LIST OF SURVIVAL FOOD AND KITCHEN SUPPLIES FOR USE IN EMERGENCIES
KITCHEN
FOOD PREPARATION SHOULD NEVER BECOME ROUTINE.
THESE ARE BASIC PROCEDURES TO ENSURE A HEALTHY KITCHEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE SERVING OTHER PEOPLE.
1. - WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY BEFORE ANY FOOD PREPARATION.
2. - WHEN DRAWING WATER FROM PIPES, ALWAYS LET IT RUN FOR A MINUTE BEFORE FILLING THE GLASS. THIS REMOVES ANY DANGEROUS MINERAL ELEMENTS FROM THE PIPE ITSELF.
3. - ALWAYS THOROUGHLY WASH POULTRY BEFORE PREPARING IT. WASH ALL COUNTER SURFACES WITH WHICH THE MEAT HAS COME INTO CONTACT. LIKEWISE, WASH ANYTHING YOU'VE TOUCHED WITH YOUR MEAT CONTAMINATED HANDS. THOROUGHLY WASH YOUR HANDS WHEN YOU ARE DONE.
4. - NEVER USE A WOODEN BUTCHER BLOCK OR CUTTING SURFACE.FOOD PARTICLES REMAIN IN THE CUT SURFACES AND BREED GERMS.
5. - WOODEN KITCHEN UTENSILS RETAIN FOOD PARTICLES THAT CAN ALSO BREED GERMS. USE TEFLON, OR STAINLESS STEEL NEVER ALUMINUM OR WOOD.
6. - STORE CHOPPED ONIONS AND GARLIC IN GLASS CONTAINERS OR JARS. PLASTIC CONTAINERS WILL RETAIN ODORS.
7. - AN OPEN BOX OF BAKING SODA PLACED IN THE REFRIGERATOR WILL HELP TO ABSORB FOOD ODORS.
8. - WASH ALL FRUIT AND VEGETABLES BEFORE EATING.
9. - WASH CAN LIDS BEFORE OPENING. OTHERWISE, DIRT PARTICLES WILL CONTAMINATE THE CONTENTS DURING OPENING. ALSO, RODENTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SKITTER ACROSS STOCKED FOODS EITHER IN THE MANUFACTURING PLANT OR IN PRIVATE CUPBOARDS. THESE CRITTERS MAY HAVE LEFT MORE THAN DIRT PARTICLES BEHIND IN THE WAKE OF THEIR PASSING.
10.- BEFORE EATING, MENTALLY THANK YOUR FOOD FOR THE GIVE-AWAY OF ITS LIFE FORCE.
11.- ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR MEALS. NEVER EAT WHEN RUSHED OR UPSET. MEALTIMES SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN A RELAXING AND PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE.
12.- IF YOU USE TEFLON COATED BAKING UTENSILS, REPLACE THEM WHENEVER THE COATING IS BROKEN THROUGH OR WORN OFF.
13.- CLEAN TOPS OF SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS DAILY.
14.- WHEN WASHING FORKS, CLEAN WELL DOWN BETWEEN THE TINES.
15.- KEEP PETS OFF KITCHEN SURFACES. REMEMBER WHERE THOSE LITTLE PAWS HAVE BEEN.
16.- NEVER LEAVE LEFTOVER FOOD OUT AFTER THE MEAL HAS BEEN CONCLUDED. TAKE THE TIME TO PROPERLY STORE IT AWAY.
17.- KEEP ALL FOODS COVERED. IF YOU LEAVE OUT YOUR STICK OF BUTTER, BE SURE THE DISH HAS A COVER. FLIES LAY THEIR EGGS IN FOOD. SUCH EXPOSED FOODSTUFFS CAN BE CONTAMINATED BY VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING AIRBORNE PARTICLES
18.- ALWAYS USE A CLEAN SPOON EACH TIME YOU TASTE-TEST YOUR COOKING. THIS IS NOT GOOD KITCHEN HYGIENE.
19.- FREQUENTLY EXAMINE ALL HOUSEHOLD PLANTS IN THE KITCHEN.THEY CAN BECOME BUG INFESTED WITHOUT YOUR NOTICING.
20.- IF YOU WASH AND DRY UTENSILS BY HAND, BE SURE THERE IS A SEPARATE DISH TOWEL AND HAND TOWEL. A TOWEL PEOPLE WIPE THEIR HANDS ON SHOULD NOT BE THE SAME ONE USED TO DRY THE CLEAN DISHES. TAKE OUT CLEAN TOWELS DAILY.
