Day: August 11, 2013

Notes from JWR:

Patrice Lewis’s blog Rural Revolution (www.rural-revolution.com) is involved in a domain name problem with Blogger, the hosting site. Until such time as this issue is resolved, the blog can be seen at: www.PatriceLewis.blogspot.com. Please spread the word in prepper forums about where her blog can now be found. — I just realized that our queue of Recipes of the Week has opened up. Do you have a favorite recipe that would be of interest to SurvivalBlog readers? If so, then please send it via e-mail. Thanks! — August 11th is the birthday of SurvivalBlog editor “The Werewolf” in Brazil. Feliz …


Considerations for Gardening at the Retreat Farm, by Tony K.

The context in which this article is written is to attempt to give guidance and provoke thought and inspiration to those determined individuals who wish to be as self sufficient as possible by growing as much of their own food as possible. Everything in this article has been tried and to varying degrees produced results for my family. Our little farm rests just below 7,000 feet in elevation with much sun, wind and deep spring snows, with temperatures in winter falling briefly to 15 or so below zero to highs in the upper 90’s and even the 100’s for at …


Letter Re: Donkeys and Mules

In response to Crazy As A Fox’s recommendation of donkeys as a potential multi-purpose survival animal, I would argue that everything positive aspect of donkeys noted can also be said of mules (the product of a male donkey and female horse).  They have the additional benefit of being less stubborn, faster, and more intelligent than donkeys. Working at a Christian dude ranch in Colorado, I had the opportunity to ride mules on a daily basis and can vouch for their amiability as well as their refusal to put their rider or themselves in danger which makes them particularly suited for …


Economics and Investing:

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Just set fire to Japan’s quadrillion debt Bitcoins can be used as money…and fall under the jurisdiction of securities laws, judge rules Currency Markets: The Next Crisis Has Begun Items from The Economatrix: Retail Sales: Don’t Look to July for Guidance on December Visualizing The Collapse In US Job Security During The Best Period Of Economic Growth In U.S. History There Was No Income Tax And No Federal Reserve


Odds ‘n Sods:

Another Secure Email Service, Silent Circle, Is Shutting Down    o o o Reader J. McC. sent: Scientists Disclose Plans To Make Superflu In Labs    o o o I missed this article when it ran back in June: 1 in 12 on Bloomberg’s gun victims list are crime suspects killed by police or armed citizens acting in self-defense. Oh, and and speaking of Mayor Mikey, another one of Bloomberg’s gun-grabbing mayors is under suspicion: Stockton Mayor is under Peeping Tom investigation as city goes through bankruptcy. And, meanwhile, we read more about the sexcapades of San Diego’s mayor, “Filthy …


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with …