With much secrecy and speculation surrounding the details of recent fast flying trade treaties, it's a stretch of the imagination to think they may ultimately be for the benefit of average people. One has to wonder how many events over the past months occurred to simply lay down cover to distract from what is being called a corporate coupd'etat of the entire world.
How much quiet time do we each spend thinking about our personal freedom? Is it something that can be taken from us or could it be something we must give away? If we feel it has been lost, can it be reacquired?
David Cain of Raptitude.com does a brilliant job of examining the idea of freedom, blame and the barriers we erect before ourselves. To read his latest work, please click: You Are Free, Like It Or Not.
Each day I read about the deteriorating economic conditions in Greece and the unfolding hyperinflation in Venezuela, Argentina, Zimbabwe and the Ukraine. As such, I cannot bear to waste wholesome fresh food we have grown. Being a second year newbie to the homesteading scene, it is overwhelming when a bumper crop is suddenly ready in large and continuous quantities.
Last year the zucchini trickled into ripeness at the rate of about 8 to 12 per week. Then all the plants died. Before I could dig them up, they reanimated and continued to produce. From the unexpected deluge that followed, I canned bread & butter “Zombie” zucchini pickles, enough for several years. Continue reading Zucchini Emergency – Preserving A Most Prolific Garden Crop→
