Adorable deer? Only when they’re bounding through the woods away from me. Otherwise, they’re rats with hooves. Dumb enough to leap out in front of moving cars, yet smart enough to flee when a hunter snaps a twig underfoot.
Gotta say it; y’all with gardens are lucky. I read an article from Jack Lawson that indicates we could possibly run out of gasoline and diesel by July 4, thanks to the Hormuz shutdown. And even if we don’t, we’ll have shortages anyway due to 20 percent of the world’s oil supply being effectively offline. So your gardens and hunting rifles will beat the grocery stores, which will end up looking like Soviet State Store No. 69, with a few cuts of stringy meat on otherwise empty shelves . . .
I’m assuming this is the correct Jack Lawson article you’re referring to. If he’s right, we’re in for a world of hurt. https://jacklawsonbooks.substack.com/p/the-pain-is-locked-in
NAILED IT!
You can container garden. Using big enough pots, there are many veggies that do very well in containers.
“So your gardens and hunting rifles will beat the grocery stores, which will end up looking like Soviet State Store No. 69, with a few cuts of stringy meat on otherwise empty shelves...”
A little self-sufficiency goes a long way! We hunt, fish, garden, raise our own beef, buy pork from the next farm over, have chickens, etc. It makes a big difference in our budget and also prepares us for Hard Times when they come around. Again. Which they always do, whether via Mother Government or a local weather disaster or a job loss, serious illness, loss of a spouse, etc. ;)
25 Practical Steps to Self-Sufficient Living for Beginners and Homesteaders
https://theultimatehomestead.com/25-steps-to-self-sufficient-living/
50+ Ways to Be More Self-Sufficient and Stop Relying on Others
10 Ways to Start Your Self-Sufficiency Journey Without Spending a Penny
https://growmakelearn.com/10-start-your-self-sufficiency-journey-cheap/
10 Things You Can Take Back: The Easiest Steps Toward Self-Sufficiency
https://www.arcadiaoffgrid.com/post/steps-toward-self-sufficiency
Some over-lap in the above articles, but anything you do for you and yours to be more self-sufficient, puts you ahead of the pack, IMHO. :)
P.S. More ‘Range Time’ helps. A LOT! :)