Preparedness for when

mardatha

My dad said his mum called the back garden the kail yaird. There were 9 of them in the family and 8 of them lived to their later 80s. Personally I think dying young would be far far better than 80 years of bloody kale. _pale__pale__pale_

runnerbean17

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/WISE/news/wise20120823.html

wonder what new discoveries they have .. discovered

prepareathome

If you are a non meat eater who suddenly was faced with having to eat meat to stay alive it could cause some problems, not ethical, but tummy wise. We were vegetarian for years but never felt quite right then daughter took ill and mind blank but she cannot get something from plants, my mum was the same, me and rest not so bad, so has to have meat and I know rest of us much better with it, but when we changed back we had tummy upsets for a while until system got used to it again.

A friends daughter is vegetarian and if she has even gravy with meat juices in it, not on purpose, she has a bad upset tummy.

So if you felt you might have to add meat to your diet I would do so very slowly and a little bit at a time.

When we lived up by Black Isle everyone has store rooms, school had camp beds so if weather turned students could stay over if unable to get home. Kids loved skiing to school as was easier very often than driving even with chains on. Its funny but you can cope with the cold better in places like that than cities, guess you just get used to it and its not as damp as we get here, there its cold or wet. We never once had a cold not even youngest who had asthma, which rarely bothered him in winter. One weird thing we rarely had a power cut. They are more geared up to cope in winter like Scandinavian countries. Only been to Olso in winter not further north but they just carry on no matter how thick the snow and the underfloor heating is just wonderful.

skintscotslass

Popperwell wrote: »

I always seem to be awake for the Farming programme these days and for the other programmes you mention...I learn so much not that it is good to hear such dire news...

I used to wake up to Farming Today. I start much later these days and I miss it. Should really listen to the podcasts.

mardatha wrote: »

My dad said his mum called the back garden the kail yaird. There were 9 of them in the family and 8 of them lived to their later 80s. Personally I think dying young would be far far better than 80 years of bloody kale. _pale__pale__pale_

I take it you dont like kale? I'm growing 2 different types at the mo :o

Popperwell

Childrens programme but it has been interesting...not many remain in the series...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01cmvmh/Incredible_Edibles_North_Lanarkshire/

Butterfly_Brain

mardatha wrote: »

My dad said his mum called the back garden the kail yaird. There were 9 of them in the family and 8 of them lived to their later 80s. Personally I think dying young would be far far better than 80 years of bloody kale. _pale__pale__pale_

:rotfl:I used to tell my kids that kale was seaweed and they still love it:rotfl:

prepareathome

Pig is something I might have to consider, never ate it in any description. When growing up neighbour used to do a full cooked breakfast on a Sunday and smell would waft straight out of her kitchen window ( imagine and L our window the bottom line hers the side one, other side was a wall of flat in next close, so smell bounced back and doubly come through urg, I grew up in a Glasgow tenement) into ours and I hated it put me off all bacon, ham etc. Wouldn't even know how to cook it, hubby just cadges bacon butties where ever he can as he knows he will never get them at home:)

valk_scot

Kale? I just planted out six curly kale plants in one of the garden veg beds this evening. I'll be using it in soups and strir fries all winter. What's wrong with kale?

Caterina

Thank you all for your varied, informative and sensitive replies. They have given me real food for thought!

I have no doubt in my mind, in a SHTF situation I would not hesitate to kill and eat my meat fish etc. I have also decided to eat a small amount of meat occasionally. I just need to come to terms with the necessity to kill a living being to feed me. In a non-emergency situation there is plenty of food for vegetarians and in global terms vegetarian diets are much more earth friendly, however I need to think about emergency situations and, of course, prepare myself for the possibility of having to change my diet radically, but possibly not too suddenly if I start taking it on board now.

There is a lot to reflect about!

valk_scot

I was just thinking about all these families where one person won't eat veg, one doesn't like pasta, the third only eats yellow food or only meat...you know, fussy families. The kind where the poor mum ends up cooking four seperate meals every night? I bet she'd welcome the ZA, she's only have to cook one meal of earthworm and kale stew every night and if they didn't like it they really would starve...revenge at last!

(I don't intend this as any sort of critiscism of vegetarians btw..if more of us were a bit more veggie the world food stocks would be in a healthier state tbh.)