I live with my partner and in-laws on a few acres in the rural US. Right now we both have jobs and are saving as much as we can given the crazy way the world is at the moment.
I make less and am more of a junior professional so it’s likely I would be laid off first in a depression. Given this I’ve been thinking about non monetary ways to contribute.
One obvious one is gardening, which made me realize it might be a good idea to stock up on fertilizer if it went from a hobby to a necessity to grow food.
What other bulk things, or things in general might we stock up on that we would kick ourselves for not buying a lifetime supply of while we can?
Thanks a bunch!
If you stock up on food buy things that Will increase in bartering value and that hold value. Like jerkey. Also long shelf life items like beans and rice. Plant an Apple tree, get some chickens, learn to plant,harvest and store potatoes etc
Fyi you may need more than 1 apple tree to get apples or so says the singular apple tree in my backyard
You just need some bees for pollination. Having multiples is a good idea for diversification of risc anyways. Apple trees usually need a couple of years to bear fruit though, so plan ahead.
Your specific tree might not be healthy or might just be too young. :)
im just getting into trees, and i believe apple trees cant self pollinate. if you happen to have a grafted tree with multiple varieties i think its possible.