Summer veg is all nice and dandy but basic survival food is perennial winter food, nuts and fruit.
At 8000 calories per litre, I just stashed about 1 million calories of extra virgen olive oil, 5kgs olivas muertas - that's about 600kgs of pressed olives and 20kgs of almonds.
Chickens need imported feed to lay at full speed but if it ever got ugly, they can get by on forage and keep us in eggs.
Meat is obviously another source of food :) but, here's an unpopular observation - if it's in the deep freeze, that doesn't count as secure food.
For a bit of food in reserve, think of food sources that require no tech to store.
Hope it never comes to be vital.
#selfsufficient #olives #Spain #homesteading
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Love that you have a good source of olives where you're at! They are pretty scarce in Midwest USA.
I feel good about keeping meat in the deep freezer though. Power backups include a gasoline generator and solar panels that can recharge a battery bank. We'd run out of meat before we run out of power.
I am envious of so much backup power! You'll be alright for sure π
i agree on the freezer!! unpopular opinion indeed...
Tried raising pigeonsποΈ yet? They can fly out and i8nd their water and forage. We are trying it out and are having some results. They do come back home and even stay close, but need to improve their dovekot since there's not enough space it seems.