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Part time CA (for now), part time TN; have homes in both. Also have property in WY, but no home there.
Very recently retired, working on getting the new homestead (TN) up and running.
Long-time prepper looking to share information with others.
I just joined this group after getting familiar with a few of the other groups on the site.
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True Leaf Market has the organic Amish Paste Tomato seeds on their site and they are shown as being in stock, but somewhat pricy in my opinion. $3.29 for ~25 seeds is the only option currently available. I haven’t yet grown any of the seeds I’ve purchased from them, but they come nicely packaged and they have a huge variety of seeds available.
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It would seem to me that a search warrant should be required for bank records, but somehow I’m guessing “they” have a workaround for that. Whatever happened to being secure in your papers, possessions, and effects?
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I typed this response last night or early this morning, but somehow never posted after I clicked the “Post” button. Well, it may not be quite so timely, but here it is anyway.
Wow, so many stories of victory within this community, even in those cases where a spouse doesn’t do much to help! I wanted to address the OP and offer a suggestion that could possibly work to get you the help you are seeking.
If you have an opportunity to reach out to your neighbors, perhaps you’ll find someone that would be willing to help out on your property in exchange for a small portion of the bounty (a dozen eggs and a few fresh vegetables for instance). They may have a wish to grow their own food, but are reluctant to do so, or perhaps they don’t have the space to do so, or time to figure it all out.
My wife says she wants to get busy on the homestead to help with growing our own food, but from what I’ve seen in the past, her interest wanes very quickly, and I suspect I’ll be doing most of it myself.
I am hoping to convince her brother to move to our place, because all of what I intend to do interests him greatly, and he would be a valuable asset to those efforts. If that doesn’t work out in the end, then I’ll likely be reaching out to some of my neighbors, at least to help with the things I can’t do alone.
From a prepper/survivalist point of view, this is the idea behind a MAG (Mutual Assistance Group). There are people within the group with various skills, knowledge, and abilities, and by sharing those things (along with physical resources such as land, building supplies, or a tractor), the group can accomplish great things together, teach one another, and protect each other when necessary. It’s good to have people like that close by.
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Pinball Preparedness has a live chat on YT on Saturday night also – same time as Danny and Wanda’s (DSH) live stream. Pretty hard to watch them all at the same time…
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This philosophy could also be used for their scrap/unsalable produce. This could be turned into compost or fertilizer by way of feeding animals, such as chickens or pigs. Feed the scraps to the animals, and they provide the fertilizer!