Last minute tips for parents when the SHTF

You're welcome and thank you. I don't think we have time for that. I think that things will slowly decline into an economic collapse. I hope people are reading what I am writing and making plans, learning skills, and rolling up their sleeves and trying to replicate them.

Imagine if we had one person in each community who would help organize some self-sufficiency workshops and build up those communities? They could facilitate the core people to both prep themselves and they rebuild after the collapse. The only other option is every man for themselves and anarchy. That won't do for a spiritual person.

As long as people write thanks here and also provide input, I'll share what little I know. Otherwise I'll stop writing. It's not about my thoughts, it's about saving lives. If it's valuable and people let me know, I'll continue.

I'm thinking about writing about preparing the soil. Imagine trying to garden without fertilizers, without soil amendments for ph? How would you test it? How would you till hard clay soil? What sources of humus should you add? When should you add them? What did the pioneers do? What modern technology have we learned that can be applied in old tech ways?

Imagine how useful a chemist would be in your tribe? Let's say you need lime to "sweeten" the soil. Where you do get it? What other ways could you sweeten the soil? How do you apply it?

Each of these topics only scratches the surface. Many are whole subjects in books. That means doing lots of research on your area and melding book and lore and putting them into practice.

Thank you RedlicoriceRedux for sharing wisdom. Passing on ancient lore is one of the greatest gifts there is.

I encourage everyone who has tips or has questions or comments to participate so we can keep the old skills alive and utilize all the gifts that the Source provides in creation.

Make sure they can shoot straight, with a rifle and shotgun. Teach basic little skills like cooking and sewing. Make sure they understand a compass and map. How to purify water, and identify poisoness plants and animals. How to find shelter, and how to make a fire.

Make sure they know how to read, both books and the land.

And always tell them you love them and will have their back.