Edel Project

 

Growing one's own food is not only useful in that there will come a time when food becomes short, but also because it means picking fresh food each day from the garden. I don't grow enough to be self-sufficient, but enough to give me fresh food during the spiring-summer, and some for the autumn-winter by freezing and storing. It is also very relaxing to work in the garden or on an allotment, and, of course, working in a natural outdoor environment, as well as keeping the physical body fit. 

I'll start with the garlic which are growing well now, being planted last October since they garden off better with the cold winter. I planted these last year and had a very good crop.

Raspberries were planted along a small make-shift fence; some of these were from suckers moved last year.

Peas planted in a cold-frame, these were supermarket dried peas, which I have been planting for years with no problems; far cheaper than seeds from the seed-suppliers. 

Onions planted in a narrow bed; so far these are doing a lot better than last year when I had a really poor crop. These were Onion Sets, since the seeds I did sow did not germinate this year. Sets are easier to be honest and there is little to gain at the moment in growing seeds - though this will soon change by the look of it.

Next to the garlic are peas grown against the same fence as the raspberries; these have only just be put into the ground from trays. All I do is scatter the seeds in trays and split when needed. This can be done in supermarket plastic trays which cost nothing more and are strong enough for the job. 

There are two courgettes planted in front of the spuds; they can just be seen here. Others have been planted in a different bed. These came out very quickly this year and I have plenty to use. Since Lee has started an allotment now I give him what I do not use. Work together is the idea.

Lettuce in a cold-frame in the front garden; these have been sown later than another crop which I am using - shown below -

This crop of lettuce I am using now for salads; not seen easily are small clumps of spring onions planted around the outside after I moved the cold-frame to the later crop. These grow much quicker under plastic around this time of year. 

Next to the pease growing in the larger cold-frame is a rhubarb which is doing very well; I have others but these were sown from seed two years ago and are still getting hold. 

Both front and back gardens are a mixture of growing for food and growing flowers for looks (and the bees). The peas here are flowering and were raised first in the small cold-frame.

 I had lots of strawberries from one of the gardens I look after, and from runners I have grown a new bed outside, and here the rest are in containers inside the poly-tunnel. 

A comfrey plant in a pot, the plant supplied a couple off years ago by Scyld who is a WF-C Activist. These are not only good for sprains and broken bones, but also for potash for tomatoes and potatoes. I usually cut the leaves up and dig them into the soil, since putting them into water for a liquid feed stinks after a time. 

These are not grown for food, they are tree seeds (in this case Oak) planted in a pot by my daughter Freya when she was a small child. The stick pushed into the soil, and similar ones scattered around the garden are wound with copper wire as an experiment, since copper, when coiled, is said to act in a totally different way - we shall see. Copper does give a current, since this is used as a slug-deterrent, so this is the theory behind this idea of using copper coils. 

These are sweet-corn which are growing alright so far; last year's crop was nowhere near as the previous one, and I'm hoping to get a better one this year. I have watered these since they have not long been put in, but it is sometimes better to let small plantings go without too much watering, to encourage the roots to spread downwards and outwards for water and nutrients. 

These spuds have been planted along the fence at the bottom of the garden, along which grows a grape-vine. This is not part of a 'wilderness' drive to keep up with the New World Order, but is because this area grows shady under the apple trees that grow there. 

This is the small pond that Freya built when she lived here; this not only attracts insects etc. but also enhances the garden, even though very small. In front of its is a small potted gooseberry bush which is starting to fruit now. To the left is another small tree - Maple - which was grown from seed some years ago. These can all enhance the garden and its looks. 

You can see the peas already growing in this large pot; they were sown inside a mini-greenhouse, and planted out in the poly-tunnel, then now moved outside, which is why they are growing so well. The use of glass/plastic at this time of year gets much earlier crops. Another trick is to spread grass-cuttings around a raised bed, and cover with about 2 inches of soil; this should warm up and help to germinate seeds sown there. 

Both peppermint and spearmint are grown in large pots around the garden; they grow best in pots since out in the soil they spread and take over everything. Another plus is that each year I pull the roots out in late winter, break them up and replant the bulk back into new soil. The rest of the roots make new plants which is why I have around 6 plants now, and have given at least the same amount away to family and friends. (These could also be done a little more professionally and sold to others - something to consider as things get worse.)

At the front right is a small bay-tree which is in a pot, and has been there for some years now. It supplies bay-leaves to dry off for use in cooking. There are also 6-7 potted rosemary plants which are so easy to grow from cuttings. Just cut small twigs from a rosemary plant and stick in the ground or a pot - they grow very easily without any help. 

More and more of those in the WF-C are getting involved in the Edel-Community which is our way of trying to get as many of our people as possible (not for everyone, of course) growing their own food. 

Due to our WF-C Activists being scattered around the country it would not be feasible to think of a close-knit community working together in one area. Would this be possible in the future? Maybe, but I am reluctant to say 'yes' since there are great problems ahead for anyone who feels that this can be done successfully, especially here in England. We cannot always have what we want, since this is not always possible in these times - and we need (NOW) to face up to this, since it is important. There are certain problems that can be foreseen -

• We would first need to greatly increase the number of active WF-C Hearths operating in local areas. Our numbers have increased lately, but the number of active local hearths has decreased - hence the problem. 
• Land - At the back of the mind we must now consider that ALL private ownership (apart from The System) will be abolished. That is their aim anyway. Since any piece of land is registered then, although not impossible, it would be difficult to buy land and to use it. For those who think it impossible to take the land, I suggest a look at past Communist Regimes, and the present-day 'back-door' method of having it something that 'can' be done on paper, but is 'impossible' to do in reality. To get hold of private housing all that would be needed is to force owners to get their houses up to an 'eco-standard' costing hundreds of thousands of pounds; for most this would be impossible to do, so the State steps in and buys up the houses to rent back to their 'owners'. The same type of thing would be applied to land. 
• Even with land that is rented we would have the problem of moves to stop people growing their own food. This would not necessarily need an outright ban - very obvious and tyrannical - but could be done using alternative methods that allow this on paper, but make it impossible to do, the hallmark of Communist Regimes. And how much land would there be that one could rent, if NO private property is allowed. 
• Surveillance - With the CCTV cameras, drones, satellite surveillance, and any other high-tech methods of keeping tabs on everyone, how easy would it be to set up something, especially with a group of people, that would remain 'under the radar'? England is not a large country, and there is no wilderness here I am afraid. The Scottish Highlands are the area for some form of wilderness, but Scotland is also in the hands of the Global Activists. 

These are negative ideas, but they are necessary points, since this is what they are trying to do, and we have to face facts and reality. This is why I have always done growing hand-in-hand with survivalism, since the latter may one day be the only alternative in the given situation of the time. We have seen in the US how certain groups are already being targeted because they are self-reliant, and this will also be applied here in time. 

If anything was to be done in this direction, any form of use of the World Wide Web would soon attract the spotlight and put paid to any real moves towards such an end. If this were to be done it would need total secrecy and a select small group who have known each other for a long time. With the above in mind, it is then imperative that we plan now as individuals, plan how best we can deal with this before it comes onto us - which could be a swift as the Covid 19 tyranny. In this case total self-reliance would be needed in everything, since we could not rely on seed-suppliers, plant-suppliers, nor tool-suppliers. What to do would be a matter for the individual at this time, for putting out ideas will only give them away to those who wish to complete the loss of freedom we have.