tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718820540693869459.post5642668432997355356..comments2013-12-14T03:54:50.017-08:00Comments on Survival Suburbanite Style: What I am preparing for and what I needLacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739974894761463500noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718820540693869459.post-47842392659793099092010-04-22T19:01:11.481-07:002010-04-22T19:01:11.481-07:00Yes. There's a lot to learn, and yes, all of ...Yes. There's a lot to learn, and yes, all of those things you mention, you will have to figure out, at some point. <br /><br />If I could, however, let me suggest that you start with one thing. I started changing our diet so that most of what we eat are things that grow where we live. My motivation was exactly the same as yours, but by starting with the diet, I could focus on the one area where I had control. Plus, since it wasn't (just) about getting ready for TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it), people who didn't need to know that I am a little bit crazy, just saw the food stuff and thought I was trying to feed my family a healthier diet, which I was, but mostly because I'm pretty convinced that we won't have access to or be able to afford food from the grocery in the very near future, and I didn't want us to starve or suffer from food fatigue ;). With concentrating on our diet, I didn't, necessarily, seem crazy from the outside looking in :). <br /><br />Pick one thing to concentrate on first, because it can be very overwhelming.<br /><br />You mention basic medical safety, and for that information, you might find some of the <a href="http://www.hesperian.org/" rel="nofollow">downloadable books on this site</a> helpful. In particular, the book "Where There Is No Doctor", provides some basic information about illness and disease and treatments.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.com