I hold degrees in philosophy, science, engineering and art. Before America became a 'service economy' where everyone works in servitude. I deigned production floors for NASA when we went to the Moon and for the US Atomic Energy Commission when we harnessed the atom. Then I spent the last 30 years competing with 200 hundred other people for the low paying jobs of the service economy. In retirement I have adopted the 1800's life style. Store bought is something to avoid, it's surprising how little money you need when you go from being a consumer to a pioneer.
Society has become dependent on the retailer & therefore has forgotten or do not how to preserve food in the old way as my great grandparents did..how to do things the old ways are the best..simplifi life to the basics👍
In my yard I have a 200 yr old oak tree I can make flour from acorns. Dandelion greens for salads and can eat all of cattails so these 3 provide all nutrients needed to live indefinitely. Without buying anything else. A multi vitamin helps. I get water from 3 pure springs then filter it. An apple tree by mailbox for vit c. On my properties border is a walnut tree I can eat or bake them or sell them
At 79, I can remember one winter when all we had to eat was potatoes and green beans and during summer we ate stewed tomatoes over toast. As an adult, I always put back. My late husband was laid off 2-4 months every fall for many years. Putting back was a way of life. It still is. Today it is called prepping. The best inheritance is passing on the skills needed for survival.
I worked with an elderly gentleman for about 10 years heard many stories he worked in the mines setting blasting caps when he was 10 years old because the men were too important to lose he said that 90% of the time they had potatoes and every once in a while one of the neighbors or them would shoot a rabbit and they would divide it up between 10 family so they have a piece of meat to put in their potatoes. I can still hear them talking about it 20 years ago. It was rough
My dad was born in 1929. His dad was a chiropractor in a rural farming town during the great depression so my dad's family always had enough food. The farmers paid for adjustments in food. My dad raised me with depression values, like not wasting food, not having credit cards and only buying what I need, and to creativity fix or use what I have. I'll be 50 in September and I'm grateful for the way he raised me.
@@JoMomma we weren't there by choice. My mom moved us out as soon as she could but I was already 17. We got jumped, robbed and threatened constantly. My brothers always got jumped on their way home from school. I took a brick to the face by a grown man when I was 8. The only bikes we ever owned were promptly stolen a week after Christmas. Druggies broke into our home many times. Our neighbor was murdered while we slept and nobody knew for 3 days. I can't believe anyone would choose to put their family in that kind of situation if they didn't have to...
You respect you're elders. You're an inspiration. Story: My son skipped 93 days of school. I asked him what he did all day. He said I caught 🐟, baked them on a hot rock and ate them. I could no longer be 😠 angry. I was impressed!
Thanks Danny, I'm 31 and just recently been learning self sustainable ways. My parents are yhe modern "do what makes you happy" type. Not give me good advice or teach me those old ways. Please know people like me really appreciate and value what you show and tell us. Please don't stop.
My advice would be to those who are alone in learning the old ways to start buying many books and build a library Quick! If the internet access changes or the power goes out you will at least have reference material. Of course read them ahead of time to soak up as much knowledge as possible. Perhaps Danny and Wanda could use their Saturday night Live Show to get suggested reading material from the homestead community?
@@kathryngagne5813 This is GREAT advice! I have been doing this over the last year or so. Danforth's BUTCHERING books are awesome step-by-step instructions with tons of photos for each step - priceless to have if the internet goes down. I consider this a must have for people like me who did not have a clue about butchering or who are new to it. Books on raising rabbits & chickens would be great to have too.
I was fortunate to have been raised (until I was 9 anyway) by my great-grandmother (she was born in 1880, turning 80 the year I was born). I was just the two of us for the most part, but she ALWAYS had gardens (veg garden and what she called a "truck patch"...corn and beans only). In the spring, her son (my grandfather) would bring the tractor and plow both and we'd take it from there using hand hoes and a wheel hoe. We raised chickens, hogs, and a beef now and then and always had a milk cow. While I know I was with her for only a short period of time, to me, it was "the" defining time in my life and I'm thankful to have had the privilege of being raised that way.
Same for me although: 1.im 30 2.was my grandma 3.shes born in 1920 I feel blessed and although her condition has deteriorated, I cannot thank life enough for letting me see through a peek hole how was life in a farm at the turn of the century, by 1990s (my childhood) she had been living practically how she grew up Only thing that changed was the Radio 📻 music style and the zeroes on the dollar bill
My grandpa is 94, going strong, living independently. Gets up every morning before dawn, has his eggs and oatmeal, showers and gets to work on chores. He talks a lot about growing up during the depression. Can't stand seeing any thing thrown away. Even keeps his old shoes, just I'm case there's another rainy day. He and his siblings worked at a farm with his daddy. The lady of the house would give them fresh milk and biscuits for their time, once a month each farm hand got a chicken and $15 ($12 went for rent) the boys would scavenge for wood when they were down by the river picking berries. Blackberry pie , flour gravy and soda biscuits kept them going. He lost 2 siblings to pneumonia. They couldn't afford to see the doctor, but he never felt like it was because they were poor. Most folks didn't see a doctor. They knew how to tend to the majority of injuries at home. Grandpa says if it was bad enough to have to pay the doctor there wasn't much chance they were gonna make it anyway. Fix it, mend it, preserve it 👍 My kids and I play a game called power outage 😂 I flip off the breakers and they have to figure out how to do things. It's gotten cold enough a couple of times, they've learned how to find water be it carting in chunks of ice to buckets of snow and how to keep the meat rabbits and chickens alive during extreme weather. We're nowhere near as creative or resourceful as my grandparents, there's so much knowledge that has been lost 💔
I raised chickens and rabbits for years while my kids were home. Gardening and preserving every year. Taught them how to sew, and even crochet. My husband and I are snowbirds now so I can't have animals anymore. I guess I have to choose animals or escaping Michigan winters for Arizona. The time is coming where we may not be able to travel so I may get some...I still have the coops and pens.
My parents were permanently damaged by the Depression. My father always said it would come again. The way things are now, I believe him. Things are terribly wrong in our country.
You're so right about inheritance. My sole job in life is to raise my son to be a good man, and to leave him enough to give him a solid start for his family. That's why I work so hard, to build a future for my family. It's also why I keep making him work for what he gets, so he knows the true value of money. He already knows that he isn't owed anything by the world. If he wants it, work hard, save and buy it without going into debt. He says to me, "but my friends have that", and I say, "if their parents can afford it, that's their business", but I'm sure that most are up to their necks in debt. If he really needs something, and looks after what he's already got, I'll get him it. If it's just some 5 min fancy, that'll break or won't last, I don't. He's only 14, but he's learning. He still hates it when I say that I've got boots and coats older than him. "Why?" says he, "because I bought quality, and looked after it" is my reply 😂
My great Grandmother passed away almost 12 years ago. I loved sitting at her feet and listening to her tell me about the acts back then! She was 96 when she died and I miss her like crazy! She was ready for another depression to happen before she passed and she was stocked up and prepared. I'm thankful for why she taught me!
You are blessed, having had the opportunity to hear your great Grandmother tell you about the experiences she lived through. You have those wonderful memories to cherish all your life!
I’m 29 and it makes me sad and a little scared thinking about the possibility of another depression. I grew up hearing about it from my grandparents who lived through it. I will be forever thankful that they taught me what they could and were incredible examples of what it looks like to work hard and to prepare ahead of time for hard times. My grandpa is nearly 90 and he still maintains a large garden every year. I feel inadequately prepared in so many ways and yet when I look at my peers I feel as though I’m ahead of the game... that in itself is terrifying.
You may be ahead of the game as compared to your peers. The problem is, the kind of people like your peers will come and take your food by force, and they will have no remorse in killing others in order to get what they need or want. Hungry people turn EVIL, even your friends. The only safety we will have is in Jesus Christ. He is the only one who can control our circumstances. He opened the Red sea to help Christians escape the Egyptian armies, he fed them manna from Heaven for 40 years... There is nothing that God cannot do.
Thanks for the video, Mr. Danny. I'd like to point out something to some people in the comments which I rarely do. First off, thanks to everyone who shared their stories. I learn a lot from them. For those complaining about the younger generation as a whole, share what you learned. The knowledge dies with you and instead of being angry or frustrated about those around you not listening, share it here. Start a channel if you can, write a blog. There's tons of free sites out there and people who want to learn.
Yep. Children are a map of their parents. My mother once asked me, "Who taught you how to sew?" (She asked because I was doing a terrible job.) I meekly mumbled, "No one."
My grandmother was born in 1908 and my grandfather in 1901. Grandma told me stories in the 1980s. During the depression, my grandfather knew things would get better. There was a big bust in the 1870s and people had learned lessons from that. They wanted to buy the farm next to theirs and they had the means to borrow the money. Although they didn't want to be in debt for a long time. The farm that they bought had timber on it. Farming was bust. My grandparents sawed the trees down with a two-man saw. I was to not to repeat the story because it was a secret that they had borrowed the money. They also built a barn during this time. Some of the timber was sold and some of it was used to build the barn. It was also "taboo" that grandma worked like a man. But they made it, they also put off having kids until 1935. Things got better in 1938 because oil was discovered in this area. They also got electricity in 1940. Grandma never talked about the dust bowl. She talked about a tornado system that came through Illinois in 1925. She also said the creek behind her house had water so clear you could see the bottom of it. She use to wash clothes in the creek until they got a well. My big concern about the next depression is we are not on the gold standard anymore. We will see the economics of Germany's Weimar Republic. We were warned about this in the 1970s.
My grandparents told me the horror stories of the Great Depression and my grandmother thought it was imperative for me to learn how to can food and be ready because she said it would happen again
It is. He's right about the solar minimum. Lady in a canning group posted a picture in Wal-Mart of a notice in the canned vegetables aisle - shortages through August. Terrible harvest this year, and next may not be great either.
my dad and gram taught me to water bath can about 25 years ago. I gave it up for a while then about 8 years ago I learned how to pressure can and now just about everything goes in a jar. I have the next week off and am going to be canning just about every day.
