20/ I've been hobby farming for almost 6 years now, and despite: * 6 years of practice * dozens of books read * somewhere between $10,000 and $100k on equipment, depending on how you count my results are still inconsistent
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31/ Cause I'm picturing guys like my farmhands. Remember the one who told me I should plant corn seeds 4 feet underground like the Hopi indians? That guy had no equipment, but he SURE HAD A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE !!!1!
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32/ So picture the scenario: day minus 1 : tensions w China increase day 0: news is talking about EMP bombs - then the power goes out day 1-3: you cooperate w neighbors, arrange patrols, lock all your doors day 4: three hippies from Cambridge show up with bug out bags >>>
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33/ "hey, maan ... we're here to share our knowledge with you. We don't have food or tools, we've never practiced gardening, we have no fuel. But that's OK, maaaaan...YOU'VE GOT THOSE THINGS! So let's, like, form a mutual aid survivor camp and we'll tell you what to do!"
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35/ The full story is even funnier >>https://twitter.com/BrtlBearFeBull/status/1197939324651745280 …
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36/ FSP hippie: you should plant your corn 4 feet underground me: excuse me? FSP H: yeah, my dad says that's what the Hop indians do. Because moisture. me: uh...well, it's pretty moist here, so... FSP H: no, it's better me: I...I really don't think that works. See, >>>
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37/ me: ...every seed is a little nanotech factory that has machinery to build a plant, and also an initial food store. The seed has to build enough plant to get above ground using just the calories in the seed, because it gets no light for photosynthesis until then.
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38/ FSP H: yeah, but the Hopi do it me: you learned this from the Hopi? FSP H: no, from my dad. He's a bit of a hobby farmer, like you. me: REALLY? And...does his farm work well? FSP H: oh, no, it's a disaster ; his crops usually fail me:pic.twitter.com/M616M3OpAZ
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39/ years later I figured out the kernel of insanity turns out that Hopi had to deal with a drying wind, so instead of raised beds, they built bathtub like DEPRESSED beds. Dig a trench 4' wide by 10' long. Then plant seeds in the bottom of that. ...and plant them 1/2" deep
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40/ Somewhere along the line, twixt the Hopi and FSP hippie's dad, perhaps, or maybe between FSP H D and FSP H, the "four feet deep" detail got connected not to the BED but to the SEED. Sigh.
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41/ Anyway: may God bless and keep the "lots of theoretical knowledge" farm hippies
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43/ Yes, strongly agree that the bang for the buck is prepackaged food in the basement. Not sure what I'd suggest - maybe some kits from Costco ? Plus standard canned stuff from the supermarket ?https://twitter.com/robkroese/status/1197942337294553089 …
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44/ Here at Morlock Heavy Industries, we believe in smashing your old unrealistic hopes and dreams ... and then selling you new, higher performing REALISTIC replacements !https://twitter.com/BradLeavitt3/status/1197952320174080000 …
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