Odds 'n Sods:

Marjory of BackyardFoodProduction.com is co-hosting a "Sustainable Living Meetup" in southeastern Idaho on Thursday March 18th. This is a chance for preppers to to meet, network, and share resources. (If you attend any event of this nature, of course all the usual OPSEC provisos apply. For example, I wouldn't recommend mentioning your surname to strangers.) The meeting will be held at the Aurasoma Conference Center in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, starting at 6:30 pm. Marjory says: "Bring a potluck item that you have grown, or just like to eat." For further details, contact Marjory through her web site.

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Jerry Ahern is the former president of Detonics USA and author of the well-known 29-volume paperback novel series "The Survivalist", that was published back in the 1980s. He's just announced that his new non-fiction book "Survive!: The Disaster, Crisis and Emergency Handbook" will be released in April. Amazon.com is already taking pre-orders. I suspect that his new book will probably best enjoyed by someone wearing Ray-Bans and carrying both a Sting 1A custom fighting knife and a pair of Detonics pistols nestled in a well-worn Alessi shoulder rig. Whilst reading, you should occasionally flick a Zippo lighter with your free hand... ;-)

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I was doing some web wandering yesterday, and stumbled into Subterranea Britannica. Fascinating! (BTW, my only underground experiences in the UK were riding the London Underground subway, and touring a slate mine in Wales, with the late Memsahib.)

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Reader G.L.S. sent this: Moringa Oleifera Tree Provides Low-Cost Water Purification for Developing World.