I know exactly what you're talk'n about. You are 100% right!!! I was raised in an abusive house, dad got the best and the rest of us learned to do without or get beat for complaining. Being the oldest was a nightmare and being the only boy, I worked from 7 years old doing lawns, leaves and shoveling driveways until I could caddy at age 12 ... $30 earned in a day in the early 70s made sure I had school clothes and a bit to share with mom for my sisters. I learned quick to get up early, work every chance I got and never waste money. My 6 kids listen to my stories of growing up, but they don't live like they believe. No matter how many times I've been given the worst possible news from doctors, I still push myself to do everything I can because my horrible childhood built the faith I have today. I'll never sit in a church again and listen to a preacher, YHWH let me walk when doctors said it was impossible, Oncologist said I'd be dead from cancer 4 or 5 years ago and I've come close a few times, but YHWH honors faith and actions based on faith. It's not enough to just believe in a name, it's obedience to the Word of YHWH and His Yeshua that proves who we are and proves our faith. Thank you Danny and happy birthday, mine is next month, turning 60 and like you, I'm running a good race.
I remember picking coal with my parents in the 50’s. We all had coal stoves and gathered around it in the kitchen to keep warm in the cold. We only had a toilet and small sink. Bathing was once a week in a galvanized tub and we heated the water in pots on the coal stove. We stood in line for flour and butter and cheese etc. It was hard but it was all we knew as kids.
When I hauled coal out of PA, KY, and WV, almost all of the coal mine companies would take one big bucket of coal and dump it at the entrance gate. After seeing these piles of coal at the gate a few times, I asked the scale master, "why do ya'll put coal at the gate". They told me that people will come to the gate and put the coal in ANYTHING they could carry back to the house, because that would be the only heat they could get...
RedSox21 When the railroad cars, filled with coal, dumped some of their load, the people would rush to the tracks, holding pails to try to get what they could. But we didn’t live close to the tracks, so we had to go not far from where it was mined. I remember being so dirty, my dad would laugh. Those were the days. I liked Your story. We couldn’t afford coal all the time, that’s why we went out to pick it. I’m in Pa. and I live in a coal company house that’s 100 years old.
@@patriciap.9034 ... Much respect to you Patricia. Your generation is the toughest and strongest. I consider myself someone who could survive real tough times, however, I haven't had to live through what your generation has had to live through. Take care Patricia!!
My granny never talked a lot about it until she became bed ridden. She told me one time she had some pork hanging in her smoke house at night and the dog started barking so she grabbed her gun and ran outside. It was bright enough for her to see a man stealing from her smoke house, she yelled for him to stop it, he didn't so she shot him in the foot. I asked her why she shot hime, she said honey it was get my food back or watch my kids starve so I shot him in the foot. A man can work with with a bad foot but cannot work to support his family if he is dead. I remember her raising and killing hogs, having a couple if chickens for eggs, and a garden for peas and some other vegetables. She left us 22 years ago and is in heaven now. When she was in good health she always had some sort of bread, and syrup on the table in case anyone got hungry. To this day I cannot imagine the thought process she had to make in a second to only wound the man to protect her children, knowing he probably had the same situation too. She did say he never came back. My granny was widowed when my mom was 2 year old, she was the youngest of 6 children.
Same thing happened when my father was about 14. Someone was stealing meat out of the family smokehouse when everyone went to church. My father pretended to be sick one Sunday morning so he could watch to see who was the thief. He caught a man stealing a ham and shot him in the arm with the 410 shotgun paralyzing the man. Everyone thought it was my grandfather that shot the man but it was my father. No more food was ever stolen again.
@@janiceseigler6317 times were hard then.When my grandpa died he had 2 big boxes if IOU,'s.,,people needed money for their sick or burry their loved 1's .He had a small farm .He always had food . people worked for him,like putting up hay,or cutting tobaco to pay off . Some to sick to pay off .Grandpa tried to help .Grandma did shoot at man trying to take cow when grandpa was in town. We never knew if she hit him..Grandma was like granny on Beverly hillbillies.,,Open sites and could kill a ground on other hill side for my great aunt to cook we know she mailed him..they never "lost" another milk cow.
Julie Phelps ~ I read that twice. Your granny was 1 tough cookie, what it must of felt like going thru all those hard times I can’t imagine how terrible it was. I was lookin for the Weather channel & b4 I new it I was listening to the guy talking about extreme hot /cold & the depression. It’s deff interesting listening to him talk about history & stories I’ve never really heard anyone n my family talk about.im glad I found this channel & hopefully more people do. History repeats itself & everyone needs to b a lil better prepared
My dad's dad and my mom's mom both grew up on farms with my Grandmother a bit after the Depression after WW2. My great grandfather bought the land we live on now back in the 30s after the big flood in the late 20s flooded old West Monroe and pretty much everywhere else along the Miss river or its tributaries. He suffered a hurnea working at a paper company and used the compensation as a down payment. My grandfather and his sister grew up out here growing cotton and truck farming. They had at least one sharecropper family out here for some years. My mom's dad lost his father to TB at an early age and Mississippi got their farm for back taxes. He only got a 3rd grade education and wasraised for some years by his Jewish grandmother. When he was young in the late 30s and early 40s he would go out and glean the fields for something to eat. He only ever got to the 3rd grade before he dropped out. He was a self taught handy man especially with sheet metal fabrication AND AC/refrigerators. Did a little moonshining too but thats another story. Only my fathers mother got off well her dad worked for the Rockefellers in the oil fields. She was born and over in the highlands of Peru until she was 6. Then went to school and got a Masters degree and basically wrote Mississippi State history curriculum for middle and high schools. After my grandfather got back from the Navy in WW2 he also went to school and became a teacher. He didn't want to farm anymore. Which of course means Im a college drop out trying to learn farming before the NEXT Great Depression. Irony of ironies.
I asked my great grandma once about the depression. I said Grandma, what was it like ? She said, son, I didn’t know there was one, we was already poor. It didn’t change us. I sure wish I had been smart enough to gather more information from the older folks.
When we were born I was raised by grandparents house and we shared everything I always felt we never left the depression they were so strict we wasted nothing! I remember No one respected laziness or beggars. Now people are proud of it ! Team work and we all prospered together. My pa would never eat Beans again or chicken! My Pa brother raised white leggers and killed and dressed them for everyone he had over 1000s of hens and rooster that was his living you could walk though his chicken coop without a smell He always said when you can smell a chicken coop you have trouble ! chicken and dumplins every sunday! Great video Danny !
Most are soft, but they are also spoiled, ruthless and have no natural affection for their fellow man. Be prepared to protect what's yours also. They may not last long, but they will be a problem.
An old biker trick to keep cool: wet a bandanna or towel and wrap/tie it loosely around your neck. This cools your carotid artery. You can do the same thing, tie wet bandanna around your wrists. If you keep your skivvies damp, you can directly cool your femoral arteries too. Hope this helps you all suffering thru this heat wave.
Danny, thank you so much for this "hands on" experiences of knowing how to "fend for yourselves". My parents said that they shared a house during The Great Depression with Dad's 2 brothers, their wives and children. They somehow bought a milk cow, had a garden, shared everything. Winters were very cold during this time living in the Texas Panhandle. They put cardboard in the cracks, stuffed paper or rags, to keep the cold out. Meals were one pot of "something", rarely ever any meats. They experienced having no money, having to barter and using tokens. Nothing was "convenience foods" or personal products out of a package. The men shared a razor, a double edge razor and strap and their "shaving cream" was pieces of old soap lathered; the ladies washed out clean cotton cloths which were home sewn, for their monthly times. There were no baby bottles or formula. All newborns were breast fed. The One Thing that held them all together was their faith in God, their praying together, and walking to church every Sunday, Sunday night and Wednesday. They had one old car but no gasoline. My Dad and his 2 brothers and their families SURVIVED, eventually got jobs, worked until retirement, lived long lives, giving God all of their thanks and praise for bringing them through because so many people did not survive, took their lives, starved, became drunks, thieves, went to prison, or got shot trying to survive. In addition to their full time jobs, my Dad's brothers became ministers. My Dad became a deacon. He and Mama were great examples of how to "stretch a dollar", make things last, and appreciate what you have, be thankful.
Loved this video! Feel the same way ….. a lot of people are going to be in serious trouble! My father was born in 1912; his youngest brother is now 89. He remembers their home, sleeping upstairs in winter with snow blowing through the cracks...people today have no idea what hard times and hard work are.
My dad raised us to help grow a garden every year, but we’ve grown soft. Most of us won’t make it during a depression today, and if crops fail, even rural homesteaders will face tough times.
Im only 33 but I grew up in a house that was built around 1860. I remember looking through the cracks in my bedroom wall. We had no air and I spent the summers chopping wood. It was ruff but I miss it I definitely learned alot.
My daddy was born in 1920, he would tell me stories of the great depression, and talked about Black Tuesday. He said it took a War ( World War 2 ) to put a end to the depression. Even tho I didnt grow up living during that time, I grew up with the tools, and somewhat the knowledge of what I would need to do if it happen again. You see, Ive got the tools and the knowledge; but some of the choices we've made has put us in a situation or location that looking ahead wasnt the right place to be. I do my best to share with my grandchildren the stories told to me, I do my best to teach my grandchildren the fundamentals of what I feel they need to know, and its hard for them to even try to imagine what Im saying. Thank You Mr. Danny for another great Porch Time Sir. Im sharing this video; because people need to understand what they could be facing. Have A Blessed Day To You and Ms. Wanda
This is a great porch chat. I listened intently to the stories of my Granny and my grandma, and my parents, and my uncles and aunts. All lived through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the cold winters. I listened intently, and took everything to heart. The host of this YT site is speaking truth. It was Hard Times. Things changed as this nation geared-up for WW2. So when we did enter the war, this Country’s people, our men and women, toughened by the Hard Times, were able to bring us Victory.
Most folks I have talked to mention city folks starved. Country folks who gardened and worked to feed themselves did much better. My dad mentioned how scary desperate hungry people get. I think if SHTF a lot of people are going to die. Leave homes in a trust to keep a home in the family and make sure the family has a place to always live.
Great porch time message this morning. Thank you. To me what’s sad today is the lack of interest. I’ve been told such comments as; I really don’t have the time, can’t you just buy it in the store?, you just make it hard on yourself, your still old fashion, today we don’t have to do those things anymore. I watch and listen to my grandchildren and my heart hurts for how so many ways have been lost or knowledge went to the graves with our loved ones thinking how would they possibly make it if and when another Great Depression came to this country. I told one of our son’s that life use to be about work and family. Now it’s about work and entertainment. So sad. Thank you Danny for sharing your time with us this morning. Stirred up a lot of good memories.
