Ep #5: Great Famine of 1315, Grand Solar Minimum news, the Bitcoin “fork,” goats, chickens, peppermint, a hydroponics failure, and more

Ice Age Farmer Podcast Ep #5: Great Famine of 1315, Grand Solar Minimum news, the Bitcoin “fork,” goats, chickens, peppermint, a hydroponics failure, and more! Feedback/questions: iceagefarmer@gmail.com

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IAF005: 7/29/2017
Mapping a path forward to prosperity in an uncertain future.

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SHOW NOTES:
1. Daily Steps
– Jhere McKenzie: growing sprouts, enjoying the addition of raw living food, and resulting energy!
– Cheryl writes with some terrific information on goats: Nigerian dwarf, pygora, LaMancha. and Icelandic chickens!
Peppermint problem!
Hydroponics failure: 2″ NFT outgrown by kale!

2. “Ice Breaker”: history section
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_of_1315%E2%80%9317

Reminder:
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3. NEWS:
GO TO HAIL:
Turkey, 10cm (4″) diameter:

Plane nose collapsed by hail:

“Freak” Italian hail storm in late July:

Italian beach turns white after freak hailstorm sweeps across Grottammare (video)


Spain:
https://watchers.news/2017/07/24/rubielos-de-mora-spain-hailstorm-july-23-2017/

EARLY WINTER — FREEZE ALREADY HITTING RUSSIA IN LATE JULY!!!!!!
Madagan: https://www.iceagenow.info/rare-early-freeze-russia/
via http://hmn.ru/index.php?index=1&ts=170728120250

VOLCANO:

Iceland shaking:

Largest earthquake swarm in years rattles Fagradalsfjall volcano with more than 500 quakes in Iceland

Sinabung volcano: http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/apocalyptical-lahar-destroys-16-houses-after-eruption-of-sinabung-in-indonesia-video.html

WTF:

Finland building giant underground city — “in case of Russian invasion”

Finland builds massive underground CITY to prepare for Russia invasion (video)

FLOODING:
115,000 dislocated people in Myanmar:
https://watchers.news/2017/07/25/myanmar-flood-july-2017/
https://www.sott.net/article/357466-Major-flood-damage-following-heavy-local-rainshowers-in-Western-Norway
110″ of rain, 4 days, India:
https://www.sott.net/article/357712-110-inches-of-rain-in-just-four-days-hits-Mount-Abu-in-Rajasthan-India
Nevada receives 2ft (60cm) !!!! in the Elk Ridge:
https://watchers.news/2017/07/26/flash-floods-las-vegas-valley-july-2017/

Fire:
France
https://www.sott.net/article/357507-Ecological-catastrophe-Thousands-forced-to-evacuate-as-massive-wildfires-rage-across-French-Riviera-and-Corsica

Ray Kraft: we may need tens of millions of Greenhouses:

We may need tens of millions of greenhouses

Low yields:
https://www.agweb.com/blog/the-allendale-wake-up-call/wheat-council-confirms-low-yields/
Partly due to drought in the dakotas: https://www.agweb.com/article/worsening-drought-conditions-in-parts-of-us-stressing-crops-apnews/

Study: there is NO RESILIENCE in current agricultural system:
https://www.agweb.com/article/could-climate-change-crumble-corn-yields-blmg/

4. Cryptocurrency: bitcoin advice pre split

Short answer: My personal preference is to fully control your bitcoin on 8/1, ie be in full ownership of the private keys. For more, see:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-beginners-guide-surviving-bip-148-uasf/