I wanted something that was away from bus lines, airports, and railroad tracks. Not in the middle of nowhere, but certainly not a city life. I have begun research as to where would be optimal for what I'm needing location wise (because I still want it somewhere nearby) but has good land for farming (even though I struggle to water my houseplants). I am not sure of my gardening capabilities but if TSHTF, I want to be able to attempt to grow my own food.
It's not like I would be having a go at this on my own, I plan to take the people that are closest to me as well as accept people that would wander onto my land after fleeing from said FEMA camps. What I envision is a community of, for lack of a better term, sharecroppers. Instead of being exploitative with awful working conditions, I want it to be what it was originally thought to be. Instead of working for low pay though, it would just be a community effort that gets everyone a place to stay, food to eat, and laughs to share. Everyone would have a job such as mending clothes, cooking, planting/harvesting crops, tending to animals, fishing, security detail, etc. Anything and everything would lead to fulfilling lives with the people they care about.
So my idea of the perfect land would be large acreage with forests, water source, etc. I need to complete my dream safe haven. I realize that this is probably going to be the most expensive part of the plan, but I have to start somewhere.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The beginning
Growing up, my family never had to go without much of anything. Not to say we were monarchs or anything, we were just your average suburban household that was just that-AVERAGE. Of course, I don't know a single person that would ever say there family was normal because we all have our quirks about us that make even the most cookie-cutter neighborhoods unique.
Being raised this way, I never fathomed washing clothes by hand or "rugging it outdoors" For a Texas girl, I had never even been camping before! Which makes you wonder why I would find any aspect of a simpler life interesting. My significant other, James, was what started getting the ball rolling.
He was raised similar to what I was exposed to, but as he grew older and got into college, he stumbled onto a guy named Alex Jones. What most would dub a "conspiracy theorist", this man has changed many lives. He isn't some crazy guy ranting about aliens and prophetic doomsdays. He shapes all of his opinions from news sources that are mainstream, something all of us could get our hands on no problem by picking up a newspaper or turning on the TV. When he does cover something that is not covered in those sources, it isn't just a "believe me take my word for it", he has the video proof of what he covers e.g. FEMA Camps they are building.(If you still are unaware of what these are, you can find a video of one HERE. It is an older video so I apologize for the quality.) And while I like learning new things, I am not a big fan of just listening to someone a few hours every day. James usually comes home from lunch and listens to him for a bit and then goes right back to work, leaving him playing as I am doing my day to day.
The FEMA camp was a big one for me and got me thinking. I live in an apartment that is on the grid so if a disaster would strike, and they start shuttling people off to these camps (which some have double electrified fencing) and shut off the utilities such as water, power, and gas. What would I do? How would I protect my friends and family? So I decided I need to get a plan, but I can't do it alone.
Starting this past week, I have been doing so much research on what would I need. I am a natural born planner so it seems reasonable I can come up with a system that would last. The pages to follow will be the highlights of my research that make come in handy if ever you need it.
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