Theresa I have a friend who told me I work like a dog (What ever that's suppose to mean) She say's the same things. she said that if the things I told her really happened then our government would step up and help the people of our country! I looked at her and said like they did with Katrina? The look on her face was shock. I told her that the last thing I was going to do was really on anyone to provide for me especially the government and if she we wanted to stay in a place provided by government good luck with that. She still thinks the government will help her but she has learned to work in a garden and can and dehydrate food by helping me when she is at my home visiting and I'm working except she doesn't do it for her own home.
Linda Kiel So glad to read this. Working like a dog is a compliment I think! Working and preparing is the key to not depending on the gov. If things go down.
My parents lived through the Great Depression and my mother recalls having a food bucket that she took her lunch to school in and only had a biscuit and some bacon grease for her school lunch. There is a lady named Clara who has some Great Depression (she has since passed) but has some good ideas on food that you can make to get through. Everyone keep stocking, storing and planning. These hard times will come to pass just like Danny said.
My mother and father lived through this. I remember going through the house when they passed away and my mother had kept straws... Pieces of aluminum foil neatly folded....even plastic silverware from restaurants. Canned foods in closets " just in case ". Clothes were only bought if they weren't repairable.
My grandparents saved all of their old eyeglasses and my grandpa every pair of his false teeth along with a huge ball of string. The bad thing about this was they paid to have it all shipped from Mo to Az. Then after they passed my mom and I found all this, we bagged it up for the trash service but a dog got it open and there were teeth strewn all down the street the next morning.
My grandmother was born in 1908. By the time the last great depression hit, she was already married to my grandfather, and he ran a farm right here in NE Oklahoma. Grandpa ran that farm on 90 acres all the way through the dust bowl years, and although he passed before I was old enough to get to know him, Grandma told me all about it. It's true, they didn't have money. They didn't have money until after the pecan orchard that grandpa planted matured, and then he was able to retire after five years of harvesting those trees … but they always had enough to eat. More than enough, as it turns out: I ran into an old fellow at a restaurant several years ago, ordering fried okra, and we started talking about how much we both loved the stuff, and how my grandfather grew a whole lot of it … when this old gentleman found out who grandpa was, you should have seen his eyes - he looked like he was staring at royalty or something … that is when I learned the rest of the story. It turns out that during the depression, and the dust bowl after, my grandfather had not turned a profit on the farm, not because he couldn't, but because he was feeding most of the county at cost. Grandma never told me about that bit. Anyway, here's a big thumbs up, Danny - folks need to hear this kind of stuff, and plenty of it: hopefully some of it will stick, and it will save some lives. And if things get really bad … dogs make a great stew :)
there is a channel "great depression cooking" with a sweet lady who has now passed away but she talks about the depression and has easy good meals that she made when there family went through it, and she always has a story to go with it. worth watching. But thanks again Danny for the talk
Danny, I have followed you for a few years. I believe this is the best video you have created. I rarely watch any video twice, but after pondering this video i looked it up to rewatch. My best to you and yours.
I learned alot thru my Mam-Maw and she is the one I learned alot about canning and putting back how to make do with what you had. She is still living born 1920s is 96 now! Rember the old ice box refrigerators lol.
My grandma said " we didnt know there was a great depression we were already so poor." Me and hubby have been very poor in past and it has benefited us now
You speak the Gospel truth on so many levels! The story of the neighbor and the pears reminded me of my dad. For the first 20 years of my life I never saw him eat chicken. Same story.. share cropping, and that was all they had to eat, and he couldn't stand the thought of eating it. My mom rarely ever cooked it while my dad was alive. Fortunately I was also able to talk to my grandmother and grandfather about those days... not fun and games like it is today..
I am so thankful for my occupation that has placed me in the company of many elders. I have listened and learned an abundance of things from those who have lived in those times. Thank you for sharing this video.
Yeah, I do. I remember that my parents got central heat and air conditioning the year after I went into the military. I remember sleeping with all the windows and doors open and sleeping on my grandmother’s front porch.
My grandmother used to talk about only having biscuits and molasses because they were allotted so much flour by the government and they had a lot of sorghum in Mississippi. That's all they ate day in and day out. I remember she would make biscuits for us grandkids, but my mom says my grandmother never ate another biscuit once the Depression was over.
My mother in law would not make biscuits... ever. I asked her why and she said she made so many biscuits as a child she didn't care if she ever saw another biscuit. She was a teenager when the depression hit. Their plantation fed many.
That's stupid. They could have eaten all kinds of natural greens like Poke Salad in the summer, berries, and caught fish and small game. Flour from the government shouldn't have been their only food.
My 2 grandkids hunt and fish, I love moose meat. None here in Pa. I have to eat deer or bear when things get bad. Fish is tasty and good from the lakes and streams here.😋
My grandpa that is gone now was a kid in the great depression .he had a lot of brothers and sisters.they were a poor farm family that had a out house and he said you could see threw the walls but he rarely ever talked about it. Now my other grandpa that is still alive was after the depression but they had no electric or water .they raised all there meat and veggies and fruit.they spent all summer growing and canning food and they smoked there hog meat.he has taught me a lot .I can grow about anything thanks to the man
Yes sir, A solar minimum A depression maximum And a form of feudalism that hasn’t been seen in a score of generations. If there were an inheritance to be left behind it will be swept away by winds of apathy like we were never here or ever existed.
I totally whole heartedly agree with you! I'm 48,with a bone desease & a widow since I was 38, I miss my husband dearly. I know hard times are coming & can't express more to my children & others about how important it is to prepare. God bless our forefathers & God bless you & yours! Everything here is true & coming, who's ready? 🙏🤗✌️💞
Ration stamps my mom has some,everything was used till it was wore out,flour came in cloth sacks turned into pillow case ,clothes,table clothes,Mom talks about it some,says it's fixing to happen again.
Excellent video. I was fortunate to spend a lot of time with my father's parents when I was young. I learned a great deal. They ate pinto beans every day, there was a roast on Sunday, biscuits at every meal. My grandmother never had a washer--everything was laundered in her sink in her kitchen ( which by the way NEVER had hot water). You're right--folks have no clue and will have to find their way if they make it. Thanks for your guidance.
I enjoyed reading the comments on this one, so many remember the hard times.My Mom used to tell us stories about the Depression, people today that have everything they need, don't know how blessed they are.
@Amanda Redeagle just start - buy an extra can of food or what ever it is you eat every week when you shop - buy what you can afford, stock pile it under beds, in closets. Also don't forget things like batteries, matches, candles, water***, wipes - these are things you can use everyday if "nothing" happens, but if things get bad - it will save you from having to go out and scavenge them or go without.
Aileene Fields, don't foget matches and other ways to light a fire. Research hobo stove and rocket stove. Genius indeed and life saving. Grow a garden and learn to save your own seeds as people used to do long ago.
My grandma and grandpa grew up during the great depression. My grandma grew up on a farm. She never remembers being hungry. My grandpa grew up in the city and said he was always hungry. Good talk.
My husband and I were raised by family who lived through the great depression. We grew up gardening, canning, raising animals. Im teaching my 3y old grandson how to garden and bake. I figure he will need to know when SHTF happens. My daughter grew up entitled so she's hopeless.
Danny, I agree with you 100 times over!! I’m trying to get my kids, which are pushing 30 to watch some of your videos, and they listen for a minute. But... I’m like you, my dad told me a lot. Taught me how to hunt and everything. My better half is from the city and is a Walmart ... he can’t pass one without stopping. He’s worse than my kids. It’s really sad the the generations before us don’t know anything. I’m staying on my kids and my grandsons, the oldest is 6. He loves it. Thank you Danny!!!! 😊🌻🙏
Mullet/Biloxi Bacon saved many from starvation during the depression. My great grand mother always kept extra things stacked in the corner of her bedroom. she was prepping for another depression. And she always hid cash in the pockets of her clothing in her closet, along with prayer cards and amulets. Talking about cracks in the floor.. My grandma had a pretty good size line going down her floor that ran the wall between her front room and the rest of the house. Hurricane Camille damage that they never could afford to re-level that part. I miss all them so much.
Thank you for this very informative and enlightening video. I was born soon after the “DIRTY THIRTIES “ , so I remember yet , the Oklahoma Dust Bowl “ stories, my parents LIVED THROUGH in northwest Oklahoma. It concerns me greatly how this young generation would COPE with some of the things you shared in this video. My generation has “contributed to this lack of knowledge “ they are deficient in. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE WITH US. We need to be reminded of what the “OLD TIMERS” actually lived through, and lived WITHOUT! One thing my grandmother always said, was “anything you waste now, you will need later”. I am thankful she doesn’t see all that we, AMERICAN PEOPLE, waste now. I hope some of the MULTIPLE TERM POLITICIANS, just happen to read this! Thank you for your time. Sincerely, an Old Timer “OKIE”
My parents were born in 1922. I reqmember the stories they told. Dad told of the the weather being so cold the kids would go ice scateing on a local lake in SE Kansas. I my life I've never seen it that cold. I remember in the 60's grandpa had his whole backyard in a garden, still having the depression thinking. My parents carried on a several depression ways through my life. I wish now I would have paid closer attention to what they were teaching.
It's called normalcy bias and it can be dangerous when immediate action is necessary. The military trains people so they can react with speed... we civilians are a mess and will be a mix of the unprepared.
I wish we still had the family farm. My parents sold it off to a cousin decades ago, 80 acres of prime timber and farm land, with a 3 bedroom house on it. Makes me sick when I think of how my piece of it is gone. I was hoping to build on it and be self-sufficient. That chance is gone now. I can't afford land now or to build. But that's water under the bridge, got to make do with what I have now.
Your discussion of this topic shows a fine grasp of our collective mood or state. Because the living memory of the Great Depression is disappearing we are ripe for a fresh surprise -- same as the old surprise. And we too will be shocked and angry, as many were back then. (There were labor and food riots in metropolitan areas.) But there are of course many more of us today, and many of us are used to modern nanny-state dependencies. The destruction of most social, financial, and government institutions is highly likely, as you say. Whether the aftermath will include new human "improvements" or a revolutionary Divine regime, we will see. I guess a safe bet is that those who do not understand today what they truly rely on, will have the opportunity to see and understand soon enough.
Thank you for this message Danny! Our temps are in the 90's here in South East Alaska...most Alaskans do not have air conditioners, so fans are worth gold! God bless sir! :)
So much you say is true. My parents grew up in depression on Oklahoma. I heard the stories told. We still turn our dishes upside down in cabinet from habit as my mom did in that time to keep dust out. Also she told they use to shew flies out with towels when they set down for dinner.
