This is not a political post. Just a supportive post..
I know you're all scared and angry. You're having trouble selling things, I am too. IMO ignore this stuff and just focus on your own survival and start getting ready cause this winter is gonna be a BAD one.
We're about to start starving soon, I can see it happening already and I can tell you're all having serious trouble.
You should be VERY worried, because im experienced in this field and even I'M scared!
Learn about edible weeds like Sowthistle (this will save your life it grows well indoors with a standard cool white bulb.) No fertilizer needed, as it thrives in thin poor soils. The only real issue is powdery mildew. to prevent powdery mildew, irrigate carefully and do not let any water splash the plant. Rust is not an issue.
Wild mustard is always edible. The stalk is hollow and makes a great addition to soups, especially when mixed with onions.
Learn the difference between the wild onion and death camas lily. Wild onion always smells like onion. if it doesnt smell like onion its dangerous.
Make lizard nooses to make sure you get fat in your diet should you run out of it. this is dangerous in winter. I'd start hunting them now while you can, IMO. Snake and lizards are full of fat. Cook them on low heat or they get too tough. the tails make a good soup stock. could probably just save all the tails and freeze em for soup stock.
Do not go after vipers unless you're an experienced herper.
DO not slaughter an entire rattlesnake den if you hit the jackpot and find one in winter. You will find less the next year and may starve to death if relying on this form of meat!
Chuckwalla are GREAT. If you can catch one. Dont bother being careful, it's food lol. if it inflates just pop it. As a form of iguana, they make excellent food.
The desert iguana is also another excellent source of food, but you have to bribe them- feeding them blossoms will make them view you as less of the threat. Put a flower on your upturned arm approx. 5-6 inches from your palm. This will trick the iguana into walking onto your hand. Keep feeding it and the moment you put another flower there, suddenly close your hand the moment it tries to take a bite.
Do not forage for grasshoppers unless you know the species and foodplants AND NEVER EAT URBAN HOPPERS. they often eat deathly toxic stuff like oleander and dont get poisoned by it. The great plains lubber is edible and generally eats alot of plants we can it. However you must purge them with cornmeal first to remove possible toxic matter.
Do not eat the eastern lubbers or horse lubbers as they're both toxic and will cause gastrointestinal distress if eaten regardless of preparation. They secrete it by reflex bleeding, similarly to a ladybird.
Tarantulas, of course, will be an excellent food source. simply burn the hairs off, remove the guts and fry them or make soup.
Tarantula soup is actually said to be quite tasty. low fat but high in protein.
Just thought some of the things I learned over the years might help you guys survive if it gets worse.
Let's hope im just being melodramatic and we're okay after this! BE SAFE!
I know you're all scared and angry. You're having trouble selling things, I am too. IMO ignore this stuff and just focus on your own survival and start getting ready cause this winter is gonna be a BAD one.
We're about to start starving soon, I can see it happening already and I can tell you're all having serious trouble.
You should be VERY worried, because im experienced in this field and even I'M scared!
Learn about edible weeds like Sowthistle (this will save your life it grows well indoors with a standard cool white bulb.) No fertilizer needed, as it thrives in thin poor soils. The only real issue is powdery mildew. to prevent powdery mildew, irrigate carefully and do not let any water splash the plant. Rust is not an issue.
Wild mustard is always edible. The stalk is hollow and makes a great addition to soups, especially when mixed with onions.
Learn the difference between the wild onion and death camas lily. Wild onion always smells like onion. if it doesnt smell like onion its dangerous.
Make lizard nooses to make sure you get fat in your diet should you run out of it. this is dangerous in winter. I'd start hunting them now while you can, IMO. Snake and lizards are full of fat. Cook them on low heat or they get too tough. the tails make a good soup stock. could probably just save all the tails and freeze em for soup stock.
Do not go after vipers unless you're an experienced herper.
DO not slaughter an entire rattlesnake den if you hit the jackpot and find one in winter. You will find less the next year and may starve to death if relying on this form of meat!
Chuckwalla are GREAT. If you can catch one. Dont bother being careful, it's food lol. if it inflates just pop it. As a form of iguana, they make excellent food.
The desert iguana is also another excellent source of food, but you have to bribe them- feeding them blossoms will make them view you as less of the threat. Put a flower on your upturned arm approx. 5-6 inches from your palm. This will trick the iguana into walking onto your hand. Keep feeding it and the moment you put another flower there, suddenly close your hand the moment it tries to take a bite.
Do not forage for grasshoppers unless you know the species and foodplants AND NEVER EAT URBAN HOPPERS. they often eat deathly toxic stuff like oleander and dont get poisoned by it. The great plains lubber is edible and generally eats alot of plants we can it. However you must purge them with cornmeal first to remove possible toxic matter.
Do not eat the eastern lubbers or horse lubbers as they're both toxic and will cause gastrointestinal distress if eaten regardless of preparation. They secrete it by reflex bleeding, similarly to a ladybird.
Tarantulas, of course, will be an excellent food source. simply burn the hairs off, remove the guts and fry them or make soup.
Tarantula soup is actually said to be quite tasty. low fat but high in protein.
Just thought some of the things I learned over the years might help you guys survive if it gets worse.
Let's hope im just being melodramatic and we're okay after this! BE SAFE!
