This is where reading some good quality apocalyptic fiction can be helpful. I think in many cases, (especially newbies to prepping) it ends up overwhelming... it wouldn't surprise me if quite a few nascent preppers end up giving up before they start after reading some of the stories where the protagonists apparently have unlimited funds and a big group of like minded friends, all of whom are prepped. But if you've been prepping for a while, and are sort of stuck for ideas, a good story may bring something to mind.
Otherwise... got pens, pencils and paper? Lists and record keeping are alwsys invaluable... we could never run this farm without our multi-page "to-do" lists, calendars and recordkeeping on when calves are due, when the broody hen started to set, when plants were started or transplanted.
What about a way to sharpen knives and scissors? Not much more frustrating than a pair of dull sewing scissors!
Duct tape, electrical tape, string and rope, extra baling wire?
One thing that is vital here is bird and/or bug netting to cover the fruit bushes and plants. We have noticed thst our efforts to get several healthy, hunting female cats in the barn have paid off majorly... for the first time in decades, we have almost no
English Sparrows! Considering that before we built a treadle feeder for the chickens, the sparrows were eating up to 25# of layer pellets A DAY, I don't begrudge a single penny spent on cat food! I even discovered how they've done it... there is a platform high up under the haymow roof, built so we can service the motor that runs the hay elevator. The elevator goes through a large, open hole in the west wall, and the sparrows have used that opening as a highway for years... nesting too high for the cats (or us) to reach. The new cats figured out they can wait in ambush on the platform, and grab the spartows as they fly in through the opening... there is a six inch deep carpet of feathers on the platform!
So, my blueberries and strawberries are at much less risk, but there are other birds...putting up netting is a PITA, but not as bad as finding every berry missing or pecked!
But maybe you're as fully prepped as you can/need be under the circumstances... in which case, congratulations!
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