Growing a vegetable garden is one of the best ways to be prepared for modern disasters of all kinds. Growing some of your own food could mean the difference between being well fed and not so well fed, enjoying some little luxuries, or being deprived. Follow along as I expand my garden and learn some new lessons.
It’s not only cold snaps that can threaten your water supply, but any of a multitude of climate and weather related possibilities. Anything that threatens the power grid or the quality of the water supply itself, can cause water pumping stations to shut down.
Part of the solution is to stock up on water just before disaster strikes, and consider catching the rain…
What are the links between climate change and extreme winter? Let’s explore some possible mechanisms for this growing threat.