what are y'all saving from the wild to deal with coming crisis?

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I wonder if broadleaf plantain leaves can be dried and used later for food. I've got a ton of that stuff. The chickens eat the fresh leaves, and I'm waiting to see if they eat the seeds, which are very prolific.

 

[perchie.girl]

This morning I was out doodling around and I picked some clover, grass, and sheep sorrel; fed it to the chickens. Then I noticed that in our steep slopes, some of the grasses’s seeds were browning. I picked a lot of those and fed them to the girls, too. They ate and ate. I was wondering what to store up for winter (the free ranging season is pretty short here) if I had to forage for them. Probably just what I fed them today, dried. And dried bugs for protein? Hmm. They might end up eating more scrambled eggs or dried meat than I’d otherwise be feeding them. And amaranth - high in protein!

next time you go to the beach bring home some sea weed.... They love it fresh or dried...

deb

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I mentioned earlier that we all need to keep in the back of our minds the possibility that we could be entering a period of cooler weather, and prepare for that.

This is a big part of what I had in mind. Anomalous cold (mainly) and rain caused by a weakened jet stream associated with low solar activity is currently negatively impacting the major growing regions of the world: China, Ukraine, US midwest, Russia, Brazil. Soybean and corn production has already been damaged considerably in the US. Might be wise to consider storing away some extra food now. There may not be a problem this year, but if it persists... well you get the idea.

https://electroverse.net/persistent-worldwide-cold-brings-serious-breadbasket-concerns/

In addition, NOAA has just updated their CFSv2 (Climate Forecast System) to predict La Nina conditions for the rest of 2019 and into 2020. SST = Sea Surface Temperature

Last month they were forecasting a continuation of a weak El Nino.

La Niñas are associated with much cooler global temperatures; El Ninos with warming. Coupling this with NASA's recent prediction that the solar cycle we are entering into will be the weakest in 200 years, it might be a good idea to prepare for a possibly colder winter.

 

[sharron]

IN `Greece the climate should be good for air drying.... just use a couple of screens with frames.... one to hold the veggies and one to keep the flies off.... put it in a warm place with a slight breeze.

A dehydrator would be optimal though.... lots of recipes and how tos in the dehydrator book.

I used to make Jerkey in the oven. season strips of beef and stretch them out on the rack... Set the oven at 120 or the lowest it can go and leave it on over night.

I cut the meat with the muscle so it goes the full length and the strips at least an eighth of an inch thick.

Lean meat like flank steak is perfect for this....

deb

deb
what seasonings did you use, want to try to make a natural beef jerky without any sugar

 

[sharron]

One would think if you put hydro-electric dams every few miles on major rivers that aren't prone to drying up, we could have more than enough electricity. But boats would have to go thru locks which would slow down transportation of goods and we can't have that.

Those horned Cahaba/Catalpa worms make great bait. When they start eating the tree, start picking them and freeze then in small jugs. When you want to go fishing, pull the worms out of the freezer and they come out of hibernation. Some of the best fish bait God ever created! [/QUOTE

we had them in the florida panhandle on our trees when i was growing up, loved them but now its hard to find anyone who has them on their trees, i would love to get them started again

 

[perchie.girl]

deb
what seasonings did you use, want to try to make a natural beef jerky without any sugar

Salt and pepper and garlic.....

nothing else... Garlic is optional.

deb

 

[sharron]

Salt and pepper and garlic.....

nothing else... Garlic is optional.

deb

thanks

 

[perchie.girl]

thanks

Made my first Beef Jerkey when i was about fourteen... Dad told me how.

Flank steak cut the length of the muscle... very lean used to be cheap. Cut strips about an eighth of an inch thick.... Salt and pepper both sides.... Moisture will immediately start weeping out.

drape on oven rack and set for 120 degrees or warm. over night... until the jerkey feels right

deb

 

[suzfau]

Comfrey is good for wounds but easily toxic if eaten

 

[sharron]

does anyone have a recipe to make a comfrey salve? mil had planted comfrey years ago and i never learned how she used it and now its to late