Take That, California!
Might Livingston, Montana Displace California as the Breadbasket of America?
Raymond Ziemkowski
September – October 2024 • Vol 4, No 12
Some of you may be familiar with “The Sleeping Clairvoyant,” Edgar Cayce’s readings and prophecies, which stated that, as our planet moves into Aquarius, cataclysmic Earth changes might occur, resulting in a dramatically different landscape of our planet—changes that would result in much of California and the West Coast falling beneath the ocean, and our own Livingston becoming one of the world’s five major food production and distribution centers. Take that, California!
If this idea is new to you, a 1977 article (LINKED HERE) by Owen Jones of the Livingston Enterprise was printed in Helena’s The Independent Record that documents and explores the details of this Cayce prophecy. Jones writes in this article, “If predictions come true, California will fall into the ocean, New York City will be destroyed, and the greater part of Japan will be under water. But Livingston will emerge from it all as the food distribution center of the world.”
Jones interviewed Billings resident Joan Galles, who was a regional representative for the Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE), which is dedicated to preserving and researching Cayce’s more than 14,000 readings in their library in Virginia Beach, Va.
According to Galles, geologists have studied Cayce’s predictions about Earth changes and found them believable. “Some of the changes could happen if the Earth were to shift on its axis,” she said. Many people believe deeply in the Cayce prophecies and some have moved away from “doomed” locations to areas predicted to be safe, like Livingston.
As to the timing of such an event, Jones quotes Galles, “No one really is sure when the Earth changes that Cayce predicted will come about,” adding that, “Cayce’s research has timed the changes to begin when two famous volcanoes erupt simultaneously. When Mounts Pele and Etna both start erupting, people in California have 90 days to leave or learn to swim. And Livingston had better prepare to be the most important city on Earth!” Okay!
Whether or not an Earth-axis shift triggers Cayce’s scenario of cataclysmic events, there is an “axis shift” occurring on our planet right now in how global food production and distribution is feeding our populations. And like Edgar Cayce’s prophecy, Livingston and surrounding regions are right in the middle of it.
Big, industrial agriculture, based on toxic fertilizers and pesticides, GMOs, mono-crop farming, centralized packing and processing, and inefficient water and soil conservation are all creating a backlash of environmental and health issues around the globe. Our ability to grow and distribute food to feed our populations has never been more vulnerable.
To counter these problems and to return control, security, and food sovereignty back to local communities, new holistic strategies and initiatives are gaining traction. This will return us to smaller, local and regional production, processing, and distribution of our food—not only here in Livingston and Paradise Valley, but also in rural communities around the globe.
New technologies are creating super-rich soils. Accelerated growth and yields are being developed and put into practice. Innovative water-conservation strategies are working with Mother Nature to hold moisture in our soils and landscapes rather than being lost to evaporation and runoff.
Here in Livingston, Paradise Permaculture Institute, a non-profit started in 2014 by Mona Lewis, is right on cue, sponsoring a workshop by Mark Shepard, author of two groundbreaking books, Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers, and Water for Any Farm: Applying Restoration Agricultural Water Management Methods on Your Farm. Event dates are September 6th through 8th, 2024.
Mark Shepherd’s New Forest Farm located in Viola, Wisconsin, has evolved from worn-out row-crop fields to a 106- acre showcase, commercial-scale, perennial agriculture operation. This is one of the most famous agroforestry permaculture systems on the planet—plus it’s economically successful!
Mark Shepard heads up Restoration Agriculture Development and Forest Agriculture Nursery, but he’s most widely known as the author of his award-winning books. Restoration Agriculture is based off his experiences at New Forest Farm and represents his belief in the ability of sustainably-grown, perennial food crops to feed us into “our resource-compromised future.”
From his more recent book, Water for Any Farm, (and by taking the workshop), you can learn about his keyline adaptions and ways to optimize water across your property.
This workshop is an opportunity for all gardeners, farmers, ranchers, conservationists, permaculturists, biological researchers, scientists—and anyone who cares about the future of world food production—to experience hands-on methods of moving and saving water on the land that will increase the production of animal and food crops, rebuild soil, and contribute to local food sustainability.
Check out Paradise Permaculture Institute and details of the upcoming workshop with Mark Shepard HERE.
Raymond Ziemkowski is a native Montanan. He has been a student of many spiritual teachings since he was a teenager, often experiencing visionary dreams and insights. For most of his adult life, he has sold crystals, gems, and books spanning the esoteric teachings of the world religions. “Over the years,” he says, “I’ve listened deeply to the customers in my store. I consider the highest teaching and path, and the best book for them, to be the one that guides them to the next steps on their spiritual path.” Raymond is a long-time member of https://www.heartscenter.org/