When the shtf this younger generation wont be able to survive like our fore fathers did. My Mom said they took spagetti sandwiches to school for their lunches. We grew up poor in a family of 12 but I can't remember ever going hungry. My folks taught us how to work together and make it as a family. I thank God that I grew up with the tools and good sense to make use of what I have. The children of today all feel they are entitled. They will go out with the first wave and that makes me 😢
~~~ Danny and Mrs. Wanda I am praying for your health my friends. I am looking back at your videos. Dave here in the northern mountains of lovely Georgia.
Yes Danny this is like stories that my father told me. There is so much more to buy now, They lived a simple life back then. Life was simple when I was growing up, cell phones were unimaginable. I remember my brother got a cassette player and I was amazed. Some people don't even know how to cook, they just buy food to heat up in the microwave.
I grew up country. No air conditioner. If you stay use to it it won't bother you as much. When I have company the act like they are dieing. Got rid of the boob tube years ago. No internet. I read and listen to music. I homestead. Folks think I am the crazy prepper farmer. But I will eat and flourish when those that laugh at me will have to eat bugs and worms.
@@seventhchild7270 I live in Appalachian mountains. No close neighbours. What neighbours I do have are farmers. Folks would not want to come here. We protect each other.
We'll put. Even farmers don't have gardens these days. Rude Awakening coming. Sooner then later. I'm seeing things take place already that I never thought would take place
New leaf, I used to wonder the same thing, but found out the difference between Amish and Mennonite... they dress alike and seem to the casual observer to be the same, but are different as night and day. Mennonite live modern, but without certain things, true Amish.... like it's 1850.
I grew up in rural Nebraska (and a few years in rural PA). All the farmers I know have their own gardens and I’m thankful to the exposure I had to that way of life.
Excellent video. Dead on. Big corporate interests going WAY back are the reason we're all "specialists" today, don't know our neighbors, and don't know where our food comes from. I'm trying to reclaim some of my Depression-era parents' and grandparents' wisdom. Now, in late middle -age, I'm afraid I've waited too long. Your positive outlook is refreshing. Thank you!
I grew up without central air/heating and insulation. When I was a bit older, my dad made a circulation system from the fireplace to drum barrels that we used to snuggle in between. I’m thankful for those experiences, for it makes me appreciate even a simple light switch and dry wall.
I grew up in th eastern Ky mountains with my grandparents. I'm 74 ,was born in 45 . We were poor as far as a lot of people in the cities would think. But I never knew we were poor because we ALWAYS had food. We grew big gardes, and had fruit trees and wild berries..we canned every bit of it ! The boys hunted deer , squirrel , rabbit and we canned that too. We raised chickens for meat and eggs , we had a Jersey for milk, butter and cheese.We raised our own hogs , butchered them in the fall after frost and had hams in the smoke house and chops and sausage and bacon that was salt packed . It was a LOT of work and everybody did a share even us kids... no electric and we had an out house no inside bathroom. We had coal to heat and cook with and kerosene lanterns for light. Granny made lye soap and lard from the pig skins. She made us clothes from feed sacks. I thought we were sort of rich because we were always helping other people out ! I try to teach my girls but they are all professionalls and didn't want to learn .. now they want to know but don't have enough time in a day to do the work required ! Shame..Thanks for the video I hope the things I've added will inspire others !
My great-grandfather told me stories about back then they lived in southern Texas and he got real sick and he said his Neighbors came and cut his corn he said he gave more away just because of their kindness, he said he was happy that the corn did not go to waste 😀 I think that's where my sharing heart comes from. Be ever so Blessed
My great grandmother and grandmother use to tell us stories and taught me how to survive if I needed to, she taught me to cook from scratch, how to make depression meals (and they are good) plant a garden and gut small game and pluck a chicken. The miss them so much but I am so grateful for all they taught me.
I spent the first 37 years of my live in Oklahoma, which was one of the areas hardest hit by the dust bowl. Learning about it was always a mandatory part of history class all through school. It taught me to appreciate what I have today. The Grapes of Wrath is a great movie/book that can shed a little light on the subject, for those who may be curious. My grandpa will be 96 in October and he has lived through the Great Depression, the dust bowl, WWII, some of the hardest times to hit our country in fairly "recent" history, and any time I can pry some knowledge out of him (he also doesn't like to talk about the hard times very much), I love to hear how resourceful they were. He taught me to fish and to clean the fish and cook the fish. I wish I could learn more from him... He has always talked about how back then they had to live on beans, taters, and cornbread for months on end. Sometimes the didn't have the taters, sometimes they didn't have the cornbread but they always had beans. He has his church (where he pastored for decades but is now retired) hold a monthly bean supper in remembrance of what it was like to have beans, taters, and cornbread for dinner. Those are always sweet times, full of good fellowship and memories. Now I live in SC and am trying to get in touch with my roots, striving to learn more about what our ancestors had to do to survive. It has become painfully clear how poor our society really is when it comes to wisdom and survival. We take so much for granted... I'm trying to learn to grow our own food and it isn't easy, LOL! I can grow peppers like crazy but nothing else this year will produce for me. I'll have to wait a little longer on the sweet potatoes, and I just started seedlings for my winter lettuces and what not. I'm still learning. Thanks for your insight, this is good stuff. We all need to learn how to do more with little. It just might mean the difference between surviving and not surviving, sooner than most of us anticipate.
You are so right Mr. Danny. I too, was raised being taught the hardships of my dad's generation dealing with the Depression Days. My dad told me stories of going to work at a young age, and why there was a need to have as many children as you could feed, just to have enough labor to raise food to feed the family. Told me of sitting on a georgia stock plow handle waiting for sunrise to see to go to work. And all for fifty cents a day, if you were lucky enough to find work ! Prices were cheap, but there was no money to spend anyway. I agree, those days are nearing again, and most are surely not ready. But like after Katrina, neighbors got to know each other better. Blessings from Deep South Picayune, MS. my brother.
Thank you for a wonderful video. One of my great interests is The Great Depression. I am always interested in learning what people did to get through it. How they survived. Amazing generation they were! I agree with you that people are sadly, different today and many wouldn't make it. Not that same help each other out attitude of the past. That is so needed to get through hard times. I really enjoyed the video.............Thanks.
I had a friend, not too long ago, that would go into a fast food place and get ketchup packets from the kiosk where they were out for customers. He'd fill his pockets with these ketchup packets and take them home. He would add them all to a bowl of hot water. He called it tomato soup. That was in recent history. The next depression is not far away, if it's not here already.
My grandmother told me about being a child during the GD she told me about the trainloads of orphans being shipped all over the country! She also talked a lot about how they grew enough food in their garden to feed nearly everyone in their family and their neighborhood for free! If anyone was hungry they fed them! Her family she was the oldest of 11
My grandfather and grandmother told me all about the depression living in a tent. Doing work in the ccc (civilian conservation corp) building the national parks roads etc to help put people to work and also gave a gift to all of us. Also all about rationing in ww2 etc
I LOVE WATCHING YOUR PORCH TIME. YOU ARE SO KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT SO MANY THINGS. I TRY TO TAKE IN AS MUCH INFO AS I CAN SO I CAN TRY TO PREPARE MY FAMILY. MY HUSBAND IS NOT ONE OF THOSE THAT WANTS TO ADMIT THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND WANDA TO LOVING HER CANNING VIDEOS.
I hold degrees in philosophy, science, engineering and art. Before America became a 'service economy' where everyone works in servitude. I deigned production floors for NASA when we went to the Moon and for the US Atomic Energy Commission when we harnessed the atom. Then I spent the last 30 years competing with 200 hundred other people for the low paying jobs of the service economy. In retirement I have adopted the 1800's life style. Store bought is something to avoid, it's surprising how little money you need when you go from being a consumer to a pioneer.
Society has become dependent on the retailer & therefore has forgotten or do not how to preserve food in the old way as my great grandparents did..how to do things the old ways are the best..simplifi life to the basics👍
@@laurarowland7926 so, so true. Most people couldn't even make a loaf of bread if they needed to!
I wish I had land and skills to do this😩
yes.when GHW Bush said in that speech that the US was moving towards a service oriented economy,it sent a chill down my spine
In my yard I have a 200 yr old oak tree I can make flour from acorns. Dandelion greens for salads and can eat all of cattails so these 3 provide all nutrients needed to live indefinitely. Without buying anything else. A multi vitamin helps. I get water from 3 pure springs then filter it. An apple tree by mailbox for vit c. On my properties border is a walnut tree I can eat or bake them or sell them
At 79, I can remember one winter when all we had to eat was potatoes and green beans and during summer we ate stewed tomatoes over toast. As an adult, I always put back. My late husband was laid off 2-4 months every fall for many years. Putting back was a way of life. It still is. Today it is called prepping. The best inheritance is passing on the skills needed for survival.
I worked with an elderly gentleman for about 10 years heard many stories he worked in the mines setting blasting caps when he was 10 years old because the men were too important to lose he said that 90% of the time they had potatoes and every once in a while one of the neighbors or them would shoot a rabbit and they would divide it up between 10 family so they have a piece of meat to put in their potatoes. I can still hear them talking about it 20 years ago. It was rough
EVERY FALL I STILL GET THE URGE TO PUT BACK FOR WINTER
I agree with you. I am learning that now and I am going to teach my son.
Field Lily, I’m glad to see it isn’t just me!
Nicely said.
My grandmother told me a sign to watch for was concentration of wealth in fewer and fewer folks. We are there now. Good luck to you all.
Thank you for passing that along.
@Geverprilreena So true! Like Apple! Do own one and have no desire to make them richer!
My dad was born in 1929. His dad was a chiropractor in a rural farming town during the great depression so my dad's family always had enough food. The farmers paid for adjustments in food. My dad raised me with depression values, like not wasting food, not having credit cards and only buying what I need, and to creativity fix or use what I have. I'll be 50 in September and I'm grateful for the way he raised me.
Thanks for sharing that heartfelt story..
My mom had 9 kids and my dad left us. We grew up in a ghetto in the the 70s with those same ideas! Lol.
@@jswhosoever4533 My dad raised me in the hood, to ensure those values were instilled in me, even though he was an engineer.
@@JoMomma we weren't there by choice. My mom moved us out as soon as she could but I was already 17. We got jumped, robbed and threatened constantly. My brothers always got jumped on their way home from school. I took a brick to the face by a grown man when I was 8. The only bikes we ever owned were promptly stolen a week after Christmas. Druggies broke into our home many times. Our neighbor was murdered while we slept and nobody knew for 3 days. I can't believe anyone would choose to put their family in that kind of situation if they didn't have to...
