by suburban | Oct 4, 2010 | Food, Gardening, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I have plans. I always have plans. But one of my plans this fall is to build a raised garden box the size of a table I have on the deck of my apartment. It is worthy investment, assuming I am going to stay in this spot for the next couple of years so I can reap the... Read more
by suburban | Sep 8, 2010 | Food, Gardening, Heirloom Seeds
There has been a lot of chatter about Senate Bill 510 recently, and I do not see much reporting on it. What I do see is a lot of rumor and innuendo about it, and I have to be honest, that I must do more in depth research myself. However, in light of recent chatter... Read more
by suburban | Aug 5, 2010 | Books, Gardening, Homesteading, Preparedness, Self Reliance
It’s no secret that most people in the suburbs here in NJ get out of bed at 5:00 / 5:30 a.m., shower, and saunter their way to the train, bus, or car to commute their way to work every day. Most days it can take 30 – 120 minutes depending on the traffic... Read more
by suburban | Aug 2, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Gardening, Guns / Weapons, Homesteading, Hunting, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
This is a thought that hit me this weekend as I was surfing the Web for survival topics so I could learn something new. I was looking up Bug Out Locations, and it hit me that, we (I) discuss prepping your primary home with preps primarily for Bugging In. But I... Read more
by suburban | Jul 28, 2010 | Electro Magnetic Pulse, Food, Gardening, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I will probably write about EMP attacks more than other types of attacks. The reason is that I think that this is one of the most viable attacks from a foreign power that we could see in the future. I also think that it is one of the most dangerous attacks that we... Read more
by suburban | Jul 19, 2010 | Gardening, Heirloom Seeds, Plants, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I didn’t go crazy on them or spend $100.00 for a cache of seeds either… I bought them off of Ebay, which may have been a mistake, but I didn’t spend more than $20.00 plus shipping on a small cache of seeds. I first want to experiment with them, see... Read more