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JW
A nice simple visual chart for helping plan your next square foot garden bed and determine how many plants in each square you can fit.
http://prepforshtf.com/square-foot-garden-planting-guide/
Get the updated book: All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More In Less Space
SFG Visual Planting Guide
by JWA nice simple visual chart for helping plan your next square foot garden bed and determine how many plants in each square you can fit.
http://prepforshtf.com/square-foot-garden-planting-guide/
Get the updated book: All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More In Less Space
by
JW
We highlighted the reCAP jar lid a while back as a great way to switch to glass mason jars for drinking and pouring your favorite beverages. The only problem was they only had a regular mouth size available. Well now they have the wide mouth size for us to enjoy and use on all our favorite sized jars (quart and half gallon). My family has ordered 2 of them and they work wonderfully on the half gallon wide mouth jars we use to store our fresh goat milk. No more drips in the bottom of the fridge and my 3 year old can now pour himself a glass of milk. It can also be used as a jar seal with an airlock for fermenting foods. The reCAP is a very handy item to have in the homestead kitchen.
reCAP WIDE-MOUTH Mason Jar Pour Cap
Introducing reCAP WIDE-MOUTH
by JWWe highlighted the reCAP jar lid a while back as a great way to switch to glass mason jars for drinking and pouring your favorite beverages. The only problem was they only had a regular mouth size available. Well now they have the wide mouth size for us to enjoy and use on all our favorite sized jars (quart and half gallon). My family has ordered 2 of them and they work wonderfully on the half gallon wide mouth jars we use to store our fresh goat milk. No more drips in the bottom of the fridge and my 3 year old can now pour himself a glass of milk. It can also be used as a jar seal with an airlock for fermenting foods. The reCAP is a very handy item to have in the homestead kitchen.
reCAP WIDE-MOUTH Mason Jar Pour Cap
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Gregor Macdonald
Executive Summary
- Fertility rates are experiencing a "natural decrease" at record levels across the U.S.
- Poverty rates are rising across the country, despite the "recovering" economy
- What exactly is "powering" U.S. economic growth? Perhaps much less than realized.
- Why we are likely in the calm before the storm when corporate profits peak right before an economic downturn
- The 3 most likely scenarios for the stock market from here
If you have not yet read Part I: Marking the 4-Year Reflationary Rally: How Much Better Off Are We Really?, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
One of the challenges the U.S. stock market will increasingly face in the years ahead is continued growth in the Dependency Ratio. The U.S. Census Bureau alerted us to this trend back in 2010. For keen observers of demographics, this couldn’t have been a surprise). The rate at which the Dependency Ratio is growing, and is set to grow further, is accelerating:
The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that the dependency ratio, or the number of people 65 and older to every 100 people of traditional working ages, is projected to climb rapidly from 22 in 2010 to 35 in 2030. This time period coincides with the time when baby boomers are moving into the 65 and older age category…The expected steep rise in the dependency ratio over the next two decades reflects the projected proportion of people 65 and older climbing from 13 percent to 19 percent of the total population over the period, with the percentage in the 20 to 64 age range falling from 60 percent to 55 percent…“This rapid growth of the older population may present challenges in the next two decades,” said Victoria Velkoff, assistant chief for estimates and projections for the Census Bureau's Population Division. “It's also noteworthy that those 85 and older — who often require additional caregiving and support — would increase from about 14 percent of the older population today to 21 percent in 2050.”
This is precisely one of the key, ongoing headwinds that faced Japan's stock market for 20 years. When Japan's economy moved steadily into its low-growth phase, unable to generate sufficient jobs, fertility rates and household formation declined rapidly. As I explained in The Arrival of Japan's Sunset, these will not be cured by the current devaluation of the yen, despite naïve cheerleading. And neither will they be solved here in the U.S.
But in contrast to Japan, the United States is only just embarking on its slow growth phase. Its demographically challenged culture and economy will reinforce each other as we move ahead in time. And, it's not just the retiring class of workers that will massively increase the Dependency Ratio in the U.S. in years ahead…
Why This Recovery Is Coming to an End
PREVIEW by Gregor MacdonaldExecutive Summary
- Fertility rates are experiencing a "natural decrease" at record levels across the U.S.