@@jswhosoever4533 My experiences growing up weren't bad.
You respect you're elders. You're an inspiration. Story: My son skipped 93 days of school. I asked him what he did all day. He said I caught 🐟, baked them on a hot rock and ate them. I could no longer be 😠 angry. I was impressed!
😌😀 Grandma had no electricity but her light bulb was on upstairs!👳
He learned alot more out in those woods then he ever will in a classroom good for him
Thanks Danny, I'm 31 and just recently been learning self sustainable ways. My parents are yhe modern "do what makes you happy" type. Not give me good advice or teach me those old ways.
Please know people like me really appreciate and value what you show and tell us. Please don't stop.
My advice would be to those who are alone in learning the old ways to start buying many books and build a library Quick! If the internet access changes or the power goes out you will at least have reference material. Of course read them ahead of time to soak up as much knowledge as possible. Perhaps Danny and Wanda could use their Saturday night Live Show to get suggested reading material from the homestead community?
@@kathryngagne5813 This is GREAT advice! I have been doing this over the last year or so. Danforth's BUTCHERING books are awesome step-by-step instructions with tons of photos for each step - priceless to have if the internet goes down. I consider this a must have for people like me who did not have a clue about butchering or who are new to it. Books on raising rabbits & chickens would be great to have too.
There’s a channel on here called Great Depression Cooking, it’s like learning all the tips and tricks from your Grandma- you’d probably enjoy it.
Absolutely !!!
@@kathryngagne5813 yes, partner with someone who has skills..
I was fortunate to have been raised (until I was 9 anyway) by my great-grandmother (she was born in 1880, turning 80 the year I was born). I was just the two of us for the most part, but she ALWAYS had gardens (veg garden and what she called a "truck patch"...corn and beans only). In the spring, her son (my grandfather) would bring the tractor and plow both and we'd take it from there using hand hoes and a wheel hoe. We raised chickens, hogs, and a beef now and then and always had a milk cow.
While I know I was with her for only a short period of time, to me, it was "the" defining time in my life and I'm thankful to have had the privilege of being raised that way.
Same for me although:
1.im 30
2.was my grandma
3.shes born in 1920
I feel blessed and although her condition has deteriorated, I cannot thank life enough for letting me see through a peek hole how was life in a farm at the turn of the century, by 1990s (my childhood) she had been living practically how she grew up
Only thing that changed was the Radio 📻 music style and the zeroes on the dollar bill
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My grandpa is 94, going strong, living independently. Gets up every morning before dawn, has his eggs and oatmeal, showers and gets to work on chores.
He talks a lot about growing up during the depression. Can't stand seeing any thing thrown away. Even keeps his old shoes, just I'm case there's another rainy day.
He and his siblings worked at a farm with his daddy. The lady of the house would give them fresh milk and biscuits for their time, once a month each farm hand got a chicken and $15 ($12 went for rent) the boys would scavenge for wood when they were down by the river picking berries. Blackberry pie , flour gravy and soda biscuits kept them going. He lost 2 siblings to pneumonia.
They couldn't afford to see the doctor, but he never felt like it was because they were poor. Most folks didn't see a doctor. They knew how to tend to the majority of injuries at home. Grandpa says if it was bad enough to have to pay the doctor there wasn't much chance they were gonna make it anyway.
Fix it, mend it, preserve it 👍
My kids and I play a game called power outage 😂 I flip off the breakers and they have to figure out how to do things. It's gotten cold enough a couple of times, they've learned how to find water be it carting in chunks of ice to buckets of snow and how to keep the meat rabbits and chickens alive during extreme weather.
We're nowhere near as creative or resourceful as my grandparents, there's so much knowledge that has been lost 💔
If you have rabbits and chickens to eat, you are so ahead of most of us.
Great way of training your family to survive without power etc. well done.. Good thinking,.! 👍🏼
I raised chickens and rabbits for years while my kids were home. Gardening and preserving every year. Taught them how to sew, and even crochet. My husband and I are snowbirds now so I can't have animals anymore. I guess I have to choose animals or escaping Michigan winters for Arizona. The time is coming where we may not be able to travel so I may get some...I still have the coops and pens.
My parents were permanently damaged by the Depression. My father always said it would come again. The way things are now, I believe him. Things are terribly wrong in our country.
My parents too.
Not in USA only. It is so in other countries. So I hear from relatives and acquaintances from Europe.
Has been for awhile
You're so right about inheritance. My sole job in life is to raise my son to be a good man, and to leave him enough to give him a solid start for his family. That's why I work so hard, to build a future for my family.
It's also why I keep making him work for what he gets, so he knows the true value of money. He already knows that he isn't owed anything by the world. If he wants it, work hard, save and buy it without going into debt.
He says to me, "but my friends have that", and I say, "if their parents can afford it, that's their business", but I'm sure that most are up to their necks in debt. If he really needs something, and looks after what he's already got, I'll get him it. If it's just some 5 min fancy, that'll break or won't last, I don't.
He's only 14, but he's learning. He still hates it when I say that I've got boots and coats older than him. "Why?" says he, "because I bought quality, and looked after it" is my reply 😂
My great Grandmother passed away almost 12 years ago. I loved sitting at her feet and listening to her tell me about the acts back then! She was 96 when she died and I miss her like crazy!
She was ready for another depression to happen before she passed and she was stocked up and prepared. I'm thankful for why she taught me!
You are blessed, having had the opportunity to hear your great Grandmother tell you about the experiences she lived through. You have those wonderful memories to cherish all your life!
I’m 29 and it makes me sad and a little scared thinking about the possibility of another depression. I grew up hearing about it from my grandparents who lived through it. I will be forever thankful that they taught me what they could and were incredible examples of what it looks like to work hard and to prepare ahead of time for hard times. My grandpa is nearly 90 and he still maintains a large garden every year. I feel inadequately prepared in so many ways and yet when I look at my peers I feel as though I’m ahead of the game... that in itself is terrifying.
You may be ahead of the game as compared to your peers. The problem is, the kind of people like your peers will come and take your food by force, and they will have no remorse in killing others in order to get what they need or want. Hungry people turn EVIL, even your friends.
The only safety we will have is in Jesus Christ. He is the only one who can control our circumstances. He opened the Red sea to help Christians escape the Egyptian armies, he fed them manna from Heaven for 40 years...
There is nothing that God cannot do.
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Thanks for the video, Mr. Danny. I'd like to point out something to some people in the comments which I rarely do. First off, thanks to everyone who shared their stories. I learn a lot from them. For those complaining about the younger generation as a whole, share what you learned. The knowledge dies with you and instead of being angry or frustrated about those around you not listening, share it here. Start a channel if you can, write a blog. There's tons of free sites out there and people who want to learn.
Yes, plenty of us young folk yearnin for this knowledge and the wisdom of your experiences
And honestly if you’re upset with the current generation it’s no one’s fault but ours
We have to own that
Yep. Children are a map of their parents.
My mother once asked me, "Who taught you how to sew?" (She asked because I was doing a terrible job.) I meekly mumbled, "No one."
My grandmother was born in 1908 and my grandfather in 1901. Grandma told me stories in the 1980s. During the depression, my grandfather knew things would get better. There was a big bust in the 1870s and people had learned lessons from that. They wanted to buy the farm next to theirs and they had the means to borrow the money. Although they didn't want to be in debt for a long time. The farm that they bought had timber on it. Farming was bust. My grandparents sawed the trees down with a two-man saw. I was to not to repeat the story because it was a secret that they had borrowed the money. They also built a barn during this time. Some of the timber was sold and some of it was used to build the barn. It was also "taboo" that grandma worked like a man. But they made it, they also put off having kids until 1935. Things got better in 1938 because oil was discovered in this area. They also got electricity in 1940. Grandma never talked about the dust bowl. She talked about a tornado system that came through Illinois in 1925. She also said the creek behind her house had water so clear you could see the bottom of it. She use to wash clothes in the creek until they got a well. My big concern about the next depression is we are not on the gold standard anymore. We will see the economics of Germany's Weimar Republic. We were warned about this in the 1970s.
My grandparents told me the horror stories of the Great Depression and my grandmother thought it was imperative for me to learn how to can food and be ready because she said it would happen again
The only way my Mom & Dad survived was because they lived on a farm so at least they had food.
It is. He's right about the solar minimum. Lady in a canning group posted a picture in Wal-Mart of a notice in the canned vegetables aisle - shortages through August. Terrible harvest this year, and next may not be great either.
I so need to learn how to can our food.
@@andrearangel9108 It is a necessity in my house. Been canning for over 30 years.
my dad and gram taught me to water bath can about 25 years ago. I gave it up for a while then about 8 years ago I learned how to pressure can and now just about everything goes in a jar. I have the next week off and am going to be canning just about every day.
I know exactly what you're talk'n about. You are 100% right!!!
I was raised in an abusive house, dad got the best and the rest of us learned to do without or get beat for complaining. Being the oldest was a nightmare and being the only boy, I worked from 7 years old doing lawns, leaves and shoveling driveways until I could caddy at age 12 ... $30 earned in a day in the early 70s made sure I had school clothes and a bit to share with mom for my sisters. I learned quick to get up early, work every chance I got and never waste money. My 6 kids listen to my stories of growing up, but they don't live like they believe. No matter how many times I've been given the worst possible news from doctors, I still push myself to do everything I can because my horrible childhood built the faith I have today. I'll never sit in a church again and listen to a preacher, YHWH let me walk when doctors said it was impossible, Oncologist said I'd be dead from cancer 4 or 5 years ago and I've come close a few times, but YHWH honors faith and actions based on faith. It's not enough to just believe in a name, it's obedience to the Word of YHWH and His Yeshua that proves who we are and proves our faith.
Thank you Danny and happy birthday, mine is next month, turning 60 and like you, I'm running a good race.
Thank you for sharing.. Blessings, Shalom
Have you ever ate chicken necks? You won't see them at most markets
I remember picking coal with my parents in the 50’s. We all
had coal stoves and gathered around it in the kitchen to keep
warm in the cold. We only had
a toilet and small sink. Bathing
was once a week in a galvanized tub and we heated the water in pots on the coal
stove. We stood in line for
flour and butter and cheese etc. It was hard but it was all we knew as kids.