21.- REMOVE ALL CELLOPHANE WRAPPED GROCERY EDIBLES FROM ORIGINAL STORE PACKAGING RIGHT AFTER BRINGING THEM HOME. FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WILL ROT FASTER IF LEFT WRAPPED.
22.- NEVER REFREEZE ANY EDIBLES.
23.- DON'T PURCHASE OR EAT GREEN SKINNED POTATOES.
24.- DON'T STORE MEDICINES IN CUPBOARDS NEAR OR ABOVE THE STOVE.
25.- KEEP A FRESH RAW POTATO HANDY FOR ACCIDENTAL KITCHEN BURNS. BY IMMEDIATELY PLACING A SLICE OF POTATO ON A BURN, THE BURNING SENSATION WILL BE ALLEVIATED. TAPING THE POTATO OVER THE INJURY WILL HELP TO HEAL THE WOUND.
26.- KEEP A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE KITCHEN. MAKE SURE IT'S RATED FOR KITCHEN-TYPE FIRES. MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO USE IT. DO ROUTINE REFRESHER SESSIONS WITH THE FAMILY MEMBERS.
27.- NEVER SERVE PINK POULTRY. IF IT'S NOT OPAQUE WHITE AFTER COOKING, THEN IT'S UNDERDONE. ALL MEATS NEED TO BE THOROUGHLY COOKED.
28.- GIVE ICE TRAYS A ROUTINE WASHING WITH SOAP AND HOT WATER.
29.- WHEN THE FRESHNESS OF AN EDIBLE IS IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT.
30.- NEVER USE STRONG CLEANING SOLVENTS IN THE KITCHEN. HARMFUL VAPORS CAN BE ABSORBED BY FOODSTUFFS. SIMPLE BAKING SODA IS A WONDERFUL CLEANSING AGENT IN MOST KITCHEN CASES.
31.- KEEP A BAR OF ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP IN A SOAP DISH ON THE KITCHEN SINK. RINSE SOAP AFTER EACH USE. BARS OF SOAP SHOULD NEVER LOOK DIRTY, NOR SHOULD THEIR DISHES.
32.- NEVER COOK WHEN YOU'RE UPSET. YOU'RE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
FURNITURE NEEDED
STOVES - GAS/ELECTRIC & WOOD
SINKS
TABLES
CHAIRS
STOOLS
REFRIGERATORS
KITCHEN UTENSILS
POTS
PANS
PLATES
CUPS
GLASSES
FORKS
KNIVES
SPOONS
CUTLERY
DISHES - VARIOUS SIZES
VASES - FOR FLOWERS
REUSABLE PLASTIC BAGS
POTATO PEELERS
PITCHERS
TOASTERS - ELECTRIC AND TOP OF STOVE
CANDLES
SIEVES
COLLANDERS
CANISTERS
JARS WITH LIDS
GRINDERS
LADLES
UTENSIL FORKS
TEA KETTLES
NUTRITION FOR SURVIVAL
NEEDED: VITAMINS, MINERALS, CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, FATS
1. IRON, CALCIUM, AND PHOSPHORUS ARE OFTEN LOST DUE TO THE PRACTICE OF DISCARDING THE PEELS OF FRUITS AND HULLS OF GRAINS
2. DURING COOKING, MUCH OF THE MINERAL CONTENT OF FOODS GOES INTO SOLUTION AND IS THROWN AWAY WITH THE COOKING LIQUID
3. THE MOST IMPORTANT MINERALS FOR NUTRITION IN MAN ARE IRON, SALT, IODINE, CALCIUM, AND WATER
CARBOHYDRATES SERVE TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR MUSCULAR CONTRACTION AND OTHER BODY FUNCTIONS. THEY ARE MOST RAPIDLY UTILIZED SOURCE OF ENERGY AND NORMALLY SUPPLY TWO THIRDS OF ALL MAN'S ENERGY. CARBOHYDRATES IN A DIET REDUCE PROTEIN METABOLISM, AND THEREFORE, LARGE AMOUNTS OF MEAT ARE NOT NECESSARY.
