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Could you and your family get off the grid and survive in a panic? Do you have enough seeds to plant a crisis garden to be able to feed your family? Do you have the right kind of seeds to plant? If you’re answering no to these questions, you need to stop wherever you are and ask yourself one very important question. “What would I do if the grocery stores closed and I could not buy food?” The answer is that you and your entire family would probably go hungry unless you have survival food stocked away.

Have you ever grown a garden? Most Americans have grown them for tomatoes or some of their favorite foods. This has been an exceptional way to reduce food expenditures and have fun at the same time. Yes it is work however it has always been rewarding work. Before I began thinking about the ever increasing problems in the world and this country I enjoyed growing tomatoes, broccoli, corn, peppers, beans and many other foods that we either ate or gave away to the neighbors. I will no longer give away what we cannot eat unless it is in exchange for a food I have not grown. I will now use canning methods to store all of the excess foods from my garden to create more survival foods for the future. In case the stuff hits the fan as is becoming increasingly likely I will process foods from my garden for our future consumption. However there is a problem in that most of the seeds that we use are HYBRID meaning that they will produce for a season (Maybe two) and the seeds from the hybrids will not germinate or reproduce again. These are known as terminator seeds in the industry and could kill you crisis garden plans for the long term. The other problem with these seeds is that the nutritional yield of these seeds is lower as seed companies and farmers have striven over the years to produce more, the nutritional value has declined in the end product that you buy in the grocery.

The answer to this problem is heirloom or open pollination seeds that have not been genetically altered. These seeds will produce year after year and produce some amazing results in nutritional value, you may not get as many tomatoes but they will have a vastly higher nutritional value and the seeds will reproduce. These seeds will assure that your crisis garden has a long term chance to ensure some of your family survival essentials. These types of seeds are still available but are highly sought after and increasingly unavailable for many varieties of food. I believe this is due to the 2012 believers and the TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) followers. Whatever your beliefs are the seeds are becoming increasingly hard to find and I would humbly suggest you stock up on your favorite varieties when you find them.

With the increasing prices of fuel driving up the prices of food it only makes that much more sense to start your crisis garden to lower your food cost for your family. I do not follow the 2012 or other groups however the economy has me worried and I am taking steps to add to my family survival essentials and prepare for the worst (even long term) as the national debt rises I know I will be negatively effected in the future. This is one way I can prepare for a disaster and lower my grocery bill at the same time.

The economic crisis was a big change. After finishing the change, what was left will be the industrial core of the luxury goods which the scale was relatively smaller and the strength was stronger. The latest survey shows that you want to survive the depression, about the brand – you can make use of small profits policy, or insist on superior quality and brand image, rely on the support of loyal customers, tide over the crisis.Top 5 Spring/Summer 2010 abercrombie Trend

Because the price factors were more sensitive during the recession, most brands would weather the storm with reducing their price. 5 Hot abercrombie Trend for July However, there were still a few brands chose the firmly position, refusing to compromise the precarious situation. Hey Buddy!! abercrombie & fitch is Soundest for Grandma in 2009 The representatives are Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Hermès. The price of Chanel famous diamond-type lattice hand bag remain high, and rise in fierce circumstance. Louis Vuitton has been maintaining a steady profitable trend insisting on not discounting, having created a high-quality image, by its own superiority in the Asian market. The high prices of Hermès help it to get rid of a large portion of, while a tradition of limited and customized services helps it save unnecessary upfront investment. Fashion blog Bagsnob.com said: [I believe that true luxury consumers are not subject to the economic crisis, because their income is not likely to be calculated as monthly salary.” The wife of Beckham is a good proof who is crazy to buy Birkin bags.Have a Look at the Reasons of the Popularity of abercrombie and fitch

Conversely, as middle-class consumers turned to look for inexpensive alternatives, such as mid-range brands like Coach Daoshi won their own spring. The “W Score” report, Coach with a score of 92.7 won first place in the competitiveness of the throne. Williams said:”On the basis of high priced products, aiming at consumers’ minds in the recession, Coach launches some products more price friendly. Such a measure is very effective. I think the key of the company’s success is that it follows consumers’ needs closely.”