Understand.🙏🙏
When I hauled coal out of PA, KY, and WV, almost all of the coal mine companies would take one big bucket of coal and dump it at the entrance gate. After seeing these piles of coal at the gate a few times, I asked the scale master, "why do ya'll put coal at the gate". They told me that people will come to the gate and put the coal in ANYTHING they could carry back to the house, because that would be the only heat they could get...
RedSox21 When the railroad cars, filled with coal, dumped some of their load, the people would rush to the tracks, holding pails to try to get what they could. But we didn’t live close to the tracks, so we had to go not far from where it was mined. I remember being so dirty, my dad would laugh. Those were the days. I liked
Your story. We couldn’t afford
coal all the time, that’s why we
went out to pick it. I’m in Pa. and I live in a coal company
house that’s 100 years old.
@@patriciap.9034 ... Much respect to you Patricia. Your generation is the toughest and strongest. I consider myself someone who could survive real tough times, however, I haven't had to live through what your generation has had to live through. Take care Patricia!!
RedSox21 Appreciate your reply. God is Good!! Take care my friend.😊🇺🇸
Good talk. Felt like I was sitting on the porch right there with you 🙂👍🏻🇺🇸
Yes, me too, felt like I was there with him...
My granny never talked a lot about it until she became bed ridden. She told me one time she had some pork hanging in her smoke house at night and the dog started barking so she grabbed her gun and ran outside. It was bright enough for her to see a man stealing from her smoke house, she yelled for him to stop it, he didn't so she shot him in the foot. I asked her why she shot hime, she said honey it was get my food back or watch my kids starve so I shot him in the foot. A man can work with with a bad foot but cannot work to support his family if he is dead.
I remember her raising and killing hogs, having a couple if chickens for eggs, and a garden for peas and some other vegetables.
She left us 22 years ago and is in heaven now. When she was in good health she always had some sort of bread, and syrup on the table in case anyone got hungry.
To this day I cannot imagine the thought process she had to make in a second to only wound the man to protect her children, knowing he probably had the same situation too. She did say he never came back. My granny was widowed when my mom was 2 year old, she was the youngest of 6 children.
Same thing happened when my father was about 14. Someone was stealing meat out of the family smokehouse when everyone went to church. My father pretended to be sick one Sunday morning so he could watch to see who was the thief. He caught a man stealing a ham and shot him in the arm with the 410 shotgun paralyzing the man. Everyone thought it was my grandfather that shot the man but it was my father. No more food was ever stolen again.
@@janiceseigler6317 times were hard then.When my grandpa died he had 2 big boxes if IOU,'s.,,people needed money for their sick or burry their loved 1's .He had a small farm .He always had food . people worked for him,like putting up hay,or cutting tobaco to pay off . Some to sick to pay off .Grandpa tried to help .Grandma did shoot at man trying to take cow when grandpa was in town. We never knew if she hit him..Grandma was like granny on Beverly hillbillies.,,Open sites and could kill a ground on other hill side for my great aunt to cook we know she mailed him..they never "lost" another milk cow.
Julie Phelps ~ I read that twice. Your granny was 1 tough cookie, what it must of felt like going thru all those hard times I can’t imagine how terrible it was. I was lookin for the Weather channel & b4 I new it I was listening to the guy talking about extreme hot /cold & the depression. It’s deff interesting listening to him talk about history & stories I’ve never really heard anyone n my family talk about.im glad I found this channel & hopefully more people do. History repeats itself & everyone needs to b a lil better prepared
Wow... there's rude awakening coming!
@@janiceseigler6317 but the man had to be hungry. I see now in some Texas cities you can steal up to $700 worth if you need it to live
FOUND THIS VIDEO TODAY! WHAT A GEM AND SO TRUE TODAY.
My dad's dad and my mom's mom both grew up on farms with my Grandmother a bit after the Depression after WW2. My great grandfather bought the land we live on now back in the 30s after the big flood in the late 20s flooded old West Monroe and pretty much everywhere else along the Miss river or its tributaries. He suffered a hurnea working at a paper company and used the compensation as a down payment. My grandfather and his sister grew up out here growing cotton and truck farming. They had at least one sharecropper family out here for some years.
My mom's dad lost his father to TB at an early age and Mississippi got their farm for back taxes. He only got a 3rd grade education and wasraised for some years by his Jewish grandmother. When he was young in the late 30s and early 40s he would go out and glean the fields for something to eat. He only ever got to the 3rd grade before he dropped out. He was a self taught handy man especially with sheet metal fabrication AND AC/refrigerators. Did a little moonshining too but thats another story.
Only my fathers mother got off well her dad worked for the Rockefellers in the oil fields. She was born and over in the highlands of Peru until she was 6. Then went to school and got a Masters degree and basically wrote Mississippi State history curriculum for middle and high schools. After my grandfather got back from the Navy in WW2 he also went to school and became a teacher. He didn't want to farm anymore.
Which of course means Im a college drop out trying to learn farming before the NEXT Great Depression. Irony of ironies.
I asked my great grandma once about the depression. I said Grandma, what was it like ? She said, son, I didn’t know there was one, we was already poor. It didn’t change us.
I sure wish I had been smart enough to gather more information from the older folks.
When we were born I was raised by grandparents house and we shared everything I always felt we never left the depression they were so strict we wasted nothing! I remember No one respected laziness or beggars. Now people are proud of it ! Team work and we all prospered together. My pa would never eat Beans again or chicken! My Pa brother raised white leggers and killed and dressed them for everyone he had over 1000s of hens and rooster that was his living you could walk though his chicken coop without a smell He always said when you can smell a chicken coop you have trouble ! chicken and dumplins every sunday! Great video Danny !
Thanks Annie
People of today are a lot softer than just one or 2 generations ago. Most would not survive today.
Folks are soft & too damn comfortable.
Fat happy lazy. Amercan way today
I love america this man is right
Most are soft, but they are also spoiled, ruthless and have no natural affection for their fellow man. Be prepared to protect what's yours also. They may not last long, but they will be a problem.
An old biker trick to keep cool: wet a bandanna or towel and wrap/tie it loosely around your neck. This cools your carotid artery. You can do the same thing, tie wet bandanna around your wrists. If you keep your skivvies damp, you can directly cool your femoral arteries too. Hope this helps you all suffering thru this heat wave.
Danny, thank you so much for this "hands on" experiences of knowing how to "fend for yourselves". My parents said that they shared a house during The Great Depression with Dad's 2 brothers, their wives and children. They somehow bought a milk cow, had a garden, shared everything. Winters were very cold during this time living in the Texas Panhandle. They put cardboard in the cracks, stuffed paper or rags, to keep the cold out. Meals were one pot of "something", rarely ever any meats. They experienced having no money, having to barter and using tokens. Nothing was "convenience foods" or personal products out of a package. The men shared a razor, a double edge razor and strap and their "shaving cream" was pieces of old soap lathered; the ladies washed out clean cotton cloths which were home sewn, for their monthly times. There were no baby bottles or formula. All newborns were breast fed. The One Thing that held them all together was their faith in God, their praying together, and walking to church every Sunday, Sunday night and Wednesday. They had one old car but no gasoline. My Dad and his 2 brothers and their families SURVIVED, eventually got jobs, worked until retirement, lived long lives, giving God all of their thanks and praise for bringing them through because so many people did not survive, took their lives, starved, became drunks, thieves, went to prison, or got shot trying to survive. In addition to their full time jobs, my Dad's brothers became ministers. My Dad became a deacon. He and Mama were great examples of how to "stretch a dollar", make things last, and appreciate what you have, be thankful.
My brother, every word you have spoken is true. My dad told me the same thing through the years of my life. We must be ready!
Loved this video! Feel the same way ….. a lot of people are going to be in serious trouble! My father was born in 1912; his youngest brother is now 89. He remembers their home, sleeping upstairs in winter with snow blowing through the cracks...people today have no idea what hard times and hard work are.
Amen.
My dad raised us to help grow a garden every year, but we’ve grown soft. Most of us won’t make it during a depression today, and if crops fail, even rural homesteaders will face tough times.
Im only 33 but I grew up in a house that was built around 1860. I remember looking through the cracks in my bedroom wall. We had no air and I spent the summers chopping wood. It was ruff but I miss it I definitely learned alot.
My daddy was born in 1920, he would tell me stories of the great depression, and talked about Black Tuesday. He said it took a War ( World War 2 ) to put a end to the depression. Even tho I didnt grow up living during that time, I grew up with the tools, and somewhat the knowledge of what I would need to do if it happen again. You see, Ive got the tools and the knowledge; but some of the choices we've made has put us in a situation or location that looking ahead wasnt the right place to be. I do my best to share with my grandchildren the stories told to me, I do my best to teach my grandchildren the fundamentals of what I feel they need to know, and its hard for them to even try to imagine what Im saying. Thank You Mr. Danny for another great Porch Time Sir. Im sharing this video; because people need to understand what they could be facing. Have A Blessed Day To You and Ms. Wanda
This is a great porch chat. I listened intently to the stories of my Granny and my grandma, and my parents, and my uncles and aunts. All lived through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the cold winters. I listened intently, and took everything to heart. The host of this YT site is speaking truth. It was Hard Times. Things changed as this nation geared-up for WW2. So when we did enter the war, this Country’s people, our men and women, toughened by the Hard Times, were able to bring us Victory.
Most folks I have talked to mention city folks starved. Country folks who gardened and worked to feed themselves did much better. My dad mentioned how scary desperate hungry people get. I think if SHTF a lot of people are going to die. Leave homes in a trust to keep a home in the family and make sure the family has a place to always live.
Great porch time message this morning. Thank you. To me what’s sad today is the lack of interest. I’ve been told such comments as; I really don’t have the time, can’t you just buy it in the store?, you just make it hard on yourself, your still old fashion, today we don’t have to do those things anymore. I watch and listen to my grandchildren and my heart hurts for how so many ways have been lost or knowledge went to the graves with our loved ones thinking how would they possibly make it if and when another Great Depression came to this country. I told one of our son’s that life use to be about work and family. Now it’s about work and entertainment. So sad. Thank you Danny for sharing your time with us this morning. Stirred up a lot of good memories.
Theresa I have a friend who told me I work like a dog (What ever that's suppose to mean) She say's the same things. she said that if the things I told her really happened then our government would step up and help the people of our country! I looked at her and said like they did with Katrina? The look on her face was shock. I told her that the last thing I was going to do was really on anyone to provide for me especially the government and if she we wanted to stay in a place provided by government good luck with that. She still thinks the government will help her but she has learned to work in a garden and can and dehydrate food by helping me when she is at my home visiting and I'm working except she doesn't do it for her own home.
