Open (More or Less) Post on Covid 54

[ecosophia]

As we move further into the second year of these open posts, it's pretty clear that the official narrative is cracking as the toll of deaths and injuries from the Covid vaccines rises steadily and the vaccines themselves demonstrate their total uselesness at preventing Covid infection or transmission. It's still important to keep watch over the mis-, mal- and nonfeasance of our self-proclaimed health gruppenfuehrers, and the disastrous results of the Covid mania, but I think it's also time to begin thinking about what might be possible as the existing medical industry reels under the impact of its own self-inflicted injuries. 

So it's time for another open post. The rules are the same as before: 

1. If you plan on parroting the party line of the medical industry and its paid shills, please go away. This is a place for people to talk openly, honestly, and freely about their concerns that the party line in question is dangerously flawed and that actions being pushed by the medical industry et al. are causing injury and death. It is not a place for you to dismiss those concerns. Anyone who wants to hear the official story and the arguments in favor of it can find those on hundreds of thousands of websites.

2. If you plan on insisting that the current situation is the result of a deliberate plot by some villainous group of people or other, please go away. There are tens of thousands of websites currently rehashing various conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 outbreak and the vaccines. This is not one of them. What we're exploring is the likelihood that what's going on is the product of the same arrogance, incompetence, and corruption that the medical industry and its tame politicians have displayed so abundantly in recent decades. That possibility deserves a space of its own for discussion, and that's what we're doing here. 
 
3. If you plan on using rent-a-troll derailing or disruption tactics, please go away. I'm quite familiar with the standard tactics used by troll farms to disrupt online forums, and am ready, willing, and able -- and in fact quite eager -- to ban people permanently for engaging in them here. Oh, and I also lurk on other Covid-19 vaccine skeptic blogs, so I'm likely to notice when the same posts are showing up on more than one venue. 

4. If you don't believe in treating people with common courtesy, please go away. I have, and enforce, a strict courtesy policy on my blogs and online forums, and this is no exception. The sort of schoolyard bullying that takes place on so many other internet forums will get you deleted and banned here. No, I don't care if you disagree with that: my journal, my rules. 

With that said, the floor is open for discussion.  

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Doo-dee-da...know it was a typo but could not resist saying that home-panty management is particularly important for preventing cases of monkeypox. Home *pantry* mgmt is also important, of course.

Respecting which, to follow up on the eating unprocessed food query, how do people reckon what kinds of foods to store and in what proportions of carbs, fats, proteins, etc.? Also how to decide what to keep on hand in which method of preservation, i.e., % fresh, % frozen, also: dried, canned, salted, brined, fermented, under water-glass or oils like buttered eggs (raw eggs covered with butter and stored a long time without refrigeration) etc.?

If I can’t have fresh, I find that canned and frozen fruit is so much better than dried fruit. But so much less shelf life. I dislike vinegared veggies, beets for instance, but do not mind them salted. Some fermented/brined cabbage is okay, better than vinegared, and even keeps kind of crunchy. How do folks find enough room to stock up? Say, a six-month supply of foods including a pantry (bread, meal, grains, legumes); a buttery (fats); a larder (meats, fresh, smoked, salted, & dried), a canned goods shelf, and a root cellar? Where do ya put it all? Do we all have to learn to like pickles, chow-chow, and chutney just to keep up our vitamins during winter? I don’t like ‘em. I may have to learn how to forage for greens and grow seed sprouts in winter to avoid chow-chow.

[(Anonymous)]

It could be the beauty of creating a deep pantry is learning what we enjoy eating enough to stock it and regularly use it.

I tend to think perfect is a moving target. Aim for whatever is perfect (for now) for you, and let that be your guide. Don’t buy and store more than you are likely to eat before the “best by” date. Tastes change, after all.

Never underestimate the amount of storage space under your bed. Or in a closet or two.

If you make lots of soups and stews in a crockpot, I’ve found that dehydrated veggies are fantastic. Not to mention highly storable. A pound or two of your favorites will last for months, even with regular use.

If you are in the USA, Azure Standard may be worth a look. They specialize in organic, sustainable, small business friendly grocery items delivered all over the country to “drops” where you go and collect your shipment. They are popular with homesteaders and other deep pantry folk. Each drop is organized locally in its own way. At some, you and your fellow customers meet and unload the truck. At others, there may be storage facilities and limited pick up hours.

You can order a little or a lot. The 25 lb bags of grains and legumes are a bargain. Provided your drop meets the minimum amount to warrant a delivery, the shipping price is $0.00. The prices seem quite reasonable, and the quality is outstanding.

Whatever you decide to do, be flexible and willing to make a mistake or two. It’s all part of the learning curve. My mistakes end up at the food bank before the expiry date, so everyone wins.