As anyone following this blog will probably know; Magnus began this project with a worldwide crisis in mind. He had a feeling that one day, quite literally, shit would hit the fan. I think that in the grander scale of things, this could be a minor blip. We just wish we could teleport all our family and friends to our little homestead when the time comes - so we can have a little army of workers, and lots of compost! Anyway, here are a few things we do to avoid being affected by a crisis:
Most Important: A Frugal Mindset and an Introverted Personality
Cheese tastes better when you've been without for a few weeks, socialising seems less exhausting when you haven't done it for a while. This applies to most things (bulk ordering unnecessary stuff on the internet is not included).
3 Months+ of Belly Essentials and Cooking Supplies
The truck could die, the supermarket could be out of flour (again), etc... so we stockpile all the essentials - even though we don't have a storage area or 'pantry'. The kitchen might be overflowing, but our bellies are happy (that is, until the chocolate cravings hit).
Butt Towels To dry off after using the bidet, we each have our own brightly coloured butt towel, just to avoid any confusion. To have this system with children in the house, you need colour coded butt towels. Do not try without - too risky.
Luffa
For all your scrubbing needs. Four seedlings on the farm right now, more to sow in April. We should have enough Luffas for 2 years if the plants do well.
Solar and Hydro
The solar is giving us a little energy, but we are mostly reliant on the Hydro. An essential project on the priority list this year is an in-take system, so when there is a heavy rain we don't have to go without water and energy.
Compost, Sow, Plant Out, Weed, Harvest, Repeat.
The no-dig system saves you time, unless you need to build gardens from scratch or want to fill up on french fries for the rest of your life (we do). You just need to build lots of compost bins, top up your gardens with compost every year, and net your gardens if you direct sow and want to harvest anything, ever.
Minecraft
For all your homeschooling needs!
Homemade Orange Wine
Counts as one of your 5 a day (technically).
Something Fluffy
Blanket, pillow, jumper, cats - we each have something fluffy to keep us cosy on rainy days.
Chickens
Acquire a few chickens, feed them your scraps, and give them a tree to sleep in. The easiest way to get eggs and avoid a supermarket.
Security System
A camera to monitor any weird activity on the farm is always useful, particularly when you have an increasing bunny issue. However, we find cameras to be quite replaceable by Guinea Fowl. Noisy, but reliable. They will go far to eat, but will never leave home.
Oh, one last thing - Projects, with materials on site. So you can keep plugging away, even when materials aren't convenient to get.
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