Posted on 02/04/2014 6:49:25 PM PST by Kartographer
1. Invest in a water filter. 2. Build an emergency medical kit. 3. Keep a few hens. 4. Grow some vegetables and/or fruits. 5. Learn to can. 6. Get a stand-alone freezer. 7. Learn to bake bread. 8. Purchase at least one firearm and get comfortable using it. 9. Homeschool your children.
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Raise chickens in a city?
10. Make some good friends.
11. Learn a skill not related to your day job
Many can. It’s not against the law here in Albuquerque for instance. If fact they have been having trouble with chicken thieves and vandels here
my boss lives in town (idaho falls 60,000) his hens are laying about 11 eggs per day he brings us eggs ever FREAKING day
on the other hand the town i live in (about 3000) has BANNED chickens
Chickens are popular now, many cities will allow a few...there is a website called “backyard chickens” that tries to keep up with laws and ordinances about chickens...
I do both hot water bath canning and pressure canning for meats and soup broth.
Canning is becoming a lost art. Not only is it hard to find someone who does it, it’s becoming hard to find someone who is even INTERESTED in doing it.
Along the lines of “learn to can” I’d suggest getting a vacuum sealing unit to be able to store foods for longer periods.
10. Make some good friends.
11. Learn a skill not related to your day job
I dunno about 10....they always want something.
11. Yea, I’m an Artilleryman, I understand the grunt stuff, I just need to practice it more.
The local Sam’s Club in my suburban SoCal city actually sells chicken coops.
You need friends who are good medics, good at fixing things, good at making comms, good shooters, etc.
Yeah, got no kids but could use a couple hens, goats and wabbits .....
Same question here, as most farm animals are banned inside city limits. As for gardening and canning, yes if you can keep it on the QT...remember the not so safe, 2010 Food Safety Act.
Spent a lot of my youth helping my mother prepare and can food. She was a prepper in a time when it wasn’t needed.
Now to find out who sells the chickens. We have a Tractor Supply that had some chicks a couple of years ago for sale....but haven’t been there lately.
Rabbits can be a good alternative to chickens.
Consider rabbits.
You might want to think about that a little.
We did it more out of necessity. Lots of mouths to feed and you could save a lot of money buying bulk and canning.
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