family farming and barter. you could also try asking your neighbors if you can borrow a corner of their yards in trade for a supply of vegetables. people need food, and they most likely would be willing to give you needed supplies or help with work in trade for it. i say start stockpiling preserves and canning vegetables, food is money. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "DHAJOGLO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:58 PM Subject: [Biofuel] How to Hedge
> As I watch and learn it's interesting to note that hedging against an > economic collapse is a difficult thing. For instance, I don't own land > that I can use to plant crops, raise live stock, and generally subside on. > Further, in order to get such land I either have to wait several years to > save enough money or go into debt. Normally, a small amount of debt would > not be of concern. But when an economy collapses, debt is one of the > biggest concerns. So how does one hedge without going into debt? > > I posit that co-ops are an option but they too become vulnerable in a > depression. Any ideas? > > -dave > > On Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:27 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote: >> >>Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 19:27:54 -0800 (PST) >>From: Kirk McLoren >>To: biofuel <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >>Subject: [Biofuel] solar cell achieves 40.7% conversion efficiency >> >>http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/06/027228 >> >> "...with DOE funding, a concentrator solar cell produced by >> Boeing-Spectrolab has recently achieved a world-record conversion >> efficiency of 40.7 percent, establishing a new milestone in >> sunlight-to-electricity performance." >> >> >>--------------------------------- >>Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.15.14/578 - Release Date: 12/7/2006 > 1:27 AM > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.15.14/578 - Release Date: 12/7/2006 1:27 AM _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