Linda Kiel So glad to read this. Working like a dog is a compliment I think! Working and preparing is the key to not depending on the gov. If things go down.
My parents lived through the Great Depression and my mother recalls having a food bucket that she took her lunch to school in and only had a biscuit and some bacon grease for her school lunch. There is a lady named Clara who has some Great Depression (she has since passed) but has some good ideas on food that you can make to get through. Everyone keep stocking, storing and planning. These hard times will come to pass just like Danny said.
My mother and father lived through this.
I remember going through the house when they passed away and my mother had kept straws...
Pieces of aluminum foil neatly folded....even plastic silverware from restaurants. Canned foods in closets " just in case ".
Clothes were only bought if they weren't repairable.
My grandparents saved all of their old eyeglasses and my grandpa every pair of his false teeth along with a huge ball of string. The bad thing about this was they paid to have it all shipped from Mo to Az. Then after they passed my mom and I found all this, we bagged it up for the trash service but a dog got it open and there were teeth strewn all down the street the next morning.
My dad left school at 15 to feed his mom and 4 siblings logging. He is 77 now and still works all day.
My grandmother was born in 1908. By the time the last great depression hit, she was already married to my grandfather, and he ran a farm right here in NE Oklahoma. Grandpa ran that farm on 90 acres all the way through the dust bowl years, and although he passed before I was old enough to get to know him, Grandma told me all about it. It's true, they didn't have money. They didn't have money until after the pecan orchard that grandpa planted matured, and then he was able to retire after five years of harvesting those trees … but they always had enough to eat. More than enough, as it turns out: I ran into an old fellow at a restaurant several years ago, ordering fried okra, and we started talking about how much we both loved the stuff, and how my grandfather grew a whole lot of it … when this old gentleman found out who grandpa was, you should have seen his eyes - he looked like he was staring at royalty or something … that is when I learned the rest of the story. It turns out that during the depression, and the dust bowl after, my grandfather had not turned a profit on the farm, not because he couldn't, but because he was feeding most of the county at cost. Grandma never told me about that bit. Anyway, here's a big thumbs up, Danny - folks need to hear this kind of stuff, and plenty of it: hopefully some of it will stick, and it will save some lives. And if things get really bad … dogs make a great stew :)
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there is a channel "great depression cooking" with a sweet lady who has now passed away but she talks about the depression and has easy good meals that she made when there family went through it, and she always has a story to go with it. worth watching. But thanks again Danny for the talk
I've watched her videos. Heartfelt and insightful!
Danny, I have followed you for a few years. I believe this is the best video you have created. I rarely watch any video twice, but after pondering this video i looked it up to rewatch. My best to you and yours.
I learned alot thru my Mam-Maw and she is the one I learned alot about canning and putting back how to make do with what you had. She is still living born 1920s is 96 now! Rember the old ice box refrigerators lol.
My grandma said " we didnt know there was a great depression we were already so poor." Me and hubby have been very poor in past and it has benefited us now
Judging by the way my elders were, Wrapping paper, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, and even bath water were hot commodities to be used MULTIPLE times.
You speak the Gospel truth on so many levels! The story of the neighbor and the pears reminded me of my dad. For the first 20 years of my life I never saw him eat chicken. Same story.. share cropping, and that was all they had to eat, and he couldn't stand the thought of eating it. My mom rarely ever cooked it while my dad was alive. Fortunately I was also able to talk to my grandmother and grandfather about those days... not fun and games like it is today..
I am so thankful for my occupation that has placed me in the company of many elders. I have listened and learned an abundance of things from those who have lived in those times. Thank you for sharing this video.
Do you remember being in the old churches, sitting shoulder to shoulder and everyone fanning?l
Yes!! And summer church retreat was crazy hot! Idk whose bright idea it was to plan it for the middle of august! Smh lol
I do!
I do.All church windows stayed open and No screen s
Yeah, I do. I remember that my parents got central heat and air conditioning the year after I went into the military. I remember sleeping with all the windows and doors open and sleeping on my grandmother’s front porch.
@@papasteve215 so did we.Then put sheets over our sleepy heads to not get bit by mosquito s 🤪
My grandmother used to talk about only having biscuits and molasses because they were allotted so much flour by the government and they had a lot of sorghum in Mississippi. That's all they ate day in and day out. I remember she would make biscuits for us grandkids, but my mom says my grandmother never ate another biscuit once the Depression was over.
My mother in law would not make biscuits... ever. I asked her why and she said she made so many biscuits as a child she didn't care if she ever saw another biscuit. She was a teenager when the depression hit. Their plantation fed many.
That's stupid. They could have eaten all kinds of natural greens like Poke Salad in the summer, berries, and caught fish and small game. Flour from the government shouldn't have been their only food.
@@imaacehole9577 I read that poke weeds is poisonous.
@@bradh.5919 you must not be from the south, lol.
@@imaacehole9577 I live on a farm in South Carolina, but originally from Minnesota.
Great video !!! If the grid ever went down the younger generation is screwed !!!
Please ! My children go camping in the snow, with their friends........ without Adults. They hike mountains for fun, too.
You old folks to..
There would be a lot from all generations suffer these days.
@@fgonzalez78959 Yes
My 2 grandkids hunt and fish, I love moose meat. None here in Pa. I have to eat deer or bear when things get bad. Fish
is tasty and good from the lakes and streams here.😋
My grandpa that is gone now was a kid in the great depression .he had a lot of brothers and sisters.they were a poor farm family that had a out house and he said you could see threw the walls but he rarely ever talked about it. Now my other grandpa that is still alive was after the depression but they had no electric or water .they raised all there meat and veggies and fruit.they spent all summer growing and canning food and they smoked there hog meat.he has taught me a lot .I can grow about anything thanks to the man
Good message Pastor. Thank you for sharing. Shalom
Yes sir,
A solar minimum
A depression maximum
And a form of feudalism that hasn’t been seen in a score of generations.
If there were an inheritance to be left behind it will be swept away by winds of apathy like we were never here or ever existed.
Thank you Danny for standing tall and speaking up. I pray that the burden of your heart is received as understanding, knowledge and wisdom in many!
I totally whole heartedly agree with you! I'm 48,with a bone desease & a widow since I was 38, I miss my husband dearly. I know hard times are coming & can't express more to my children & others about how important it is to prepare. God bless our forefathers & God bless you & yours! Everything here is true & coming, who's ready? 🙏🤗✌️💞
So sorry you lost your hubby at an early age!
Ration stamps my mom has some,everything was used till it was wore out,flour came in cloth sacks turned into pillow case ,clothes,table clothes,Mom talks about it some,says it's fixing to happen again.
Many family pics of little girls in flour sack dresses
Excellent video. I was fortunate to spend a lot of time with my father's parents when I was young. I learned a great deal. They ate pinto beans every day, there was a roast on Sunday, biscuits at every meal. My grandmother never had a washer--everything was laundered in her sink in her kitchen ( which by the way NEVER had hot water). You're right--folks have no clue and will have to find their way if they make it. Thanks for your guidance.
I enjoyed reading the comments on this one, so many remember the hard times.My Mom used to tell us stories about the Depression, people today that have everything they need, don't know how blessed they are.
You Are Soo Right!!The World Has Got Soft!!-&Most People have No Idea how to Survive!!-
@Amanda Redeagle just start - buy an extra can of food or what ever it is you eat every week when you shop - buy what you can afford, stock pile it under beds, in closets. Also don't forget things like batteries, matches, candles, water***, wipes - these are things you can use everyday if "nothing" happens, but if things get bad - it will save you from having to go out and scavenge them or go without.
Aileene Fields, don't foget matches and other ways to light a fire. Research hobo stove and rocket stove. Genius indeed and life saving.
Grow a garden and learn to save your own seeds as people used to do long ago.
My grandma and grandpa grew up during the great depression. My grandma grew up on a farm. She never remembers being hungry. My grandpa grew up in the city and said he was always hungry. Good talk.
My husband and I were raised by family who lived through the great depression. We grew up gardening, canning, raising animals. Im teaching my 3y old grandson how to garden and bake. I figure he will need to know when SHTF happens. My daughter grew up entitled so she's hopeless.
Danny, I agree with you 100 times over!! I’m trying to get my kids, which are pushing 30 to watch some of your videos, and they listen for a minute. But... I’m like you, my dad told me a lot. Taught me how to hunt and everything. My better half is from the city and is a Walmart ... he can’t pass one without stopping. He’s worse than my kids. It’s really sad the the generations before us don’t know anything. I’m staying on my kids and my grandsons, the oldest is 6. He loves it. Thank you Danny!!!! 😊🌻🙏
Mullet/Biloxi Bacon saved many from starvation during the depression. My great grand mother always kept extra things stacked in the corner of her bedroom. she was prepping for another depression. And she always hid cash in the pockets of her clothing in her closet, along with prayer cards and amulets.
Talking about cracks in the floor.. My grandma had a pretty good size line going down her floor that ran the wall between her front room and the rest of the house. Hurricane Camille damage that they never could afford to re-level that part. I miss all them so much.
Mustard fried
Thank you for this very informative and enlightening video. I was born soon after the “DIRTY THIRTIES “ , so I remember yet , the Oklahoma Dust Bowl “ stories, my parents LIVED THROUGH in northwest Oklahoma. It concerns me greatly how this young generation would COPE with some of the things you shared in this video. My generation has “contributed to this lack of knowledge “ they are deficient in. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE WITH US. We need to be reminded of what the “OLD TIMERS” actually lived through, and lived WITHOUT! One thing my grandmother always said, was “anything you waste now, you will need later”. I am thankful she doesn’t see all that we, AMERICAN PEOPLE, waste now. I hope some of the MULTIPLE TERM POLITICIANS, just happen to read this! Thank you for your time. Sincerely, an Old Timer “OKIE”
My parents were born in 1922. I reqmember the stories they told. Dad told of the the weather being so cold the kids would go ice scateing on a local lake in SE Kansas. I my life I've never seen it that cold. I remember in the 60's grandpa had his whole backyard in a garden, still having the depression thinking. My parents carried on a several depression ways through my life. I wish now I would have paid closer attention to what they were teaching.
I believe it's going to get bad.. no one believes me.. I pray God saves us🙏
I agree...
I've been telling people for 20 years that we'll be having another Depression. Only a handful of people believe me.
