I’ve been in contact with multiple survivalist minded groups who tell me they are forming some sort of Libertarian commune where everyone will take care of the communal chickens and pay for things in silver and gold coins. Clearly this is asinine. But small farms are a great place to invest your rapidly declining dollar which will stand up to financial troubles better than a pile of gold bars sitting in your garage.

As I said before, in terms of the Roman Empire style collapse many think will happen gold is a suckers bet for survival in the long term and will be available at cheaper prices once the necessities of life are scarce. Producing things people will always need is a much better investment in the long term for you and your family. Fish farms are increasingly popular and in Ohio are so in demand the state is begging people to start more of them:

Ohio agriculture officials are encouraging more people to go into fish farming as the demand for fish grows, and some fish farmers are hoping the state will help with grants and low-interest loans.

Ohio Department of Agriculture and officials with state fishing associations see locally raised fish as an alternative to seafood imported from abroad.

“Seafood is the No. 2 (trade) deficit in the United States, second only to oil,” said Tony Forshey, chief of the Ohio department’s division of animal industry. “About 95 to 98 percent of our seafood is imported.”

Forshey has said that fish farming, or aquaculture, has great potential in Ohio.

“Ohio is a perfect state for aquaculture production because of our vast water supply,” Forshey told The (Canton) Repository.

With about 260 fish farmers in Ohio, the state is a leader in hybrid bluegill production and also produces yellow perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass and tilapia, Forshey said.

Greg and Jeanette Morris have established a fledgling business with three fish-nurturing ponds on their farm near East Canton.

“We are looking for more people to do this because the demand exceeds what we can put out,” Jeannette Morris said. “People want freshwater fish.”

Those in the business say there is no shortage of buyers.

“Basically, we have a dwindling supply of fish, plus a growing demand,” said Brent Dixon, president of the Fish Farmers of Ohio Association.

Sounds to me like before you pump that $50,000 into gold that you’re survival cul .. I mean group … pooled together you should look into aqua culture and fish farming.