Cover Crops

What do you do to improve soil structure, soil fertility and over all health. Cover crops! Cover crops are important for the homesteader, farmer and backyard gardener. In a post collapse society those that have the knowledge will have a valuable key to food production. Cover crops improve soil nitrogen content, soil carbon content and organic matter. Certain cover crops can also keep root knott nematodes at bay and from attacking your plants.
So when your not growing in a field or in a bed you should be planting and growing cover crops, you can also grow cover crops before you even start planting a field or bed to help kick it up and improve it. Also saving your cover crop seeds for continual years of usage. You can use buckwheat, vetch, clover, rye grass, and even certain peas as a cover crop. Do your research and also remember to rotate your cover crops from year to year to help your soil even more.



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Here is a list of places to get seed.

http://www.dkseeds.com/

http://www.seedsofchange.com/productcategory.aspx?c=716

https://www.horizonherbs.com/group.asp?grp=3

http://greencoverseed.com/

http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-cover-crop-seeds.html

http://www.territorialseed.com/category/cover_crops

 http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acover%20crop%20seeds

http://sustainableseedco.com/compost-cover-crops/

Amaranth Grain.

OK Guys something to think about is how are you going to eat when all hell breaks loose. Once things settle down and if your still vertical, you need to consider long term solutions. Sure you have your food stores but at some point they will dry up. By having a large enough garden and livestock program in place you can supplement your stores and extend them for months or years if needed. Easy to grow is the key. Amaranth is easy to grow..
Amaranth is also close to a super food, you can eat the seeds, and leaves. The Aztecs used it very extensively as well as the peoples of the Andes. People in Africa also grow it and use it as food security.   Remember  that Food Security

Cooked amaranth leaves are a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate; they are also a complementing source of other vitamins such as thiamine, niacin, and riboflavin, plus some dietary minerals including calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, copper, and manganese. Cooked amaranth grains are a complementing source of thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, and folate, and dietary minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, and manganese - comparable to common grains such as wheat germ, oats and others.

Also amaranth is gluten free for those who have gluten sensitivity.
 





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Here is a list of seed companies that sell amaranth. Be sure to add it to your seed bank/stores or even find and store it bulk.

http://www.botanicalinterests.com/products/view/0146/Amaranth-Edible-Red-Leaf-HEIRLOOM-Seeds/category:vegetables

http://www.seedsofchange.com/productcategory.aspx?c=195

http://www.rareseeds.com/red-garnet-amaranth/

http://www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/amaranth/

https://www.horizonherbs.com/group.asp?grp=37

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AAmaranth%20grain

http://www.nuts.com/cookingbaking/grains/amaranth/organic.html

Remember to add this to your storage, seed bank and also your diet, that way you will know how to prepare it and also find different recipes to avoid food burn out!

The Solo Stove...

OK Guys this is a really cool piece of gear! The Solo Stove! It works on the wood gas principle. I am looking forward to getting one, one day soon and giving it a serious testing!




http://www.solostove.com/?utm_source=Modernsurvivalonline.com&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=Modern%2BSurvival%2BOnline

Great article on the 45 Pistol. It comes with its own tool box...

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/tech/toolbox.htm

Dominant eye and non dominant hand issues

Guys here is a good article on issues we might have or come up against. What if your dominant eye and dominant hand dont line up/ are on the same side. I have this issue, and need to train more in this dept.

http://www.guns.com/2013/09/25/dealing-cross-dominance/

Black out Materials

Here is a link to black out materials for those who want to learn light discipline at their retreat location. We all know that light and noise discipline can be very critical. especially at a bug out location.


 http://www.rosebrand.com/product34/Blackout-Lining-IFR.aspx?tid=2&info=blackout



Here is a link for black out tape

http://www.rosebrand.com/product906/Shurtape-A-E-P-743-Ultra-Black-Matte-Photo-Masking-Tape.aspx?tid=2&info=opaque%2btape

Neat little short wave radio

Here is a link to a neat little short wave radio that uses a low to the ground antenna. It has a range claimed to be 200-300 miles. Would be great used in a local net type situation. Or those with the skills possibly a relay set up...

http://www.qrpkits.com/survivor.html