Around my place on one of the least populated areas on the Rockies, burglary, theft and vandalism have been very common over the past ten years or so. Local crooks come from nearby towns and other so-called developments to do it.
The ground is dry, hard packed and sterile. Required permits and property taxes (most of the very few residents being from New York or New Jersey and desiring regulations, fees, etc.), favoring fake open range cattle operations (only seasonal—too cold for cattle), inhibit greenhouses.
Hard freezes come during mornings at any time during summer. Water rights laws only allow water for any outdoor usage (like gardening) on lots more than 35 acres. The bugs are numerous and very hungry for gardens (larvae from potato beetles, larvae other beetles, locusts,...) along with the jack rabbits and cattle (from seasonal development-wide cattle leases required for property tax reasons) and the hordes of prairie dogs for miles and miles.
Gardening can be done, but it’s very complicated and expensive. Planning and preparations for gardening must be done years in advance. A garden here must be like a climate-controlled fortress.
That’s another topic - the ever shifting criminal element that may be creeping closer to your home. Ask me a couple years ago, I’d have told you we’re in a great bug out location. Today, not so much due to outsiders finding us.
That’s another - the ever shifting criminal element that may be creeping closer to your home. Ask me a couple years ago, I’d have told you we’re in a great location. Today, not so much due to outsiders finding us. Everything is constantly changing and so must your prep plans.