Archive for April, 2011

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Upcoming Food Shortages: Why and How to Prepare

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

D. Bates Garden in August

by Catherine Haug, April 2, 2011

(photo by Don Bates)

One of the topics which brought our ESP community together back in 2009, was the rising cost of fuel and anticipated food shortages on grocers shelves. While those stimuli relaxed for awhile, they are still present, and some predict they could get out of hand this summer.

We continue to focus on food and food availability; last month our gathering topic was Garden Season Extenders by Don Bates, and this month will be Gardening Tips by Julian Cunningham.

Check out this inspiring March 30, 2011 article from Counter Currents blog: Garden As If Your Life Depended On It, Because It Will, by Ellen LaConte. (more…)

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AAA Poll: Future of Personal Transportation

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

by Catherine Haug, March 30.2011

AAA (American Automobile Assoc.) recently did a poll of its membership concerning the future of personal transportation. Members were given 4 choices and asked to pick one of the four. Here are the results: (more…)

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Gathering Summary: Garden Season Extenders, by Don Bates, March 23, 2011

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

by Catherine Haug

(Photos by Don Bates unless otherwise noted)

Subtitle: How to maximize your garden output without spending a boatload of money

This is just a short synopsis; you can find more detail in the complete, printable Gathering Summary: Garden Season Extenders (pdf), and more photos in Garden Season Extenders Slideshow.

See also Don’s Handouts (printable pdf files):

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