How much effort are you putting in to adapting to climate change?

[Kaleva]

Working on converting the back yard into a 2800 sq. ft. vegetable garden and orchard with 11 fruit trees and a 34' row of raspberries.

Yesterday I delivered 3 days worth of emergency drinking water to the homes of extended family who live in town (3). I also set aside here 3 days worth of water for my neighbors who have 5 kids.

I set up a 275 gallon water tote behind the storage building near the garden to be used to water the garden. I plan putting up rain gutters on the building to direct water to the water tote.

Saving up money to to have on hand a rain water capture system. My wife won't let me install it but I'll have it on hand to put in place if the need arises. Bottled water and the water in the 40 gallon water heaters will last only so long.

Gathering materials to install a waterless toilet in the basement.

Learned to pressure can food and have built shelves in the basement to hold several dozen quarts of various canned foods. Already have 37 quarts of soups, chili, sauerkraut and sauces on the shelves.

Got a portable electric generator so I can keep the fridges and freezers cold and the contents therein from spoiling at least until most, if not all, the food in them is consumed.

Made up an inventory list for a 7 day emergency food stock for me, my wife and extended family who live in town. A total of 18 people. As the stock consist of items I use on a regular basis, I already have some on hand. I just have to increase the quantities and since I do use it, there will be a regular rotation of stock.

The above is just some of the things I'm doing or have already done.

[Demovictory9]

1. adapting to climate change or SHTF? your list is very prepper like

I've recently stocked up on water as a earthquake prep. put a bit of water and snacks in my car also

[Kaleva]

2. I expect that there will be shortages of food and other essentials.

What do you think the effects of climate change will be?

[Demovictory9]

3. extreme weather

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. That tends to look like SHTF.

[NickB79]

7. Extreme weather kills crops and disables power grids

So SHTF preparations are fully warranted.

[DemocracyMouse]

5. You are so far ahead of everyone here!

Don't let that discourage you.

(I know, everyone here is addicted to outrage... but maybe try this post again with the title: "What Moscow Mitch is NOT doing to save water for a warming planet.&quot

PS Mother Earth News, the Whole Earth Catalogues and countless organic farms going back to the Shakers and Thoreau's cabin were onto these things years ago. Getting urbanites excited might involve growing a little weed on the roof (along with the legalization legislation)...

[Demovictory9]

6. "addicted to outrage" lol

yeah, we are.

[MissB]

8. I extend my perennial food sources each year.

I try to add 1 to 3 new perennial food producer each year. I’ll run out of room eventually..

I’m trying to perfect my garden techniques, and trying methods that use less water (like hugelkultur). I’m saving seed from annual veggies and starting new plants the following spring. For example, right now I have some scraggly staked mustard plants mixed in with my tomatoes. The mustard seed pods are almost dry enough to harvest and set aside to dry some more. I started them indoors in the winter and planted them out in the spring. They eventually went to seed and now I’m seeing what sort of mustard I can make from the seeds, as well as save them for winter time greens. I’d like to build a cold frame before winter, but I’m a bit busy right now.

I buy open pollinated (OP) seeds. Nearly all my seeds are OP, though I think one of my favorite squashes is an F1.

I already can food, mostly open kettle canning but I have a nice All American pressure canner. I have a basement cold room where all the jars are stored. I also keep dry goods down there- vacuum sealed in jars.

[Kaleva]

9. My garden is going to be a multi-year project before it's fully up and running

But I hope to have it something like what you are doing.

I plan on planting and raising the basics:

Tomatoes ( for fresh eating and chili and spaghetti sauce)

Cabbage (For fresh eating and for sauerkraut)

Parsnips (for winter storage)

Sugar Snap peas (for fresh eating)

Bush beans (for fresh eating and for canned and dilly beans)

Dry shelling beans (for dried beans)

Daikon radishes (for Kimchi)

Chinese cabbage (for Kimchi)

Beets (for fresh eating and for canned pickled beets)

Winter squash (for winter storage)

Carrots (for fresh eating and for winter storage)

Potatoes (for winter storage)

Jerusalem Artichoke (planted separately from the garden)

[Kaleva]

10. The impact climate change is expected to have in the area where I live

"Winters are getting shorter
.Annual average temperatures are growing warmer.
Extreme heat events are occurring more frequently.
The duration of lake ice cover is decreasing as air and water temperatures rise.
Heavy precipitation events, both rain and snow, are becoming more common."

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The decrease in lake ice cover in winter increases lake effect snowfall. Last year, a number of roofs in the region collapsed because of excessive snow.

There was severe flooding north of where I live last year and one boy was killed.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/06/photos_show_michigans_up_devas.html