PROTEINS SUPPLY THE BUILDING BLOCKS (AMINO ACIDS) FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REGENERATION OF THE BODY TISSUES. IN THE ABSENCE OF SUFFICIENT CARBOHYDRATES, SOME PROTEINS CAN BE CONVERTED INTO DEXTROSE TO YIELD ENERGY, BUT THE AMOUNT OF SUCH CONVERSION IS LIMITED. PROTEIN HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING AVAILABLE FROM VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL SOURCES.
FATS ARE OXIDIZED BY THE BODY TO LIBERATE HEAT AND SUPPLY ENERGY SIMILAR TO THAT OF CARBOHYDRATES. STORED BODY FAT ALONG WITH STORED CARBOHYDRATES IN THE FORM OF GLYCOGEN, PROVIDES AN IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY. FAT DUE TO ITS HIGH CALORIC VALUE, SUPPLEMENTS THE AMOUNT OF CARBOHYDRATE THAT MUST BE USED BY THE BODY FOR ENERGY AND TO SOME EXTENT, LIKE CARBOHYDRATES, CONSERVES PROTEIN FOR USE AS BUILDING MATERIAL RATHER THAN A SOURCE OF ENERGY. YOU CANNOT SUPPORT YOURSELF ON FATS ALONE. FAT ITSELF, DOES NOT SUPPLY OTHER NUTRITIVE SUBSTANCES SUCH AS VITAMINS, WHICH MIGHT BE FOUND IN FOODS CONTAINING PROTEIN OR CARBOHYDRATES. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FAT IS NECESSARY FOR PROPER NUTRITION AND HEALTH. A DEFICIENCY LEADS TO RENAL (KIDNEY) LESION AND OTHER DISEASE SYMPTOMS.
ALL FOOD HAVE A POLARITY. ALL FOODS WHEN INGESTED, EITHER ARE ACID PRODUCERS OR ALKALINE PRODUCERS. AN INDIVIDUAL WITH TOO MUCH ACID IN HIS SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE ALL MANNER OF ADVERSE PHYSICAL EFFECTS AND FREQUENTLY DEVELOP COLDS AND FLU. CONVERSELY, AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE SYSTEM IS MOSTLY ALKALINE WILL EXPERIENCE GOOD GENERAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING.
THERE SHOULD BE A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN ACID AND ALKALINE IN THE FOOD INTAKE. THE IDEAL BALANCE SHOULD BE 15% ACID TO 85% ALKALINE. FOLLOWING IS A SMALL LISTING WHICH SHOULD BE HELPFUL:
ACID PRODUCING FOODS ALKALINE PRODUCING FOODS
ANIMALS FATS DAIRY PRODUCTS (YOGURT,CHEESE)
VEGETABLE OILS FRUITS (EXCEPT PLUMS)
EGG WHITES VEGETABLES (EXCEPT LEGUMES)
LEGUMES SEAFOOD/SHELLFISH
NUTS (EXCEPT ALMONDS) POULTRY
WHITE FLOUR/PASTA SUNFLOWER SEEDS
STARCHES ALMONDS
CHOCOLATE HARD GRAINS/WHEAT
CANE SUGARS HONEY
ALCOHOL MAPLE SYRUP
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS EGG YOLK
BEEF(STEAKS, BURGERS, RAISINS
LIVER,HEART) GRANOLA
PORK,HAM,RIBS, BACON HERBAL TEAS
CRANBERRIES
ANIMAL ORGANS
IF YOU ARE FREQUENTLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLDS, YOUR SYSTEM MAY BE TOO ACID. MULLIEN TEA AND/OR FRESH ALFALFA SPROUTS HELP EQUALIZE THE CHEMICAL IMBALANCE FACTOR AND AID THE SYSTEM IN RETURNING TO A HEALTHFUL ALKALINE CONDITION REGARDING VEGETARIANISM: FOUR LEGGED ANIMALS HAVE HIGHER SPIRITS THAN TO THE LESSER BEINGS OF FIN AND FEATHER.
SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT BEING A STRICT VEGETARIAN IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE SPIRITUAL, AND THAT IF YOU EAT MEAT, YOU CANNOT BE SPIRITUAL. THIS IS NOT TRUE.ONE WHO EATS MERELY VEGETABLES IS NO MORE SPIRITUAL THAN ONE WHO EATS FISH AND FOWL. IT IS IN THE PRACTICE OF YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU SHOW YOUR LEVEL OF SPIRITUALITY.
