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JollyMon66 wrote:When reading this, I thought of the story of Richard "Dick" Proenneke who, in the late 1960's retired early and moved to Alaska. He built a log cabin by himself and basically lived off the land for 30 years. I saw his story on PBS (yes PBS before all of the cable channels). The documentary of him building the cabin and setting up is camp is called "Alone in the Wilderness".

"Alone in the Wilderness," is usually on our local PBS as a Pledge Break special every year. I always enjoy the story of a 50 something guy deciding to live alone in Alaska until he was in his late 80's Talk about having stones! The book's really good too.

Bicycle Bill wrote:)
Certainly, some people are going to be able to do this, and more power to them if they can. But for the greater number of people in America, the main source of their food is still going to be the grocery stores.

-"BB"-

Have you watched Food, Inc.?

pair8head wrote:My tomatoes this year sucked. I've gotten two ripe ones out of them. There are tons of green (small and hard) tomatoes but it just didn't get hot enough for them. My jalapenos flat disappeared . I mean the entire plant (3 or them) gone. I'm still getting an occasional strawberry but this was their first year and therefore weren't expected to do very well.

It's been a strange year all over. We got our first tomatoes about a week a go. And now the leaves are starting to turn.... about a month earlier than usual....

1,000 exchange ideas at 'Good Food' conference

A California grower of organic wine grapes, the nation's first rooftop farmer from Brooklyn, and the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics shared a stage Friday in West Allis at a conference about building sustainable communities around "the Good Food Revolution."

The National-International Urban & Small Farm Conference at State Fair Park this weekend aims to get "all the players to the Good Food table" - from farmers and educators to politicians, urban planners, chefs, nutritionists and medical professionals. Some of the conference's 200 speakers came from as far away as South Africa and the Netherlands.

"It speaks volumes for Milwaukee that Milwaukee has taken this leadership role in urban agriculture," said Will Allen, CEO and founder of Growing Power, an urban farm and community food center in Milwaukee that's hosting the conference. Allen - considered a world leader on agriculture and food policy - ties growing affordable, healthful food to public health, renewable energy and urban resilience.


more- http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/102672789.html

JollyMon66 wrote:When reading this, I thought of the story of Richard "Dick" Proenneke who, in the late 1960's retired early and moved to Alaska. He built a log cabin by himself and basically lived off the land for 30 years. I saw his story on PBS (yes PBS before all of the cable channels). The documentary of him building the cabin and setting up is camp is called "Alone in the Wilderness".

well that's certainly better than that dude that decided to go live in an old bus in Alaska.

or go live with the Grizzlies and name them, thinking if he named them, maybe they won't act like a Grizzly.

surfpirate wrote:Tried to grow tomatoes in one of those upside-down things known as a "Topsy-Turvey" this year.
Kids liked it. It was a Mothers Day present for their mom.
We yielded 11 tomatoes.
At a cost of about a dollar each. Not so sure how self-reliant that makes us.

You got us beat, SP...we only harvested 6. Figured we need a new hanging spot for next year! Oh yea, then there's the cost of the plant that needs to be factored in. Guess mine cost more than yours!

my last flight home I read an article about
urban beekeeping..

gotta remember to chat with Dad about that he will be happy

Somewhere there's a politician thinking "Keeping animals for consumption and growing food on residential property, that's no longer purely residential use. How can I tax this?"

Every time I read this thread I hear A Country Boy Can Survive by Hank Jr.

ph4ever wrote:Every time I read this thread I hear A Country Boy Can Survive by Hank Jr.

did I tell you about Nashville??

ragtopW wrote:

ph4ever wrote:Every time I read this thread I hear A Country Boy Can Survive by Hank Jr.

did I tell you about Nashville??

no, but you will

If I hear of some impending doom I'm headed your way anyway.

ph4ever wrote:

ragtopW wrote:

ph4ever wrote:Every time I read this thread I hear A Country Boy Can Survive by Hank Jr.

did I tell you about Nashville??

no, but you will

If I hear of some impending doom I'm headed your way anyway.

No kidding. He kills critters Smokes them too!

..with my .22 rifle, from my backyard deck, I could literally shoot my lunch

probably fortunately, I've yet to acquire any taste for pigeon, crow, or my neighbor's f**kin' yap-happy Jack Russell

Lightning Bolt wrote:..with my .22 rifle, from my backyard deck, I could literally shoot my lunch

probably fortunately, I've yet to acquire any taste for pigeon, crow, or my neighbor's f**kin' yap-happy Jack Russell

Jack Russell tastes good in the #23 Family special kung pow......

Dutch Harbor PH wrote:

Lightning Bolt wrote:..with my .22 rifle, from my backyard deck, I could literally shoot my lunch

probably fortunately, I've yet to acquire any taste for pigeon, crow, or my neighbor's f**kin' yap-happy Jack Russell

Jack Russell tastes good in the #23 Family special kung pow......

Not enough meat - you need at least a pug.