SHTF Resources for Urban Survival - 6 Books / Videos You Should Have

[001madmex]

I believe "The Joy of Gardening" by Dick Raymond is a superb book on gardening. He advocates block planting. Beans, corn, potatoe and squash are all we need in an a survival situation. Check it out..

[tylerpickersgill]

Yes also add sas survival guide by lofty wiseman and please don't add anything from the church because I can see how the defend your home part of the church it's going to say love your neighbors lol no when they have a weapon I am sure that I won't

[berzerker501]

i know this video is old but other good books are psychology books, gardening, mathematics, liberal arts and writing. if this scenario last more than 3 months.

[freevideos051]

great info thanks

[mrjasoncmiller]

elliott coleman new organic farmer

[marabe999]

Let me suggest "The four season gardening"

[ronc89021]

Thanks for the book info...

[dpla5762]

"The vegetable gardener's bible" by Smith is a great resource with a lot of plant specific information but again his methods are not practical if you cannot acquire large amounts of fertilizers.

[dpla5762]

The absolute one gardening book people should own is "Gardening when it counts" by Steve Solomon. The amount of water and compost needed for square foot gardening and other intensive methods will not be available in a SHTF situation. I put a garden at my parents cabin in NH following his extensive methods. It never needed watering at his plant spacings and produced an amazing crop with NO work. Solomon understands what is coming and how much intensive methods could cost in the future.

[brianmo180]

@dpla5762 I second that!!! Somewhere in the compost section of that book he mentions "The Humanure Handbook" by Joseph Jenkins, another valuable book that solves the matter of what to do with sewage in a way that results in sanitary compost fertilizer for your garden. How to turn waste into fertilizer for your food is a valuable skill, especially in a SHTF senario.

[toshibavoodoo]

gratzz!!

Great video, simple and to the point. I am putting in a raised garden now and know ZERO about growing stuff, will be getting and looking at a lot of gardening stuff very soon.

[bowarburton]

@toshibavoodoo I'm with you. I put in a square foot garden for the first time this year, and as I told my wife, if we had to survive on what I can grow with my current state of skill, we'd starve for sure. But I intend to get better and try the whole cycle next year, through harvesting seeds from heirlooms.

[jackkoo1234]

hi, do you have the links to those first 2 individuals?

[tekmnd]

I have Ferfal's book and I will second the recommendation on it.

If you search "argentina collapse" on youtube, there is a 12 part series really worth watching. The part that really hit me was the clothes the protestors were wearing (these were once upper middle class people so many protestors had on very nice clothing), and the people just standing there throwing rocks at the banks.

Cheers

Tek

[vida130]

I love Sq foot Gardening by mel bartholemew especially for the urban setting where you don't have much space.

[asimov13647]

My gardening book of choice is Crockett's Victory Garden. It was good 40 years ago and still is. I have Lundin's book and did not care for it much. It was pretty basic and addressed the philosophy of survival more than the 'how to'. I also recommend the Foxfire books, both as a source of information and as a source of entertainment. Another commenter said it and I agree: include Rawles' Patriots.

[V5R7N]

How would FerFal's book help us here?

[Survive2Day]

@V5R7N I think that Ferfal's treatment of security is very valuable, as well as his insights into bartering and what types of jobs / businesses fared well, his suggestions for items to stock up on, etc. Ferfal lives in a major metropolitan area in a country whose middle class was every bit as wealthy as the US.

[stymye]

"The complete Vegetable and Herb Gardener" by Burpee is one I refer to a lot and it is an organic guide, great for new and old gardeners. 

[survivaleveryday]

Great video

[Ericlepiqable]

so youand him make a third party lolll.seriously.........around­ :58

[TheyKNOWandYOUdont]

I wish I had Merle Olsen on my team

[usarmyprepper]

the encyclopedia of country living!!!!!

[tentmanross]

a good book is "how to do almoast any thing" this is a book published by the readers digest is is an a to z of almoast any thing you will ever nead.

[vlr1230]

Gardening When it Counts by Steve Solomon is a very good one.

[ChrisGilliam39]

@vlr1230 I read the PDF one and had to get the book. I've read several gardening books this year and that was the best.

[BexarPrepper]

I find Cody Lundin's book difficult to stay interested in. Love the others though. I think a must have book is Better than store bought by Helen Witty and Elizabeth Schneider Colchie especially for those that currently live a packaged lifestyle. Also Fresh Food Dirt Cheap by the editors of Organic Gardening Magazine. How to make your food last all year long from the garden. Blessings!

[mjclermont]

Interesting selection, I would add Rawles.

[germanberserk]

life saving info thx you a lot.