DIETARY GUIDELINES:
1. - EAT ONLY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT HAVE BEEN GROWN IN YOUR LOCAL REGION. HONEY PROCESSED LOCALLY IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALEVIATING SYMPTOMS OR BUILDING UP IMMUNIZATOIN AGAINST SEASONAL BOTANICAL ALLERGIES.
2. - EAT ONLY VINE RIPENED PRODUCTS. THOSE PRODUCTS SHIPPED GREEN FROM FAR AWAY PRODUCERS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF NUTRITION THAN THOSE GROWN LOCALLY.
3. - NEVER COMBINE SUGARS WITH STARCHES. THIS COMBINATION CREATES DIFFICULTY IN DIGESTION, RESULTING IN CONSTIPATION, FLATULENCE, AND AN IRRITATED COLON.
4. - NEVER CONSUME STARCHES WITH MEATS. THIS PRODUCES A LONG DIGESTIVE TIME, THEREBY CAUSING AN INVASION OF THE BLOODSTREAM AND ORGANS BY FERMENTING ELEMENTS.
5. - NEVER MIX CITRUS FRUITS OR JUICES WITH MILK. THIS SOURS THE MILK, RESULTING IN POOR NUTRIENT ASSIMILATION AND AGGRAVATED DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONING.
6. - NEVER EAT FRIED FOODS. BROIL, BRAISE, BAKE, BOIL, STEW, OR STEAM. NEVER, NEVER, FRY.
7. - NEVER COOK IN COPPER OR ALUMINUM COOKWARE. METAL ELEMENTS LEACH INTO THE FOODS. CAST-IRON COOKWARE IS RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE IRON MINERAL ENTER THE FOOD AND BENEFITS THE SYSTEM. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO MIXING BOWLS AND THE LIKE. THROW OUT ALL UNCOATED ALUMINUM AND COPPER KITCHEN UTENSILS. THEY MAY LOOK PRETTY, BUT THEY ARE DEADLY.
8. - NEVER CONSUME PRESERVATIVES OR ARTIFICAL ADDITIVES. THESE WILL PROVE TO BE CANCER PRODUCING AGENTS, ESPECIALLY NITRATES AND CERTAIN COLORINGS.
9. - NEVER EAT CHOCOLATE. ACID FOOD. ALSO CONTAINS CAFFEINE.
10.- STEAM ALL FRESH VEGETABLES. THIS IS THE ONLY COOKING METHOD THAT RETAINS THE TOTAL NUTRIENT VALUE.
11.- LIMIT ALL SUGAR SUBSTITUTES AND CHEMICALLY DECAFFEINATED DRINKS. VIRTUALLY ALL SUGAR SUBSTITUTES ARE A DETRIMENT IN SOME WAY TO THE BODY. DECAFFEINATED PRODUCTS RAISE THE LEVELS OF SERUM CHOLESTEROL IN THE BLOODSTREAM.
12.- AVOID EGG WHITES. THE YOLK IS THE MOST NUTRITIOUS PART OF AN EGG. IT IS ALKALINE. EAT THE YOLK AND LEAVE THE ACID WHITE ALONE.
13.- NEVER EAT PORK, BEEF, OR ANIMAL ORGANS.
14.- INSPECT EATING UTENSILS. NEVER EAT WITH UTENSILS THAT HAVE CHEMICAL SPOTS ON THEM. (OR WHATEVER ELSE MIGHT BE ON THEM)
15.- NEVER EAT WHEN YOU'RE UPSET, NERVOUS, OR ANGRY. THESE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON YOUR DIGESTION. NEGATIVE MENTAL ATTITUDES CONSTRICT THE DIGESTIVE TRACT AND CAUSE RHYTHMIC CONTRACTIONS OF THE INTESTINES AND COLON, RESULTING IN CRAMPS, DIARRHEA AND/OR SEVERE INDIGESTION. RATHER, YOU SHOULD WAIT TO EAT UNTIL YOUR EMOTIONS HAVE CALMED.
16.- LIMIT SWEETS. INSTEAD, MUNCH ON SUNFLOWER SEED, YOGURT, GRANOLA BARS (WITHOUT THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS) RAISINS, ALMONDS, ETC.
17.- LIMIT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
18.- BE AWARE OF YOUR BODY'S ACID/ALKALINE BALANCE.
19.- DRINK EIGHT GLASSES OF WATER PER DAY.
20.- GET AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS OF SLEELP AT NIGHT AND ANALYZE YOUR DREAMS.
