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Old 09-27-2008, 12:11 AM   #13
Blissboy
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Default Re: Moving toward a local economy

I bought 6ac. just outside of Houston but am not using the land for now. I LOVE that land, it's trees, wildlife and all plants on it. I envision using it for food production when things get rough. It's too big for me to work it alone, but if some people are unemployed and willing to do some work for food or little money, I'll be more than happy to combine my land resource with their commitment to drill a water well, hook up a solar-powered pump and irrigation system, till the land and plant veggies and fruit trees.

Until they produce I got several books about edible wild plants and we could harvest dandelion to make a killer dish (prepare like spinach, layer in dish with onions, tomatoes, garlic and top with cheese. Bake for 10 min, DELICIOUS!), prepare yucca roots like mashed potatoes, or dig up cat tail roots for another tasty dish. Pick beechnuts for a fabulous desert.

I am converting an old 9' satellite dish into a solar collector to heat water, or even distill it for purification. My goal is to drive with it an ammonia absorption A/C system that will cool my home. I calculated I need about two of those dishes to cool a 2,000sqft home. Natural gas would bridge sunless days and nights.

Why not turn survival into surthrival?

Blissboy
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