads in the next several months. Come late summer, prices will be going up much more on fruits, vegetables, meats, cotton, etc...... due to drought, severe weather, fire, death of cattle, and disease.<br />Therefore, shelves in the grocery markets won't be stocked as plentiful. It won't surprise me one bit to see Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-13026469678434290902014-05-19T13:54:36.937-04:002014-05-19T13:54:36.937-04:00Hey PP
Let's hope people figure out that they...Hey PP<br /><br />Let's hope people figure out that they need to do something to take care of themselves.<br /><br />I was wondering what the sugar to water ratio was when you put hummingbird feeders up for your bees.spinnersawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763380819352813272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-78173974878928281292014-05-19T09:54:30.720-04:002014-05-19T09:54:30.720-04:00I've told my husband for years that small fami...I've told my husband for years that small family farms will make a comeback and they will be the salvation of agriculture in this country. He had always doubted that, he grew up during the hey day of bigger is better/spray everything with poison agriculture, but he is starting to see I just might be right. ;-)<br /><br />Miss VioletThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138786907478447523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-50553261917320026192014-05-19T08:39:29.015-04:002014-05-19T08:39:29.015-04:00Rural America will bounce back faster then the big...Rural America will bounce back faster then the big cities. small farms can adopt faster then the large one. We noticed this weekend the farmers are getting out working their fields.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-90521650708331489602014-05-19T00:42:35.908-04:002014-05-19T00:42:35.908-04:00More people are starting to realize that if they w...More people are starting to realize that if they want to feed and house themselves and their families, it's best not to depend on the charity of others. That gets old for both parties.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-40070528012618331322014-05-19T00:05:03.920-04:002014-05-19T00:05:03.920-04:00There is no doubt more people are running to groun...There is no doubt more people are running to ground. Lurkaholicnoreply@blogger.com