It's called normalcy bias and it can be dangerous when immediate action is necessary. The military trains people so they can react with speed... we civilians are a mess and will be a mix of the unprepared.
Your not alone coming from florida.
Jesus Christ has already saved us my friend. We only have to endure here for a short time.
I wish we still had the family farm. My parents sold it off to a cousin decades ago, 80 acres of prime timber and farm land, with a 3 bedroom house on it. Makes me sick when I think of how my piece of it is gone. I was hoping to build on it and be self-sufficient. That chance is gone now. I can't afford land now or to build. But that's water under the bridge, got to make do with what I have now.
Your discussion of this topic shows a fine grasp of our collective mood or state. Because the living memory of the Great Depression is disappearing we are ripe for a fresh surprise -- same as the old surprise. And we too will be shocked and angry, as many were back then. (There were labor and food riots in metropolitan areas.) But there are of course many more of us today, and many of us are used to modern nanny-state dependencies.
The destruction of most social, financial, and government institutions is highly likely, as you say. Whether the aftermath will include new human "improvements" or a revolutionary Divine regime, we will see. I guess a safe bet is that those who do not understand today what they truly rely on, will have the opportunity to see and understand soon enough.
People today have an inability to cope! Great statement!
Started getting into Great Depression cooking a few months ago. It's pretty cool.
This video is just shy of being 5 (2019) years old and Danny called it, as per usual.
Thank you for this message Danny! Our temps are in the 90's here in South East Alaska...most Alaskans do not have air conditioners, so fans are worth gold! God bless sir! :)
So much you say is true. My parents grew up in depression on Oklahoma. I heard the stories told. We still turn our dishes upside down in cabinet from habit as my mom did in that time to keep dust out. Also she told they use to shew flies out with towels when they set down for dinner.
When the shtf this younger generation wont be able to survive like our fore fathers did. My Mom said they took spagetti sandwiches to school for their lunches. We grew up poor in a family of 12 but I can't remember ever going hungry. My folks taught us how to work together and make it as a family. I thank God that I grew up with the tools and good sense to make use of what I have. The children of today all feel they are entitled.
They will go out with the first wave and that makes me 😢
Totally agree...So greatful God opened our eyes in 2013...with Matt in horticulture and Lucas interested as well...we may have a fighting chance✌🏻❤️
~~~ Danny and Mrs. Wanda I am praying for your health my friends. I am looking back at your videos. Dave here in the northern mountains of lovely Georgia.
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1st Another Great Porch Time!! I heard many sorries from grandparents and neighbors.
Yes Danny this is like stories that my father told me. There is so much more to buy now, They lived a simple life back then. Life was simple when I was growing up, cell phones were unimaginable. I remember my brother got a cassette player and I was amazed. Some people don't even know how to cook, they just buy food to heat up in the microwave.
I grew up country. No air conditioner. If you stay use to it it won't bother you as much. When I have company the act like they are dieing.
Got rid of the boob tube years ago. No internet. I read and listen to music. I homestead. Folks think I am the crazy prepper farmer. But I will eat and flourish when those that laugh at me will have to eat bugs and worms.
They will be the ones asking you for food and the other things you prepped!
@@seventhchild7270 I live in Appalachian mountains. No close neighbours. What neighbours I do have are farmers. Folks would not want to come here. We protect each other.
@@brianmolonlabe548 if you don't have internet, how are you making this comment?
first time here good job that was powerful knowledge from Australia
Great video full of history & factual for the time we’re living in. Prepare Prepare
I hope many heed your word
I’m glad you talked about the differences between then and now. It will make a big difference.
You are a wise feller.. my grandad drummed into me all of what you just said, from an early age. Take heed people.
We'll put. Even farmers don't have gardens these days. Rude Awakening coming. Sooner then later. I'm seeing things take place already that I never thought would take place
I find it curious when I run into Amish families at the store with their carts full of frozen pizza.
New leaf, I used to wonder the same thing, but found out the difference between Amish and Mennonite... they dress alike and seem to the casual observer to be the same, but are different as night and day. Mennonite live modern, but without certain things, true Amish.... like it's 1850.
Capt. Ned - we live in an area with Amish farms- they drive the horse and buggies to Walmart. 😊 Perhaps everyone enjoys convenience now and again?
I grew up in rural Nebraska (and a few years in rural PA). All the farmers I know have their own gardens and I’m thankful to the exposure I had to that way of life.
Excellent video. Dead on. Big corporate interests going WAY back are the reason we're all "specialists" today, don't know our neighbors, and don't know where our food comes from. I'm trying to reclaim some of my Depression-era parents' and grandparents' wisdom. Now, in late middle -age, I'm afraid I've waited too long. Your positive outlook is refreshing. Thank you!
I grew up without central air/heating and insulation. When I was a bit older, my dad made a circulation system from the fireplace to drum barrels that we used to snuggle in between. I’m thankful for those experiences, for it makes me appreciate even a simple light switch and dry wall.
I grew up in th eastern Ky mountains with my grandparents. I'm 74 ,was born in 45 . We were poor as far as a lot of people in the cities would think. But I never knew we were poor because we ALWAYS had food. We grew big gardes, and had fruit trees and wild berries..we canned every bit of it ! The boys hunted deer , squirrel , rabbit and we canned that too. We raised chickens for meat and eggs , we had a Jersey for milk, butter and cheese.We raised our own hogs , butchered them in the fall after frost and had hams in the smoke house and chops and sausage and bacon that was salt packed . It was a LOT of work and everybody did a share even us kids... no electric and we had an out house no inside bathroom. We had coal to heat and cook with and kerosene lanterns for light. Granny made lye soap and lard from the pig skins. She made us clothes from feed sacks. I thought we were sort of rich because we were always helping other people out ! I try to teach my girls but they are all professionalls and didn't want to learn .. now they want to know but don't have enough time in a day to do the work required ! Shame..Thanks for the video I hope the things I've added will inspire others !
My great-grandfather told me stories about back then they lived in southern Texas and he got real sick and he said his Neighbors came and cut his corn he said he gave more away just because of their kindness, he said he was happy that the corn did not go to waste 😀 I think that's where my sharing heart comes from. Be ever so Blessed
Thanks for taking the time to make this video... Felt like I was sitting on the porch with you learning..
Thank you for your words, and I totally agree.
I've had this similar conversation with friends the past several years but you sum it up pretty well.
My great grandmother and grandmother use to tell us stories and taught me how to survive if I needed to, she taught me to cook from scratch, how to make depression meals (and they are good) plant a garden and gut small game and pluck a chicken. The miss them so much but I am so grateful for all they taught me.
I spent the first 37 years of my live in Oklahoma, which was one of the areas hardest hit by the dust bowl. Learning about it was always a mandatory part of history class all through school. It taught me to appreciate what I have today. The Grapes of Wrath is a great movie/book that can shed a little light on the subject, for those who may be curious. My grandpa will be 96 in October and he has lived through the Great Depression, the dust bowl, WWII, some of the hardest times to hit our country in fairly "recent" history, and any time I can pry some knowledge out of him (he also doesn't like to talk about the hard times very much), I love to hear how resourceful they were. He taught me to fish and to clean the fish and cook the fish. I wish I could learn more from him... He has always talked about how back then they had to live on beans, taters, and cornbread for months on end. Sometimes the didn't have the taters, sometimes they didn't have the cornbread but they always had beans. He has his church (where he pastored for decades but is now retired) hold a monthly bean supper in remembrance of what it was like to have beans, taters, and cornbread for dinner. Those are always sweet times, full of good fellowship and memories. Now I live in SC and am trying to get in touch with my roots, striving to learn more about what our ancestors had to do to survive. It has become painfully clear how poor our society really is when it comes to wisdom and survival. We take so much for granted... I'm trying to learn to grow our own food and it isn't easy, LOL! I can grow peppers like crazy but nothing else this year will produce for me. I'll have to wait a little longer on the sweet potatoes, and I just started seedlings for my winter lettuces and what not. I'm still learning. Thanks for your insight, this is good stuff. We all need to learn how to do more with little. It just might mean the difference between surviving and not surviving, sooner than most of us anticipate.
You are so right Mr. Danny. I too, was raised being taught the hardships of my dad's generation dealing with the Depression Days. My dad told me stories of going to work at a young age, and why there was a need to have as many children as you could feed, just to have enough labor to raise food to feed the family. Told me of sitting on a georgia stock plow handle waiting for sunrise to see to go to work. And all for fifty cents a day, if you were lucky enough to find work ! Prices were cheap, but there was no money to spend anyway. I agree, those days are nearing again, and most are surely not ready. But like after Katrina, neighbors got to know each other better. Blessings from Deep South Picayune, MS. my brother.
Thank you for a wonderful video. One of my great interests is The Great Depression. I am always interested in learning what people did to get through it. How they survived. Amazing generation they were! I agree with you that people are sadly, different today and many wouldn't make it. Not that same help each other out attitude of the past. That is so needed to get through hard times. I really enjoyed the video.............Thanks.
AMAZING video sir......everybody in America needs to watch this video!
Maybe they would finally learn something!
I had a friend, not too long ago, that would go into a fast food place and get ketchup packets from the kiosk where they were out for customers. He'd fill his pockets with these ketchup packets and take them home. He would add them all to a bowl of hot water. He called it tomato soup. That was in recent history. The next depression is not far away, if it's not here already.
My grandmother told me about being a child during the GD she told me about the trainloads of orphans being shipped all over the country! She also talked a lot about how they grew enough food in their garden to feed nearly everyone in their family and their neighborhood for free! If anyone was hungry they fed them! Her family she was the oldest of 11
My grandfather and grandmother told me all about the depression living in a tent. Doing work in the ccc (civilian conservation corp) building the national parks roads etc to help put people to work and also gave a gift to all of us.
Also all about rationing in ww2 etc
Thank you Danny! You hit the nail on the head with this porch time!
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I LOVE WATCHING YOUR PORCH TIME. YOU ARE SO KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT SO MANY THINGS. I TRY TO TAKE IN AS MUCH INFO AS I CAN SO I CAN TRY TO PREPARE MY FAMILY. MY HUSBAND IS NOT ONE OF THOSE THAT WANTS TO ADMIT THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND WANDA TO LOVING HER CANNING VIDEOS.
my mother lived on a farm and her family never want hungry during the Great Depression however my dad had it rough living in the city at that time
Wow thanks for confirmation I need Iam on right track.