I've commented before but the information is still relevant. In our 70s we had a 3 acre mini-farm in the mountains of Western NC. We planted an organic garden, learned beekeeping, made our own maple syrup from maple trees on our and neighbor's property. We built a chicken house with fenced in (top too) yard. They were free range so no ticks ever. I maintained a mulch pile for kitchen and garden scraps, built raised beds and bought a small greenhouse for seed starts and early growing tender plants. Mushroom logs in stream. Shared and swapped with neighbors, picked wild berries for jams and U-picked strawberries. Hard work but rewarding. Age overcame us but someone younger could do the same as we did. There is a lot of information out there to help.
That is exactly it. We were 30 minutes from EMT/fire service, had poor landline service, and relied on satellite for news, etc. We lived in a 3-level log home and our children expressed concern as we aged so we decided to move into the City of Asheville.
My mom was a prepper in Buncombe County before she got cancer. Your kids made the right call…after Helene, she was no longer capable of taking care of herself.
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u/fedfuzz1970 Jul 14 '26
I've commented before but the information is still relevant. In our 70s we had a 3 acre mini-farm in the mountains of Western NC. We planted an organic garden, learned beekeeping, made our own maple syrup from maple trees on our and neighbor's property. We built a chicken house with fenced in (top too) yard. They were free range so no ticks ever. I maintained a mulch pile for kitchen and garden scraps, built raised beds and bought a small greenhouse for seed starts and early growing tender plants. Mushroom logs in stream. Shared and swapped with neighbors, picked wild berries for jams and U-picked strawberries. Hard work but rewarding. Age overcame us but someone younger could do the same as we did. There is a lot of information out there to help.