by lilmissus » Fri 09 Oct 2009, 14:35:51
I think Peak Oil is real. I fear what will happen to America over the next 10 years. I have watched farmland get plowed into subdivisions and sprawl. When I visit my hometown, I see thousands of acres of orchard lands which have been turned into half-completed subdivisions. At least the housing bubble finally burst.
I an not the lone peak oil nutter in town. I live in a fairly progressive neck of the woods. That said, I probably remind folks at the organic food company where I work a little too much of Cassandra.
My hope is that I can survive the zombie hordes. My urban homestead is on the edges of a neighborhood caught betwixt gentrification and violent decay.
Today (furlough friday), I am pricing rainwater collection barrels and purchasing another fruit tree. We have a local nursery that is dedicated to neighborhood food security.
I also want to work on my 5 year plan. We will need to budget pretty carefully if we hope to rip the concrete out of the yard and develop the land, chicken coop, rabbit hutch, wood stove, etc...