{"id":2388,"date":"2022-06-24T11:29:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2022-07-31T14:18:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T02:18:04","slug":"skill-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/skill-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill sets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been told that when I&#8217;m too busy, overwhelmed and exhausted, my tendency is to do more and think of more things that need doing. Maybe that&#8217;s true, as today in the shower, I started writing this post in my head, and it wasn&#8217;t even on my already overcrowded To Do list. Oh well, better get those thoughts recorded before they disappear, or keep me awake at night. Maybe later I&#8217;ll add more pictures, and hopefully you will all let me know what I&#8217;ve no doubt missed.<\/p>\n<p>So, thinking of a theoretically possible, somewhat dystopian future, that we&#8217;re all hoping doesn&#8217;t happen. Maybe due to sickness, economic collapse, earthquake or other natural disaster. Or just thinking of building a simpler (but harder) lifestyle because we want to get more in touch with nature and the seasons, or away from a busy urban environment. Either way, we need community, our own village, as even the most driven amongst us can&#8217;t learn to do everything.<\/p>\n<p>These are some of the skills we might need, just off the top of my head.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/sheep.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2392 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/sheep-300x181.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/sheep-300x181.png 300w, http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/sheep.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Farming &amp; Animal Husbandry<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Breeding and rearing livestock for food, materials and transport<\/li>\n<li>Knowing how to handle day to day health issues<\/li>\n<li>Veterinary skills<\/li>\n<li>Shearing<\/li>\n<li>Butchering<\/li>\n<li>Bee keeping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Hunting &amp; fishing<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Handling a boat<\/li>\n<li>Fishing<\/li>\n<li>Diving<\/li>\n<li>Hunting<\/li>\n<li>How to prep an animal in the bush to bring it out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Gardening &amp; Agriculture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Large scale planting<\/li>\n<li>Container gardening<\/li>\n<li>Companion plants<\/li>\n<li>How to do organic and biodynamic successfully<\/li>\n<li>Permaculture \/ how to plan a food forest<\/li>\n<li>Collecting seeds<\/li>\n<li>Taking cuttings and root stock<\/li>\n<li>Natural pest control<\/li>\n<li>Composting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/food2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2397\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/food2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/food2.png 640w, http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/food2-300x55.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Cooking &amp; Food Preservation<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nose to tail cooking<\/li>\n<li>Cooking without electric power<\/li>\n<li>Food preservation for storage<\/li>\n<li>Planning for winter &#8211; food for people and livestock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Home Crafts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Natural cleaning methods<\/li>\n<li>Soap making<\/li>\n<li>Cosmetics<\/li>\n<li>Sewing<\/li>\n<li>Spinning<\/li>\n<li>Weaving<\/li>\n<li>Knitting<\/li>\n<li>Upholstery<\/li>\n<li>Candle making (wax vs animal tallow)<\/li>\n<li>Brewing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Health &amp; Medical<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Doctor \/ nurse \/ or at least an experienced first aider<\/li>\n<li>Herbal remedies<\/li>\n<li>Essential oils &#8211; how to make and how to use<\/li>\n<li>Energy healing<\/li>\n<li>Working with emotional trauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/trades.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2393\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/trades-264x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/trades-264x300.png 264w, http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/files\/2022\/06\/trades.png 564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a>Trades<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Building<\/li>\n<li>Carpentry<\/li>\n<li>Roofing<\/li>\n<li>Electrical<\/li>\n<li>Plumbing<\/li>\n<li>Drainlaying<\/li>\n<li>Welding<\/li>\n<li>Automotive \/ mechanic<\/li>\n<li>Bike mechanic<\/li>\n<li>Blacksmith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Muscle<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Enough able bodied people for the sheer physical labour required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>The Arts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Story tellers<\/li>\n<li>Artists<\/li>\n<li>Comedians<\/li>\n<li>Maybe we all have one or more of these inside us<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Questions to consider<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What else needs to be added to the list?<\/li>\n<li>How many of these skills are covered in your community?<\/li>\n<li>What can you go out and learn, to fill in some spaces?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been told that when I&#8217;m too busy, overwhelmed and exhausted, my tendency is to do more and think of more things that need doing. Maybe that&#8217;s true, as today in the shower, I started writing this post in my head, and it wasn&#8217;t even on my already overcrowded To Do list. Oh well, better get those thoughts recorded before they disappear, or keep me awake at night. Maybe later I&#8217;ll add more pictures, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388\/revisions\/2455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}