create local relationships (if you haven't already) -- Re: start growing food - and why (at least, if you live in the USA)

Thu Apr 2 03:20:39 PDT 2020

No matter what your "thing" is in relation to prepping, if TSHTF, knowing those in your area that you can work and coordinate with, will drastically increase your survival/thrive-al potential.

Get your house in order.

Get your fundamentals prepped - food, water, heating, warm clothes, etc.

Prepare those you love, in wisdom.

Extend a hand to those around you, that you might meet eye to eye, Soul to Soul, and be real with one another - create a local group of care and assistance with one another, rather than fear and trepidation - help be a grounding force for those who might tend to freak out or experience great anxiety - do the best that's inside you, not only for those around you, but for you - ultimately, your life is between you and your maker, nobody else (to state the obvious).

The world is changing.  Know that rules are changing.  Be grateful for the somewhat gentle pace of change at this time - the headroom for you to prep for possible futures.

  Trump Gives Order to Bring Back Retired Troops
   Return to active duty could last 24 months during pandemic fight
    Posted Mar 28, 2020 7:06 PM CDT
  https://www.newser.com/story/288790/trump-tells-pentagon-to-call-back-retired-reserve-troops.html
      .. No one said how many troops will be brought back, but an Army spokesman said roughly 15,000 veterans have shown interest.
      ..

  Trump order gives Pentagon authority to call up one million reserve and retired military personnel to fight coronavirus as disease BLASTS through New York City and beyond
   Sunday, March 29, 2020 by: JD Heyes
  https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-03-29-trump-order-allows-pentagon-call-one-million-military-fight-coronavirus.html

  After Trump’s order, DoD reviewing how many Guard, Reserve troops to bring back for COVID-19 fight
  https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/03/27/trump-recalls-ready-reserve-to-battle-coronavirus/
      .. The Army emailed more than 800,000 such troops to gauge their interest.
      Also on Friday, Trump signed into law a $2 trillion economic stimulus package related to the coronavirus outbreak that includes more than $10 billion in emergency funds for the Defense Department.

  Trump issues order to bring veterans back to active duty to assist in coronavirus response
  March 28, 2020 at 5:51 PM EDT
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/03/28/trump-approves-ordering-former-us-troops-active-duty-assist-coronavirus-response/?itid=mc_magnet-coronavirus_18
      .. The president said Friday night that the decision will “allow us to mobilize medical, disaster and emergency response personnel to help wage our battle against the virus by activating thousands of experienced service members, including retirees.”
      The president did not clarify whether anyone will be involuntarily recalled to duty but said some veterans have “offered to support the nation in this extraordinary time of need.”
      ..

Times are changing.

  Is America Preparing For Civil War?
  https://www.zerohedge.com/political/america-preparing-civil-war
  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-01/firearm-sales-soared-in-march-as-u-s-coronavirus-cases-surged

      .. While actual gun purchases aren’t tracked in the U.S., the FBI system is largely considered a proxy for sales by the firearms industry and the table shows a 41% surge year-over-year (and a 33% spike month-over-month).

      Jurgen Brauer, chief economist at Small Arms Analytics, told Bloomberg News, that handgun sales increased 91.1% year-over-year, per Brauer’s analysis, and long-gun sales were up 73.6%.

      “We expect continued positive headline growth numbers in coming months as Covid-19 uncertainty lingers,” Brett Andress, a firearms industry analyst at KeyBank Capital, wrote in a note on Wednesday afternoon, according to Bloomberg.

      .. The motivation for this sudden surge is evidently a concern that the current (and expanding) lockdown being enforced across The Land of The Free is rapidly transformed into a far more tyrannical control over Americans' constitutional rights.

          “The government is trying to do everything it can to keep society intact. But if society is unraveling, it’s up to us to protect ourselves,” said Andrew Dominguez, 36, a real estate agent in Pacifica who waited near the end of the slow-moving line to buy ammo for his shotgun.

      ... ... As a reminder, just last week, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva attempted to shutdown all gun stores (on the basis of safety concerns).
              https://www.zerohedge.com/political/someone-gonna-get-shot-la-county-sheriff-orders-all-gun-stores-closed

And in the land down under:

  Australians stockpiling guns and ammunition during the coronavirus crisis could mean the country will soon run out of bullets
  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8178917/Australian-run-bullets-coronavirus-crisis.html

  Australia Halts All Firearm Sales amid Coronavirus Buying Surge
  https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/31/australia-halts-all-firearm-sales-amid-coronavirus-buying-surge/

    The government in Victoria, Australia, reacted to the surge in firearm “permit to acquire” applications by shutting down gun sales altogether during the coronavirus crisis.

    The Daily Mail reports that Police Minister Lisa Neville and the National Cabinet decided to halt gun purchases after permit applications “doubled.”

    Neville and the cabinet fear that more guns will lead to more crime if tensions rise during the coronavirus crisis. Neville said, “We’re responding to an increase in demand for firearms and ammunition across the country by doing what we can to protect licensed firearm owners and dealers as well as the broader community.”

    9News reports that Neville also saw a surge in ammunition purchases “almost doubling as well.” She said, “We need to keep that ammunition … for our police, our security guards, those … who need a gun for their work.”

    On March 29, 2020, ABC.net reported that gun shops in Queensland were already categorized as “non-essential services” and shut down.

On Wed, Apr 01, 2020 at 07:25:37PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> > A great accounting reconciliation is under way - the true reason for Kung Flu covd lockdown.
> > 
> > An angels trumpet blew just a few weeks ago - some can feel the amazing shift in energy - for some, like a load is lifted, for others the opposite.
> > 
> > The results shall be seen in time...
> > 
> > Stay safe.
> > 
> > Good speed and goodwill,
> 
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> At least if you live in the USA, now is a great time to get started growing some basic vegetables like spinach and tomatoes - whilst you are still able to buy materials from your local hardware store and seedlings or seeds.
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>   Supplies Are Starting To Get Really Tight Nationwide As Food Distribution Systems Break Down
>   [many links in original]
>   https://www.zerohedge.com/health/supplies-are-starting-get-really-tight-nationwide-food-distribution-systems-break-down
> 
>     .. Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt told reporter Emma Newburger that “we’ve stopped saying it can’t get worse”, and he says that this coronavirus pandemic looks like it could be “the straw that broke the camel’s back”…
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>         “We were already under extreme financial pressure. With the virus sending the prices down — it’s getting to be the straw that broke the camel’s back,” said Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt.
>         “We were hoping for something good this year, but this virus has stopped all our markets,” he said.
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>     Of course this comes at a time when millions of Americans are losing their jobs and unemployment is shooting up to unthinkable levels.  Without any money coming in, many people are already turning to alternative sources of help in order to feed themselves and their families.
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>     Of course this comes at a time when millions of Americans are losing their jobs and unemployment is shooting up to unthinkable levels.  Without any money coming in, many people are already turning to alternative sources of help in order to feed themselves and their families.
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>         .. Kazakhstan, for instance, according to a report from Bloomberg, has banned exports of wheat flour, of which it is one of the world’s biggest sources, as well as restrictions on buckwheat and vegetables including onions, carrots and potatoes. Vietnam, the world’s third biggest rice exporter, has temporarily suspended rice export contracts. Russia, the world’s biggest wheat exporter, may also threaten to restrict exports, as it has done before, and the position of the US is in doubt given Donald Trump’s eagerness for a trade war in other commodities.
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>     ..
> 