21.- ACCEPT OTHERS AS THEY ARE. ACCEPT LIFE.
22.- LOVE YOURSELF.
SEEDS NEEDED TO GROW A HEALTHY GARDEN
TOMATO
LETTUCE
CORN
Another way to store grains that are properly dried is to add about a tablespoon of DE (diatomacious earth) to each 5 gallons of grain. Swirl around to slightly mix it in, be sure and use food grade DE not the kind you get for swimming pools. It is not harmful to eat in fact it has some good qualities if ingested. Dried grain will keep practically forever if you keep the bugs out and the DE will do that. there is some loss in nutritional value after a few years so rotate your stock, I have had some corn stored for a couple of years with no sign of deterioration. Corn by the way is the only grain that you can survive on indefinately with no other supplements, all other grains will result in some nutritional deficiencies, so be sure and include corn in your survival foods.
PEPPERS
RADISH
ONION
CABBAGE
MELON
BEAN (GREEN & NORTHERN & KIDNEY)
CILANTRO
COLLARD
KALE
STRAWBERRIES
WHEN GROWING STRAWBERRIES, YOU CAN TRAIN THE BEST BEARERS TO PRODUCE RUNNERS, SO THAT ONLY THE BEST STRAWBERRIES ARE ALLOWED TO GROW. THESE CAN BE PLANTED IN A NEW BED THE FOLLOWING AUGUST. WITHIN A FEW YEARS, YOU WILL HAVE THE BEST STRAWBERRIES YOU CAN POSSIBLY GROW. STRAWBERRIES GENERALLY BEAR THEIR MOST PROFITABLE CROP WHEN THEY ARE 14 OR 15 MONTHS OLD. WHEN A SECOND CROP IS BORNE BY THE SAME BED, IT IS NOT ONLY LIGHTER AND INFERIOR TO THE FIRST, BUT, BECAUSE OF NECESSARY HAND WEEDING, IT COSTS RELATIVELY MORE TO PRODUCE AND OFTEN BRINGS LOWER PRICES
PARSLEY
DILL
CELERY
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
CAULIFLOWER
BAY
BASIL
EGGPLANT
ZUCCHINI
CARROT
WHEAT - preserving grains with dry ice:
Put a small amount of dry ice into the bottom of a clean, sealable container. Pour the grain over it. Let it stand while the dry ice evaporates and displaces the air (oxygen) in the container. The carbon dioxide gas of the dry ice is denser than oxygen and so forces it to spill out of the container. Before the ice has evaporated completely, seal the container. You may need to burp the container of excess carbon dioxide as remaining dry ice continues to evaporate. The lack of oxygen will kill or keep dormant insects, their eggs or most other organisms that would breakdown or otherwise make the grain unusable. If the seal isn't absolutely perfect then, ostensibly, the carbon dioxide would stay in the container and not leak or spill out as long as the container stays upright.
OAT
RYE
GARLIC
HERBS
BASIL
SUNFLOWER
CATNIP
LEEK
COTTON
SQUASH
OKRA
PEAS
ASPARAGUS: CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO YIELD A PAYING CROP UNTIL THE 3RD OR 4TH YEAR, BUT WHEN WELL FERTILIZED, IT SHOULD YIELD ANNUALLY FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. WHEN WELL FED, IT COULD PRODUCE FOR 40 YEARS.
