Jules Dervaes makes me green with envy. He can also make my mom envious. I believe he will make the Jolly Green Giant envious too with his gardening talents with a flair that just doomsday preppers could offer.
1. Downfall of the modern food system
To start off, Jules is worried about the weaknesses of GMO crops to particular pests. It is certainly a genuine issue, genetically modified organisms would often lack the variation within crops which make natural versions so hardy. A good example of this was the Gros Michel Banana, that was nearly wiped out in the 1950s by Panama disease as there was no genetic variation.
No matter what National Geographic's experts say regarding the likelihood of that precise reason behind the collapse of today's food, it works as a blanket scenario for the worst of any survival scenario. EMP, volcano, economic collapse, whatever, the most unfortunate will come from what happens to people when food is gone.
2. Day to day Prepping
Possibly the best things regarding the Dervaes family approach is the fact that they successfully live their post-collapse life-style on a day to day basis. It is possible that not much will change in their eating habits in case of a food collapse, which is more than a lot of people could say. Even though many fill their pantries it might still be a rude awakening for many to eat the spaghetti sauce they processed four years back.
From a nutrition perspective, Jules and his family are sitting pretty for today and also the apocalypse. The plethora of fresh vegetables can provide them with an excellent availability of vitamin b, vitamin C, and also the animal protein sources from their livestock can fill in the blanks with the fat soluble vitamins. Come out in a wide open sun garden for vitamin D and you have one nourishing family. And what's great is that it is sustainable.
3. Biodiesel for gasoline
The biodiesel car was certainly awesome however I don't understand how many McDonald's might be around to supply them with fresh grease if there is a social collapse. Depending upon the degree of frustration, oil and grease can be used as a great source of calories in a pinch.
Regardless of the applicability however, the chemistry going on to transform the oil into biodiesel is a useful ability to have. Having that kind of machinery available after collapse will help them get a rise if the rest of the world was in the stone age assuming an EMP strike or oil embargo.
4. Criticism
The show brought up the point of supplies for the garden. Though the garden is a source of sustainable food, there are inputs like fertilizer as well as water that might be hard to get a hold of. That sunshine can get real harmful for the tomato plants if the water cut out.
No mention of defending the food supply at all, which was frustrating. Living next to a multi-lane highway signifies proximity to the people, who could become insane whenever they're hungry. With the wealth of their garden, Jules and his family members must develop their protection in parallel.
1. Downfall of the modern food system
To start off, Jules is worried about the weaknesses of GMO crops to particular pests. It is certainly a genuine issue, genetically modified organisms would often lack the variation within crops which make natural versions so hardy. A good example of this was the Gros Michel Banana, that was nearly wiped out in the 1950s by Panama disease as there was no genetic variation.
No matter what National Geographic's experts say regarding the likelihood of that precise reason behind the collapse of today's food, it works as a blanket scenario for the worst of any survival scenario. EMP, volcano, economic collapse, whatever, the most unfortunate will come from what happens to people when food is gone.
2. Day to day Prepping
Possibly the best things regarding the Dervaes family approach is the fact that they successfully live their post-collapse life-style on a day to day basis. It is possible that not much will change in their eating habits in case of a food collapse, which is more than a lot of people could say. Even though many fill their pantries it might still be a rude awakening for many to eat the spaghetti sauce they processed four years back.
From a nutrition perspective, Jules and his family are sitting pretty for today and also the apocalypse. The plethora of fresh vegetables can provide them with an excellent availability of vitamin b, vitamin C, and also the animal protein sources from their livestock can fill in the blanks with the fat soluble vitamins. Come out in a wide open sun garden for vitamin D and you have one nourishing family. And what's great is that it is sustainable.
3. Biodiesel for gasoline
The biodiesel car was certainly awesome however I don't understand how many McDonald's might be around to supply them with fresh grease if there is a social collapse. Depending upon the degree of frustration, oil and grease can be used as a great source of calories in a pinch.
Regardless of the applicability however, the chemistry going on to transform the oil into biodiesel is a useful ability to have. Having that kind of machinery available after collapse will help them get a rise if the rest of the world was in the stone age assuming an EMP strike or oil embargo.
4. Criticism
The show brought up the point of supplies for the garden. Though the garden is a source of sustainable food, there are inputs like fertilizer as well as water that might be hard to get a hold of. That sunshine can get real harmful for the tomato plants if the water cut out.
No mention of defending the food supply at all, which was frustrating. Living next to a multi-lane highway signifies proximity to the people, who could become insane whenever they're hungry. With the wealth of their garden, Jules and his family members must develop their protection in parallel.
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