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by
earthwise
With the onset of the financial crisis, many of us undertook the task of becoming more resilient by packing up buckets of various and sundry foodstuffs like grains, beans, rice, etc. The thought occurred to me that, being a Shameless Carnivore, I would rather starve than live off of rice and beans forever. Well, okay, maybe that’s just a little dramatic, but hopefully you get the point. While packing up my grain buckets, it became clear to me that my food security was inadequate for long-term food viability. Not only was it limited in variety, but also in quantity — it was not sustainable long-term because it wasn’t feasibly reproducible.
Clearly fresh meat was what was lacking, but more importantly was the ability to reproduce that meat. Therefore, critters on the hoof were the obvious solution, or ‘meals-on-wheels.’ While just about everyone who’s preppin’ (and many who aren’t) has chickens, one of the most overlooked critters is the rabbit. Whether you just want some homegrown, organic meat or are a serious prepper, the rabbit has much to recommend it as a staple in your plans.
Resiliency with Rabbits
by earthwiseWith the onset of the financial crisis, many of us undertook the task of becoming more resilient by packing up buckets of various and sundry foodstuffs like grains, beans, rice, etc. The thought occurred to me that, being a Shameless Carnivore, I would rather starve than live off of rice and beans forever. Well, okay, maybe that’s just a little dramatic, but hopefully you get the point. While packing up my grain buckets, it became clear to me that my food security was inadequate for long-term food viability. Not only was it limited in variety, but also in quantity — it was not sustainable long-term because it wasn’t feasibly reproducible.
Clearly fresh meat was what was lacking, but more importantly was the ability to reproduce that meat. Therefore, critters on the hoof were the obvious solution, or ‘meals-on-wheels.’ While just about everyone who’s preppin’ (and many who aren’t) has chickens, one of the most overlooked critters is the rabbit. Whether you just want some homegrown, organic meat or are a serious prepper, the rabbit has much to recommend it as a staple in your plans.
by
Gregor Macdonald
The Triggers That Will Spark ‘Hot’ Inflation
by Gregor Macdonald, contributing editor
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Executive Summary
- Rising wages in the developing world create upward price pressure everywhere globally
- The paradox of safety: Many traditional “safe” assets (e.g., bonds) are horrible places to store capital during ‘hot’ inflation
- Money velocity drives inflation — and it has only one direction to go these days: up
- Winning and losing assets if ‘hot’ inflation does indeed break out
Part I: Get Ready for ‘Hot’ Inflation
If you have not yet read Part I, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
Part II: The Triggers That Will Spark ‘Hot’ Inflation
Arthur Lewis was an economist from the small, Caribbean island of St. Lucia who went on to win a Nobel Prize in 1979. His work identified the process by which very cheap labor is brought from the countryside to urban areas during phases of industrialization in developing countries. At a certain point, this supply of cheap labor went into decline and wage pressures began to mount.
Now referred to as the Lewis Turning Point, such a phase marks the end of a kind of deflationary boom, in which input costs fall during a phase of hyper-strong growth, and the beginning of inflationary restraints, in which profit margins stop growing. This is exactly what’s happening in China today.
The Triggers That Will Spark ‘Hot’ Inflation
PREVIEW by Gregor MacdonaldThe Triggers That Will Spark ‘Hot’ Inflation
by Gregor Macdonald, contributing editor
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Executive Summary
- Rising wages in the developing world create upward price pressure everywhere globally
- The paradox of safety: Many traditional “safe” assets (e.g., bonds) are horrible places to store capital during ‘hot’ inflation
- Money velocity drives inflation — and it has only one direction to go these days: up
- Winning and losing assets if ‘hot’ inflation does indeed break out
Part I: Get Ready for ‘Hot’ Inflation
If you have not yet read Part I, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
Part II: The Triggers That Will Spark ‘Hot’ Inflation
Arthur Lewis was an economist from the small, Caribbean island of St. Lucia who went on to win a Nobel Prize in 1979. His work identified the process by which very cheap labor is brought from the countryside to urban areas during phases of industrialization in developing countries. At a certain point, this supply of cheap labor went into decline and wage pressures began to mount.
Now referred to as the Lewis Turning Point, such a phase marks the end of a kind of deflationary boom, in which input costs fall during a phase of hyper-strong growth, and the beginning of inflationary restraints, in which profit margins stop growing. This is exactly what’s happening in China today.
by
Chris Martenson
True Prosperity
by Chris Martenson
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Executive Summary
- Why once you understand the oil situation, you understand how systemic change is inevitable
- Why to expect a major financial crisis this year
- Why now is the best time to understand what true prosperity is (beyond just money), and how it should shape your priorities in advance of the coming changes
- Our guidance on where to focus your efforts most for the greatest returns
Part I: The Trouble with Money
If you have not yet read Part I, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
Part II: True Prosperity
In understanding material wealth, the role of energy — and particularly oil, in today’s world — is hard to underestimate.
