Farming on a Local Basis
After Doomsday
This is our own home little backdoor greenhouse.
At
one time, almost every home was a little farm. Everyone had a garden
and a few chickens. It is a life-style now unknown to present city
dwellers but still present to some degree with our village neighbors. It
is a life-style to which many will probably return and the purpose of
these pages is to help that transition.
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Table of Contents:
Library: Gathering Resources for After Doomsday.
This
web page deals with the technical aspects of farming such as seed
saving, fertilizers, crop management and so forth. Other web pages in
the hierarchy above this one deal with measuring radiation in food,
alternate energy sources, and other subjects necessary to successful
farming.
Farm 1: Protection of Food and Agriculture From Nuclear Attack
This
42 page booklet was the comprehensive
attempt of the US Department of Agriculture to prepare the farmer for a nuclear attack. It contains much
important information.
Farm 2: Fallout on the Farm
This
14 page booklet is from the Canadian Government and has useful
information about crop alternatives after a nuclear war, the handling of
animals exposed to fallout, and many other items of information.
Farm3: UV on the Farm
Because
farmers have to spend a long time in their fields and I am particularly
concerned about the effects of UV (Ultra Violet - intense sunlight)
after earth changes or changes in the upper atmosphere - I have done
extensive study on this subject.
Farm4: Measuring UV
This is an extension of the above subject and discusses UV measurement equipment and how to make it.
More: The Have More Plan
The
"Have-More" Plan (A Little Land - A Lot of Lving) by Ed and Carolyn
Robinson is a 1940 classic devoted to the creation of a small farm. It
is a bit dated in its view of DDT but generally may be exceptionally
useful to those who are inexperienced and are trying to to start.
Seeds: Basic Seed Saving
(In .pdf format.)
6 pages in .pdf format from Seeds of Diversity. Jean and I went down and took their course.
Humanure: Humanure Handbook
This 200 page book - winnner of many
awards is placed here through the kind permission the author Joseph
Jenkins. It can be obtained in print at Jenkins Publishing, PO Box 607,
Grove City,
PA 16127. To order, phone: 1-800-639-4099. http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/
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Humanure: The Handbook available in .pdf format.
(In .pdf format. )
Mulch: Explains organic composting.
(In .pdf format. )
This 30 year old 101 page book gives information about mulching.
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(In .pdf format. )
Fences: Fence Planner for the Common Sense Fence
(In .pdf format.)
This 12 page booklet gives information about wire fences, barbed, stranded, and electric. There are other kinds.
Goat1: Dairy Goats
Goat2: Goats and Milk
Goat3: Raising Goats for Meat and Milk
This
all ties into the food processing and preservation section where there
is still more information. Goats are probably a lot easier to get
started and maintain than cows, but milk is necessary from some source
for many infants who won't survive otherwise.
Chicken1: Chicken One Chicken2: Chicken Two Chicken3: Guide to raising healthy chickens
Chickens (or other poultry) are necessary for eggs and useful for food. Again, see the food processing and preservation section.
Egg1: Inside the Egg
Egg2: HOMEMADE INCUBATOR
Eggs
are necessary for chickens. Here is how to build an incubator. You can
see that chicken comes first on this web site - so now you know which
comes first - and I really don't think that you would get an egg without
a chicken.
Rabbit1: Rabbit One
Rabbit2: Rabbit Two
Rabbit3: Raising Worms with Rabbits
Rabbits
are always considered an easy source to breed for meat. Easier than
pigs or cattle. Being a vegetarian - this is not a big theme with me. My
pet rabbit 'ran away' when I was a child. The chickens in the backyard
did fare any better.
Worm1: Secret of Life
Worm2: Make Your Own Worm Farm.pdf
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Worm3: A Guide To Worm Composting
The
above about rabbits and worms made me realize that I hadn't put in a
worm section, and Jean wouldn't be happy about that - so here is what
she calls The Secret of Life. You will also need her paper on worms.
Bees: Bee Keeping
(In .pdf format.)
And
having not put in the worms made me realize I hadn't put in the bees.
We have 22 hives and if you don't have bees - you aren't going to have
pollenization for many plants. I have also left out a dog section. We
volunteer to raise puppies for children with autism. Farming is fun. Anyway - the way we do it.
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this level are copyrighted and will be made available by Ark Two (if we
still exist and there is enough Internet to disseminate them) after
Doomsday - when surely no one will object. The information here will
indicate the types of information that you might be interested in
gathering into your own library ahead of time.
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Ark: Build Your Ark
(In .pdf format. )
"Build
Your Ark" (How to Prepare for Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times) by Geri
Welzel Guidetti. Published by: The Ark Institute, P.O. Box 364,
Monkton, MD 21111,email arkinst@concentric.net : This 248 page Book One
on Food Self-Sufficiency covers basic concepts on gardening and goes
into detail on soil improvement and insect control. Details are provided
on a wide variety of garden vegetables.
Farmstead: The Farmstead Book
(In .pdf format.)
"The
Farmstead Book 1" edited by Paul Harmond and is Published in the US by:
Cloudburst Press of America, Inc. 2116 Wetern Avenue, Seattle,
Washington 98121 and in Canada by: Cloudburst Pres Ltd., Mayne Island
British Columbia V0N 2J0 -
This 262 page Book covers soil and woods management on a more macro
level than the book above and also covers the farm machine shop.
Taste: Like They Used To Taste
(In .pdf format.)
"Grow
Friuts & Vegetables The Way They Used To Taste" by John F. Adams
published by Wynwood Press - New York, New York. This 104 page book
deals somewhat with vegetables and seed saving but is more largely
devoted to fruit trees.
Seeds: Saving Seeds
(In .pdf format.)
"Saving
Seeds" (The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and
Flower Seeds) by Marc Rogers and published by Storey Communications,
Inc. Pownal, Vermont 05261. 97 pages.
Overview
Gathering information Resources
for Farming After Doomsday
This web page deals with the technical aspects of farming such as seed saving, fertilizers, crop management and so forth.
Other web pages, in the previous table of contents in the hierarchy
above this one, deal with measuring radiation in food, alternate energy
sources, and other subjects necessary to successful farming. Still
other web pages deal with principles of machinery and old Pioneering
skills. We may have to start up farming without access to all the
present modern technology.
We cannot just go back to the old ways. We have lost many of the skills.
No one had them all then and you would be hard put today to find a
wheelwright, a miller, a tanner, a barrel maker. All those trades, like
farming have advanced into modern technology and the present experts
seldom have used the old ways. Many of the old implements are no longer
around and we certainly don't have the horses. Modern horses are neither
bred nor conditioned to pull the plow. Still, in the skills of the past
we may find solutions to the problems of the moment.
It is important that you identify resources in your own area and store
information that is applicable to the resources that you may have
afterwards.
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