In a new series of video we discuss and will show methods of gardening “when it counts.” The first 3 short videos detail some of the pitfalls and perils to the common survival/preparedness thinking of “when my storage food runs out I’ll just grow a garden.” Intermixed throughout the first three videos are also invaluable tips on gardening and food production for the homestead, survival retreat or backyard in suburbia. The first step in planning to truly grow your own food is to recognize the …
Posts Tagged ‘Survival’
December 29 2009
Survival Gardening Part 1 peak oil, food storage, TSHTF
December 29th, 2009 
Dustin 
December 19 2009
Eli AND Sam Survival: The Sahara Desert Part 3
December 19th, 2009 Dustin
Eli AND Sam try to survive in the Sahara Desert by taking on the very dangerous trees. Part 3 of 3 … Eli Sam Survival sahara desert trees
December 9 2009
Survival Strategies of Annual Desert Plants
December 9th, 2009 Dustin 
Product DescriptionAnnual desert plant species of unrelated taxa in the Negev Desert of Israel have developed complementary sets of adaptations and survival strategies as ecological equivalents with physiological, morphological and anatomical resemblances, in the various stages of their life cycles. After 40 years of research in hot deserts Yitzchak Gutterman provides a comprehensive treatise of such adaptations and strategies. In doing so he covers the following topics: post-maturation primary seed dormancy, which prevents germination of maturing seeds before the summer; seed dispersal mechanisms with escape or protection strategies; cautious or opportunistic germination strategies; seedling drought tolerance. The day-length is an important factor in regulating flowering as well as the phenotypic plasticity of seed germination which is also affected by maternal factors.
Survival Strategies of Annual Desert Plants
November 21 2009
Eli AND Sam Survival: The Sahara Desert Part 1
November 21st, 2009 Dustin
Eli AND Sam try to survive in the Sahara Desert by taking on the very dangerous trees. Part 1 of 3 … Eli Sam Survival sahara desert trees
November 19 2009
Survival Challenges of a Resilient Desert Tree: Effects of Habitat on Wild Pistachio Trees in the Negev Desert, Israel
November 19th, 2009 Dustin 
Tags: Challenges, Desert, Effects, Habitat, israel, Negev, Pistachio, Resilient, Survival, Tree, Trees, Wild
Product DescriptionIn this era of global climatic change, deserts or areas threatened by desertification still remain as very fragile ecosystems. They have however received minimal attention and research input. Ecological monitoring in such areas is an important tool for conservation in order to understand the species and develop management plans to alleviate the challenges faced. In the Negev Desert of Israel, there are relatively sparsely distributed Wild Pistachio (Pistacia atlantica) trees that have survived through several millennia. This monograph is an attempt to investigate how well these trees are adapted to the desert in the face of the mounting challenges they face. Since their interaction with the habitat is important for their development, survival and reproduction, we measured its effects by observing recruitment, leaf water potential and abscission, vitality, as well as various soil parameters. The monograph could be very useful for professionals working in arid areas, universities and research institutions where training and research geared towards finding solutions to mounting environmental challenges is emphasized, or anyone interested in environmental conservation.