Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot and Republican Party mega-donor, has passed away at the age of 95. During his life, Marcus amassed a net wealth of around $7.4 billion and, along with Arthur Blank—the owner of Atlanta’s professional football franchise, the Atlanta Falcons—launched The Home Depot in 1978. Today, the company boasts 2,300 locations with a total market capitalization of around $400 billion and is one of the United States’s leading home improvement retailers.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1929, Marcus was the youngest of four children of Russian Jewish immigrants. He pursued a degree in merchandising and marketing at Rutgers University, which led him into the retail sector. It was while working at Handy Dan Home Improvement in California that Marcus met Blank. After being dismissed from their jobs due to a management change, the two devised a plan to create a new type of home improvement store that would surpass existing options.
Marcus served as Home Depot’s CEO until 1997 and remained chairman until his retirement in 2002. The company’s roots are in Atlanta, where Marcus and his wife Billi were recognized for their philanthropic contributions. These include founding the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University and a substantial donation of $250 million towards the Georgia Aquarium in 2005.
A vocal Republican supporter, Marcus contributed financially to numerous political campaigns, including those of President Donald J. Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). He frequently appeared on networks like Fox News to discuss his political views, particularly his concern over what he perceived as the rise of socialism. He also expressed concerns about declining work ethic and free speech in the United States. […]
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Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
