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Ak Chris-- THe cost of the dehumidifyier is far less than I thought. ANd yes, It is well worth the effort to properly put up all the foodstuffs that you have worked hard to acquire. I'm not ready to pick wild mushrrooms, but admire those with the skills.

I dont dry them in a dehystrator as that takes energy. I buy fresh when I can get them on sale. ANd if just one box we eat them up in a week. To keep them longer in the refrig I open the plastic and let the dehydrating effects of refrigerator go to work. lol By a couple weeks they are dried...

What a great idea!! Maybe you can talk to him further and ask why his is against it. THen do some research and who him why he is mistaken . Perhaps he is thinking of the halucinogenic ones, and not the white button mushrroms for eating. I love eating a fresh mushroom everyday that I hae them...

You are right of course. My boys went hiking and a friend had MRE's, and the boy thought it tasted like yuk. lol Being prepared is a good thing, and like you I"m concerned the econoly might tank. or worse it is just a slow death . . . . lol. ANd finding reasonable ways to keep food on the...

If the mods see that the OP has pulled out, they usually close the thread. HOpe not. SUre wish the OP had not erased all that good i nformation as I have been looking into some resurces locally and need those reference points to continue the search. IMO food can be canned and process...

av-- I hear your need to temper your words. ANd that would be wise. I had been planning to take a class next Sunday , an all day class, geared toward getting my gun license and chickened out for many reasons. One being I'm not sure I trust myself to handle a gun safely at all times-- and...

THose that are on Fed assistance have my attention too. IT is a complicated subject certainly, but I do think a hand out is not a hand up. IT shoud be a short term intervension to a better set up , one that includes self reliance. I do think people become apathetic on assistance and forget...

LOL, yes we would be forced to go organic ,and forced to provide just for ourselves. lol. YOu can start making changes-- improve the sandy soils by adding all the organic material you can. My gardens around the house suck up water because we back filled with sand to help remove the water...

You bring up a question that often troubles my mind. Meaning I had not realized how co-dependent we have become as an AMerican society on grocery stores, police and government to keep commerce flowing. It makes me rethink still having 10 years left on the house to pay off. Rethink what...