Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
If it came down to it i could get by with living off the land. I do think alot people would have a very hard time doing that.
In and near H-Town, nothin grows wild that is good to eat. a few pecans, pears and plums. but only at certain times of the year. and 5 million People would have a hard time growing anything of value around here. they would starve before a crop ever came in.
A lot of people can't even cook beyond heating something up in the microwave. How many could tell the difference between a regular weed and poison ivy?
Before people go back to sustaining themselves, they have to learn how.
Honestly , the only thing I could do at first is intensify my fishing trips. In addition , try to learnas much as possible about hunting and growing a garden. I've had friends who grew crops inside with hydroponically controlled systems. That would be a farce , initially , but with passage of time , construction of miniature solar and hydroelectric facilities may prove worthwhile.
Living alone has its benefits and drawbacks. This is a situation where that would be best.
Before people go back to sustaining themselves, they have to learn how.
You've got that right. I honestly don't know anyone who could sustain themselves for any significant length of time. The scary thing is when I discuss the issue, they are either unaware of such skills or mysteriously hostile to having such skills.
I think those skills for the most part died with our grandparents.
You've got that right. I honestly don't know anyone who could sustain themselves for any significant length of time. The scary thing is when I discuss the issue, they are either unaware of such skills or mysteriously hostile to having such skills.
I think those skills for the most part died with our grandparents.
A lot of this knowledge is available at the public library, if one has the inclination and energy to dig into it. It's a sustainable way of life, but takes a lot more effort than microwave cooking, etc.
If we ever do, we will be easy pickings for any invading culture that has a higher technology and/or better social organizational skills than ours. So, such an America would be short-lived as such, and quickly become subservient to a greater power. Unless the whole world goes down the crapper simultaneously.
I think people are under the impression, that gardens produce food year round. Not here they don't. A crop comes in, you eat more than you want, and then that's it, till something else ripens. Get use to eating lots of beans.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