- Poverty rates are rising across the country, despite the "recovering" economy
- What exactly is "powering" U.S. economic growth? Perhaps much less than realized.
- Why we are likely in the calm before the storm when corporate profits peak right before an economic downturn
- The 3 most likely scenarios for the stock market from here
If you have not yet read Part I: Marking the 4-Year Reflationary Rally: How Much Better Off Are We Really?, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
One of the challenges the U.S. stock market will increasingly face in the years ahead is continued growth in the Dependency Ratio. The U.S. Census Bureau alerted us to this trend back in 2010. For keen observers of demographics, this couldn’t have been a surprise). The rate at which the Dependency Ratio is growing, and is set to grow further, is accelerating:
The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that the dependency ratio, or the number of people 65 and older to every 100 people of traditional working ages, is projected to climb rapidly from 22 in 2010 to 35 in 2030. This time period coincides with the time when baby boomers are moving into the 65 and older age category…The expected steep rise in the dependency ratio over the next two decades reflects the projected proportion of people 65 and older climbing from 13 percent to 19 percent of the total population over the period, with the percentage in the 20 to 64 age range falling from 60 percent to 55 percent…“This rapid growth of the older population may present challenges in the next two decades,” said Victoria Velkoff, assistant chief for estimates and projections for the Census Bureau's Population Division. “It's also noteworthy that those 85 and older — who often require additional caregiving and support — would increase from about 14 percent of the older population today to 21 percent in 2050.”
This is precisely one of the key, ongoing headwinds that faced Japan's stock market for 20 years. When Japan's economy moved steadily into its low-growth phase, unable to generate sufficient jobs, fertility rates and household formation declined rapidly. As I explained in The Arrival of Japan's Sunset, these will not be cured by the current devaluation of the yen, despite naïve cheerleading. And neither will they be solved here in the U.S.
But in contrast to Japan, the United States is only just embarking on its slow growth phase. Its demographically challenged culture and economy will reinforce each other as we move ahead in time. And, it's not just the retiring class of workers that will massively increase the Dependency Ratio in the U.S. in years ahead…
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JW
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JW
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threemealsfarm
As any experienced gardener will tell you, having a greenhouse can be an invaluable tool in the food-growing toolbox. Having a greenhouse at one's disposal opens up many different growing possibilities and can be a huge season extender in areas where the number of good growing days is limited. Greenhouses make it easier to get new seedlings started and help to protect plants from spring and fall frosts. They are a wonderful addition to any resilient garden space. But they can be expensive to put in, and there are many things to consider before getting one set up. Check out the WSID articles on Selecting a Greenhouse and Winter Gardening to get a better idea of the styles and options available.
We put a lot of thought and planning into the design and construction of our DIY greenhouse. With cost being one of the number-one constraints for this project, we did a lot of web surfing and idea gathering. Our research gave us inspiration for materials, styles, and what the end result should be. We found projects that people had built for under $50. At that price, we could build three or four and still be under budget. But we didn't think they would last more that one season or that we would find our greenhouse plastic in the next county after a spring storm. Then there were far fancier and much more well-built ones, but our experiences with major construction and the added cost kept us from these higher-end designs. So we used what we had on hand…
Building a Cattle Panel Pallet Greenhouse
by threemealsfarmAs any experienced gardener will tell you, having a greenhouse can be an invaluable tool in the food-growing toolbox. Having a greenhouse at one's disposal opens up many different growing possibilities and can be a huge season extender in areas where the number of good growing days is limited. Greenhouses make it easier to get new seedlings started and help to protect plants from spring and fall frosts. They are a wonderful addition to any resilient garden space. But they can be expensive to put in, and there are many things to consider before getting one set up. Check out the WSID articles on Selecting a Greenhouse and Winter Gardening to get a better idea of the styles and options available.
We put a lot of thought and planning into the design and construction of our DIY greenhouse. With cost being one of the number-one constraints for this project, we did a lot of web surfing and idea gathering. Our research gave us inspiration for materials, styles, and what the end result should be. We found projects that people had built for under $50. At that price, we could build three or four and still be under budget. But we didn't think they would last more that one season or that we would find our greenhouse plastic in the next county after a spring storm. Then there were far fancier and much more well-built ones, but our experiences with major construction and the added cost kept us from these higher-end designs. So we used what we had on hand…
by
JW
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