CUCUMBERS
RHUBARB
POPCORN
GINSENG
GOURDS
WATERMELON
PUMPKIN
POTATO
SAGE
SUNFLOWER
POPPY
PINEAPPLE
SOYBEANS
OTHER DRY BEANS
POPPY SEED: 50 TO 75 POUNDS AFTER SEED HEAD FORMS - PULL TOP LEAVES OFF SO HEAD DRIES FASTER
POP CORN - 1,000 POUNDS A YEAR - BABY RICE - WHITE IS BEST .KEEP BIGGEST EARS FOR SEED FOR FOLLOWING YEAR
RADISH, LETTUCE, CARROTS, KOHLRABI, PEPPERS, CAULIFLOWER,
BRUSSEL SPROUTS, PEAS, ONIONS (SEVERAL KINDS)
MELONS
GREEN BEANS
POLE BEANS
TOMATOES
POTATOES: PLANT VARIOUS KINDS - NOT ALL ONE KIND
RED POTATOES ARE NOT KEEPERS - EAT THEM FIRST
FOR BREEDING, PICK OUT THE BEST SHAPED, GOOD SIZED, SHALLOWEST EYED TUBERS. CUT EACH TUBER IN QUARTERS FROM END TO END BUT KEEP EACH FOUR PIECES SEPARATE FROM THE OTHERS. PLANT EACH PIECE IN A HILL BY ITESLEF, THEN SKIP EACH FIFTH HILL SO AS TO KEEP THE FOUR PIECES OF EACH TUBER IN CONSECUTIVE HILLS. DURING THE SUMMER, TREAT THEM ALL ALIKE, WATCH FOR DIFFERENCES OF FOLIAGE, RESISTANCE TO DISEASE AND OTHER POINT GOOD AND BAD, AND DIG THE WEAKLINGS FOR 'NEW POTATOES'. AT HARVEST TIME, DIG EACH HILL CAREFULLY BY HAND AND PLACE THE TUBERS FROM EACH FOUR HILLS TOGETHER FOR JUDGMENT. DISCARD THE GROUPS OF FOUR THAT PRODUCE UNSATISFACTORILY EITHER AS TO SIZE, NUMBER, IRREGULARITY, OR OTHER DEFECT. KEEP ONLY THE BEST FOR SEED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
PUT FRESH COAT OF COW MANURE ON GARDEN EVERY YEAR IF CHICKEN MANURE - USE VERY LIGHTLY
HORSE MANURE OKAY
SHEEP MANURE STINKS REAL BAD
SHRUBS
CURRANTS: BEGIN TO YIELD USUALLY, DURING THE 4TH OR 5TH YEAR
GOOSEBERRIES: BEGIN TO YIELD DURING THE 4TH OR 5TH YEAR
RASPBERRY: GENERALLY START TO PAY DURING THE 3RD YEAR AND BEAR ANNUALLY FOR 6 TO 10 YEARS OR MORE
BLUEBERRIES
BLACKBERRY: GENERALLY START TO OPAY DURING THE 3RD YEAR AND BEAR ANNUALLY FOR 6 TO 10 YEARS OR MORE
DEWBERRIES: SAME AS BLACKBERRY
GRAPES
FIG
DATES
MULBERRY
APPLE
APPLE ORCHARDS RARELY PROVIDE A PAYING CROP IN UNDER 7 YEARS, MORE OFTEN, 10 TO 15 YEARS. MANY VARITIES BEAR SATISFACTORILY ONLY IN ALTERNATE YEARS, SO THEY WILL RARELY YIELD MORE THAN 15 CROPS IN 37 TO 40 OR 45 YEARS FROM PLANTING.
BALDWIN APPLES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR 'OFF' AND 'ON' YEARS
YELLOW TRANSPARENT, OLDENBURG, AND WEALTHY ARE FAMOUS FOR REGULAR ANNUAL BEARING
TREES SHOULD HAVE REGULAR FEEDING. DURING THE SUMMER, CULL ALL INFERIOR AND WORM-INFESTED SPECIMINS, WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE DISCARDED ANYWAY AT OR AFTER HARVEST. THIS DIVERTS THE PLANTS FOOD FROM THE INFERIOR FRUITS TO FLOWER-BUD FORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AND ENHANCES THE SIZE AND QUALITY OF THE REMAINING SPECIMENS. THIRDLY, IT DISTRIBUTES THE FRUIT BEARING AREA MORE EVENLY BOTH OVER THE TREES AND OVER THE YEARS. THE LATER THINNINGS CAN BE USED FOR VINEGAR MAKING, AND PRICES OF THE LARGE APPLES AT HARVEST WILL BRING HIGHER PRICES.
RED CEDAR TREES ARE ALTERNATE HOSTS FOR RUST DISEASE OF APPLE AND QUINCE
ORANGE: ORANGES, LEMONS AND GRAPEFRUIT REQUIRE FIVE YEARS TO BEAR PROFITABLE CROPS, BUT UNLESS INJURED BY FROST THEY USUALLY BEAR WELL ANNUALLY AND FOR MANY YEARS.
PEACH: PEACHES BEGIN TO BE PROFITABLE IN THE 4TH OR 5TH YEAR. SOME TREES MAY BE PROFITABLE FOR 20 YEARS, BUT MOST GROWERS ONLY COUNT ON 10 OR 12. THOUGH THE PEACH WOULD NATURALLY BEAR EVERY YEAR, AN ANNUAL YIELD CANNOT BE COUNTED UPON BECAUSE COLD WINTERS AND SPRING FROSTS OFTEN DETROY THE BUDS, FLOWERS, OR NEWLY FORMED FRUITS.
