I’m scheduled for a one hour interview on EMPact Radio on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Please feel free to call in to the show if you have any preparedness questions that would be of interest to the majority of listeners. If you miss hearing the show, it will be available post facto as a downloadable podcast.
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Reader Troy H. mentioned a fascinating Wikipedia page that is presented in tabular form: List of countries by real population density (based on food growing capacity). That table is food for thought for anyone that is considering emigrating. Notice how far down the list that the U.S., Canada, and Australia are positioned. OBTW, I should mention that the Wikipedia table doesn’t give sufficient credit to some of the less populous island nations, to reflect the food value of their offshore fisheries, bird rookeries, feral pig herds, and the tropical fruit trees scattered on ostensibly “non-arable” land.
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Huge solar flare jams radio, satellite signals: NASA. (Any readers that live in a rural region without light pollution and north of 47 degree latitude should be on the watch for aurora borealis displays for the next few nights. And perhaps shortwave listeners may finally get some decent propagation, as the ionosphere emerges from many years in the doldrums. Thanks to Gary U. who was the first of several readers to send the link.)
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CampingSurvival.com has added the Wise Food Storage Packets to their inventory. These are nitrogen packed and have a 25 year shelf life and are efficiently packed in rectangular 5 gallon buckets that can be stacked. These foods are offered in increments from 56 servings up to 4,320 servings, with competitive pricing.