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Milking a Goat by Hand
by JW

When a person or family starts down the path of building resiliency into their lives, many projects and tasks get added to an ever-growing list of things to do.  Store water, put away some extra food, evaluate your energy use, and consider the various scenarios where your preparations and skills might be tested. For many people, putting in a garden is a big step toward resiliency building.  There is a lot to learn.  But once that garden is in place and you get that great tasting produce in your belly, you start to think about expanding operations.  What about chickens?  Fresh milk would be really great!  It can be a slippery slope towards complete self-sufficiency.  If you have the space and an adventurous nature, you might consider getting a few dairy goats to provide incredible milk (which can, of course, also be used for making cheese and yogurt) and to be used for weed and brush control.

Dairy goats can be an easy-to-manage and enjoyable way to provide fresh milk on a daily basis, but having some background information about what it will take to get that milk is important.  The intent of this article is to give you a working understanding of the milking process as one of the components to make raising and working with dairy goats enjoyable and rewarding.
Milking a Goat by Hand
 by JW

When a person or family starts down the path of building resiliency into their lives, many projects and tasks get added to an ever-growing list of things to do.  Store water, put away some extra food, evaluate your energy use, and consider the various scenarios where your preparations and skills might be tested. For many people, putting in a garden is a big step toward resiliency building.  There is a lot to learn.  But once that garden is in place and you get that great tasting produce in your belly, you start to think about expanding operations.  What about chickens?  Fresh milk would be really great!  It can be a slippery slope towards complete self-sufficiency.  If you have the space and an adventurous nature, you might consider getting a few dairy goats to provide incredible milk (which can, of course, also be used for making cheese and yogurt) and to be used for weed and brush control.

Dairy goats can be an easy-to-manage and enjoyable way to provide fresh milk on a daily basis, but having some background information about what it will take to get that milk is important.  The intent of this article is to give you a working understanding of the milking process as one of the components to make raising and working with dairy goats enjoyable and rewarding.
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Planting Schedules
by JW

The following is great resource for planning your next planting and making sure to maximize the yields from your garden space.  It is based on USDA Zones to help narrow down what is best to plant for your local area. 

http://www.thevegetablegarden.info/planting-schedules

Planting Schedules
 by JW

The following is great resource for planning your next planting and making sure to maximize the yields from your garden space.  It is based on USDA Zones to help narrow down what is best to plant for your local area. 

http://www.thevegetablegarden.info/planting-schedules

Image | James Howard Kunstler: It’s Too Late for Solutions
James Howard Kunstler: It’s Too Late for Solutions
by Chris Martenson

Author and social critic James Howard Kunstler has been one of the earliest, most direct, and most articulate voices to warn of the consequences — economic and otherwise — of modern society's profligate wasting of the resources that underlie its growth.

In his new book, Too Much Magic, Jim attacks the wishful thinking dominant today that with a little more growth, a little more energy, a little more technology — a little more magic — we'll somehow sail past our current tribulations without having to change our behavior.

Such self-delusion is particularly dangerous because it is preventing us from taking intelligent, constructive action at the national level when the clock is fast ticking out of our favor. In fact, Jim claims that we are past the state where solutions are possible. Instead, we need a response plan to help us best brace for the impact of the coming consequences. And we need it fast.

James Howard Kunstler: It’s Too Late for Solutions
 by Chris Martenson

Author and social critic James Howard Kunstler has been one of the earliest, most direct, and most articulate voices to warn of the consequences — economic and otherwise — of modern society's profligate wasting of the resources that underlie its growth.

In his new book, Too Much Magic, Jim attacks the wishful thinking dominant today that with a little more growth, a little more energy, a little more technology — a little more magic — we'll somehow sail past our current tribulations without having to change our behavior.

Such self-delusion is particularly dangerous because it is preventing us from taking intelligent, constructive action at the national level when the clock is fast ticking out of our favor. In fact, Jim claims that we are past the state where solutions are possible. Instead, we need a response plan to help us best brace for the impact of the coming consequences. And we need it fast.

Image | How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden
How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden
by JW

If you are working with a small space for your garden or want to expand into new areas, this pallet setup can work wonderfully.

http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-turn-a-pallet-into-a-garden/

How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden
 by JW

If you are working with a small space for your garden or want to expand into new areas, this pallet setup can work wonderfully.

http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-turn-a-pallet-into-a-garden/

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Self Reliance Expo
by JW

If you are going to be in or can travel to the Arlington, TX area during July 27-28, there is a Prepper Expo that is sure to provide some new insights and access to resiliency building vendors and like minded people.  It can also be a great way to spread the word about the new PeakProsperity website and its online community as a brigade member.

http://www.selfrelianceexpo.com/

Self Reliance Expo
 by JW

If you are going to be in or can travel to the Arlington, TX area during July 27-28, there is a Prepper Expo that is sure to provide some new insights and access to resiliency building vendors and like minded people.  It can also be a great way to spread the word about the new PeakProsperity website and its online community as a brigade member.

http://www.selfrelianceexpo.com/

Image | Middle Class? Here’s What’s Destroying Your Future
Middle Class? Here’s What’s Destroying Your Future
by charleshughsmith

According to the conventional account, the Great American Middle Class has been eroded by rising energy costs, globalization, and the declining purchasing power of the U.S. dollar in the four decades since 1973. While these trends have certainly undermined middle-class wealth and income, there are five other less politically acceptable dynamics at work:

  1. The divergence of State/private vested interests and the interests of the middle class
  2. The emergence of financialization as the key driver of profits and political power
  3. The neofeudal “colonization” of the “home market” by ascendant financial Elites
  4. The increasing burden of indirect “taxes” as productive enterprises and people involuntarily subsidize unproductive, parasitic, corrupt, but politically dominant vested interests
  5. The emergence of crony capitalism as the lowest-risk, highest-profit business model in the U.S. economy
Middle Class? Here’s What’s Destroying Your Future
 by charleshughsmith

According to the conventional account, the Great American Middle Class has been eroded by rising energy costs, globalization, and the declining purchasing power of the U.S. dollar in the four decades since 1973. While these trends have certainly undermined middle-class wealth and income, there are five other less politically acceptable dynamics at work:

  1. The divergence of State/private vested interests and the interests of the middle class
  2. The emergence of financialization as the key driver of profits and political power
  3. The neofeudal “colonization” of the “home market” by ascendant financial Elites
  4. The increasing burden of indirect “taxes” as productive enterprises and people involuntarily subsidize unproductive, parasitic, corrupt, but politically dominant vested interests
  5. The emergence of crony capitalism as the lowest-risk, highest-profit business model in the U.S. economy
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