Of course, even profitable brands can not avoid the impact of economic environment in the same market. When Chanel lay off 200 employees earlier this year, Hermès CEO Patrick Thomas clearly said: [We are faced with crisis, the entire luxury industry can not turn a blind eye to this situation. It is impossible of Hermès to keep out of the affair.” Under this situation, the brand must use every little money. Chanel did not cut off its “Paris-Moscow” advanted handwork series and “Paris-Venice” early spring holiday series to cut down expensees. Moreover, the two films reflect the life of Coco Chanel, “the young Chanel” (Coco avant Chanel) and the “Chanel and Stravinsky” (Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky) was also released in 2009. Chanel has always maintained a high media exposure, its acquisition of seven workshops will provide customers with hand implies that the superb quality of their products.

Brands which insist on non-discount policy are not limited to high-end luxury products. Outdoor brand-Timberland still decided to expand its high-end line of Timberland Boot Co .under the grim situation. This brand relies on its years of accumulated loyal customers. Yet Abercrombie & Fitch pesists in non-discount in peril of losing money. According to a report, net loss of this company reached highly to 26.8 million dollars at one time, and sales volumn in May reduced 23.5 percent comparing to same period of last year. “We spent a lot of years to build the brand, and our competitiveness was in quality, style and shopping experience, rather than price. “A&F CEO Mike Jeffries said. GaryWilliams gave a positive assessment about the measures of A & F: “Although their situation became critical, from the perspective of the brand image, they still had the strong competitiveness.”

While universally known financial giants continue to smash on the deck with resounding thumps, the financial world reels in mayhem. Scenes of perplexity and lack of self-confidence not seen since the Great Depression in the early 1930’s, nightly fill our television screens. This is not the point in time to panic and let your emotions to take over control.

So What are the Real Facts?

· The giants of the finance world that have been brought to their knees, through over-borrowing and being unable to pay it back. They might be weeping in their caviar, but when 18 billion becomes just only 3 billion, who is counting, except the filthy rich?

· Many ‘average’ business owners are cringing under their bed covers quivering in fear.

The present circumstances have been likened to economic Darwinism, where it is the survival of the fittest. You can either let yourself drown in doom and gloom, or think survival. You have a choice.

The major key to survival is how you manage your money. Okay, that sounds like the same old stuff, but in this new regime you need to rethink everything. You can survive the financial crisis, but it may be necessary to make a few changes along the way.

· First and foremost, Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:”"; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:”"; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”;} do not panic. Don’t react to the situation and don’t let your emotions rule you. Work this one from the head, not the heart.

· Secondly, you need to urgently assess the universal situation for yourself, not simply accepting everything the media hype is pushing at you. They will report the stories the way that sells copy. Remember they are the experts in Bad News. Do your own research.

· Globally we have become a consumer society on a grand scale, so take a long hard, unbiased look at your personal circumstances and re-evaluate coldly and calculatingly. Cut down on expenses wherever you can. Streamline where you can for more efficiency and less wastage. Spend money wisely and save it wherever you can.

It is time to break the wants list away from the needs lists. Don’t give up on your dreams, but they are something you have to work into.

Every day you are inundated with a thousand and one different methods to spend your hard earned cash as quickly as possible, particularly if it involves anything to do with credit – where only the banks win! It’s time to realize that credit is a product the same as any other form of goods or services. It is constantly being sold to you.

Yes, in many areas people are losing jobs, but that can happen in any economical state. Be prepared to diversify. So what if you have done the same job for the last hundred years? You have other talents, some you are not even aware of. Adjustment is the real key to your survival. Search for new areas you could break into. Seek out what areas are still forging ahead.

When reporting from the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul, South Korea, marketing professor, Jean-Claude Larréché said “It’s not the creative entrepreneurs but the large companies that are being challenged. Creative companies will survive in any condition”.

“An enormous amount of opportunities”, said Sir Richard Branson, “Will begin to emerge as a result of the current world economic down turn, but companies need to be nimble in order to move quickly and decisively to realize these opportunities”.

This is not the time to creep away in fear, or try burying your head in the sand and expect it to all go away. This is a time to take optimistic action. Find out what your options are, plan carefully and step forward boldly. When things get tough, the tough get going.

Gerald Celente on survivalism and the coming economic crisis FREEDOM WATCH March 2010