Primary Wealth
This point cannot be made often enough: Oil is responsible for everything we see around us.
This means that oil is responsible for most everything we might think is delivered by our economy. Which means that oil is the source of nearly all wealth.
As Gregor Macdonald recently penned for us in an excellent report:
True Prosperity
PREVIEW by Chris MartensonTrue Prosperity
by Chris Martenson
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Executive Summary
- Why once you understand the oil situation, you understand how systemic change is inevitable
- Why to expect a major financial crisis this year
- Why now is the best time to understand what true prosperity is (beyond just money), and how it should shape your priorities in advance of the coming changes
- Our guidance on where to focus your efforts most for the greatest returns
Part I: The Trouble with Money
If you have not yet read Part I, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
Part II: True Prosperity
In understanding material wealth, the role of energy — and particularly oil, in today’s world — is hard to underestimate.
Primary Wealth
This point cannot be made often enough: Oil is responsible for everything we see around us.
This means that oil is responsible for most everything we might think is delivered by our economy. Which means that oil is the source of nearly all wealth.
As Gregor Macdonald recently penned for us in an excellent report:
by
JW
With spring upon us and the warming of the earth, many readers are getting the urge and itch to get outside and start planting a garden. Whether your garden is large enough to feed a community or just big enough to supplement your everyday fresh greens addiction, at some point you will need a supply of potting soil. From container herb gardens to the square-foot garden method, potting soil will need to be on hand. High-quality potting soil is an essential component to a successful garden season because it provides the foundational medium in which your plants will start and continue to grow in. In this article I discuss the process and recipe that I have used for many years for making great potting soil. I hope to provide you with ideas on how to make the best mix for your garden and ways to save money in the future.
The Recipe
The following is an excellent general seed starting mix and transplant mix. For plants that might require a lighter mix, use a 2-1-1 ratio of the following ingredients.
Mix the following ingredients together in a sealable bag or container to maintain moisture if potting mix is to be stored for any length of time.
- 3 parts Peat Moss
- 1 part Compost (can be a combo of compost and worm castings if you have a worm bin available)
- 1 part Perlite
Making Potting Mix
by JWWith spring upon us and the warming of the earth, many readers are getting the urge and itch to get outside and start planting a garden. Whether your garden is large enough to feed a community or just big enough to supplement your everyday fresh greens addiction, at some point you will need a supply of potting soil. From container herb gardens to the square-foot garden method, potting soil will need to be on hand. High-quality potting soil is an essential component to a successful garden season because it provides the foundational medium in which your plants will start and continue to grow in. In this article I discuss the process and recipe that I have used for many years for making great potting soil. I hope to provide you with ideas on how to make the best mix for your garden and ways to save money in the future.
The Recipe
The following is an excellent general seed starting mix and transplant mix. For plants that might require a lighter mix, use a 2-1-1 ratio of the following ingredients.
Mix the following ingredients together in a sealable bag or container to maintain moisture if potting mix is to be stored for any length of time.
- 3 parts Peat Moss
- 1 part Compost (can be a combo of compost and worm castings if you have a worm bin available)
- 1 part Perlite
by
Chris Martenson
"I always tell people when they look at their bank account, they think they have got maybe $50,000 in the bank. It says $50,000 CR. Credit.
You are a creditor. It is the bank’s property, that $50,000. And they recognize in that document that they owe it to you.
So, you have to watch out for that word 'creditor'. When you see CR, you are on the balance sheet. You are at risk."
So says Paul Tustain, founder of BullionVault and advocate for minimizing counterparty risk in a world of rehypothecation and 100-to-1 leveraged paper markets.
Paul Tustain: Be Wary of Balance Sheet Risk
by Chris Martenson"I always tell people when they look at their bank account, they think they have got maybe $50,000 in the bank. It says $50,000 CR. Credit.
You are a creditor. It is the bank’s property, that $50,000. And they recognize in that document that they owe it to you.
So, you have to watch out for that word 'creditor'. When you see CR, you are on the balance sheet. You are at risk."
So says Paul Tustain, founder of BullionVault and advocate for minimizing counterparty risk in a world of rehypothecation and 100-to-1 leveraged paper markets.
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