WILD CHERRY ENCOURAGES PEACH BORER AND TENT CATERPILLARS - CUT THEM DOWN
LEMON: SEE ORANGE
LIME: SEE ORANGE
BANANA
WALNUT
BLACK WALNUT TREES INDICATE RICH LAND
PECANS
HICKORY
CHERRY (RED AND PIE): RARELY BECOME PROFITABLE BEFORE 5 YEARS, ARE MORE REGULAR ANNUAL BEARERS THAN APPLES, AND PEARS, AND ARE NATURALLY LONGER LIVED THAN PEACHES - 15 TO 20 YEARS FOR WELL MANAGED SOUR CHERRIES AND PLUMS AND 30 OR MORE FOR SWEET CHERRIES. THEN MAIN OBJECTIONS TO THEM ARE THE COST OF PICKING AND THEIR PRONENESS TO BROWN ROT OF THE FRUIT AND FOLIAGE.
WILD CHERRY ENCOURAGES PEACH BORER AND TENT CATERPILLAR
GRAPEFRUIT
SUGAR MAPLE -
OTHER TYPES OF TREES
CHESTNUT
PLUM
PEAR
KIWI
HAZELNUT
BUTTERNUT
BEECH, SUGAR MAPLE, HICKORY, BLACK WALNUT, AND WHITE OAK TREES OF LARGE SIZE IDICATE RICH LAND; WHITE PINE SCRUB OAK, AND SCRAWNY TREES OF MOST SPECIES ARE TYPICAL OF POOR LAND; EXTRA THRIFTY WILLOWS, POPLARS, AND ALDER, AND ELDER BUSHES SUGGEST TOO MUCH WATER, AND PROBABLY NEED OF DRAINAGE
ELM TREES ARE BREEDING QUARTERS FOR CANKER WORMS
RED CEDARS ARE ALTERNATE HOSTS FOR RUST DISEASE OF APPLE AND QUINCE - THESE CAN BE CUT DOWN IF YOU ARE GROWING OTHER TREES FOR PROFIT
ANIMALS NEEDED
CHICKENS
PIGS
COWS
GOATS
HORSES-WORKING
BEEF CATTLE
RABBITS
BEES
NEEDS PER PERSON FOR ONE YEAR:
WHEAT, 300 LBS
RICE, 100 LBS
BEANS, PEAS, LENTILS, 50 LBS EACH
HONEY OR SUGAR, 60 LBS
SALT, 3 LBS
CAYENNE PEPPER, 1 LARGE CAN
HERBAL SAESONINGS
DRIED MILK, 80 LBS
PEANUT BUTTER, 50 LBS
DRIED FRUIT
CANNED FOOD, OR DRIED READY TO MIX, FOOD
OATMEAL, 50 LBS
ALFALFA SEEDS, 10 LBS
SARDINES (OPTIONAL) OR TUNA
BABY FOOD (IF NEEDED)
BABY FORMULA (IF NEEDED)
SEEDS CAN BE SPROUTED AND EATEN RAW
ALFALFA AND WHEAT ARE EXCELLENT IN SALADS
SURVIVAL FOOD KITS
RAISINS
HARD SAUSAGE
STICKS OF BEEF JERKY
CANNED OR SLAB BACON
POWDERED ORANGE DRINK
BAGELS
POWDERED COFFEE AND TEA
ASSORTED CHEESE
PITA BREAD
GRANOLA BARS
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY
KOOL-AID INSTAND FRUIT DRINK
HARD CANDIES
INSTANT SOUPS
CAKES, ROLLS, COOKIES
POPCORN
MINUTE RICE
INSTANT MASHED POTATOES
NOODLES
BISQUICK
MIXED NUTS
DEHYDRATED FRUITS
INSTANT PUDDINGS
SALT
PEPPER
HONEY
SUGAR
TAKE ALONG 5 DAYS WORTH OF FOOD IN CASE YOU MIGHT GET LOST
COMPOSTING
COMPOST ALL KITCHEN FOOD SCRAPS
COMPOST ALL CUT GRASS AND LEAVES AND GARDEN WASTE
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