Corn Woman
Almost Self-Reliant
1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like? Southern Utah Zone 5
2. How many people are in your family? Marital status? 9, married
3. How would you define self sufficiency? Making what I need and use.
4. What would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you needed? I would be totally off the grid.
5. Have you ever built a house , or other types of building? Do you want to? No
6. Can you weld? Steel, aluminum, MiG, TiG, stick, Oxy-Acet? No
7. Who or what inspired you to become more self sufficient? SS inspired me to do more.
8 Cloth or paper? Paper
9. In what ways are you self sufficient now and in what ways would you like to learn more? I grow and preserve almost everything we eat. I would
want to learn to install wind and solar generated power for my home.
10. In what way(s) will you never choose to become self sufficient? #8 cloth
11. Are you interested in stocking up for future needs? I already do.
12. Where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world? In the middle of nowhere.
13. Can you drive a farm tractor or a semi? No but I can drive a forklift.
14. Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these? Yes
15. Can you have legally livestock where you are at? Do you have any? What kinds? Chickens and rabbits yes livestock no. I have chickens and rabbits
16. Can you operate a lathe? Metal, wood? No but I can learn.
17. Do you like to garden? If so, what do you enjoy growing? I love to garden. Tomatoes, peppers, corn, beans, ect.
18. Do you fish? Bait or explosives? Yes bait
19. How much space/land do you have or rent? City? Country? Regular size city lot in a rural town plus a large 1/3 acre that belongs to a friend.
20. Are you a Novice, Technician, General, Advanced? ARRL? ?
21. What is your self sufficient specialty? Or what one would you like to learn? Growing canning and preserving.
22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take? No idea.
23. Do you do wood work? framing, finish, cabinet? No
24. Are you interested in herbal medicine? Yes
25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be? Washington state
26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking? Not anymore.
27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be? Me with super powers, hero but sometimes a villain if I'm feeling really irritated.
28. Are your family or friends also interested in self sufficiency? No
29. Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs? Yes Yes Yes No and Yes
30. What was your MOS?
31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs? Yes
32. What skills do you have that help you be more self sufficient? Gardening
33. In which fictional universe would you most like to live?
34. Do you have solar panels? Plans to use solar energy? No but I want to.
35 What is the mass/weight ratio of a European swallow carrying a coconut from the tropics to England? Does the coconut have the husk on or off?
36. Have you ever lived completely off grid? Would you like to? No, yes
37. In what do you trust? The Lord
38. Do you make things yourself to save money? All the time
39. Has trying to be more self-sufficient changed your attitude or habits about money/spending? Not really I have always been very frugal
2. How many people are in your family? Marital status? 9, married
3. How would you define self sufficiency? Making what I need and use.
4. What would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you needed? I would be totally off the grid.
5. Have you ever built a house , or other types of building? Do you want to? No
6. Can you weld? Steel, aluminum, MiG, TiG, stick, Oxy-Acet? No
7. Who or what inspired you to become more self sufficient? SS inspired me to do more.
8 Cloth or paper? Paper
9. In what ways are you self sufficient now and in what ways would you like to learn more? I grow and preserve almost everything we eat. I would
want to learn to install wind and solar generated power for my home.
10. In what way(s) will you never choose to become self sufficient? #8 cloth
11. Are you interested in stocking up for future needs? I already do.
12. Where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world? In the middle of nowhere.
13. Can you drive a farm tractor or a semi? No but I can drive a forklift.
14. Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these? Yes
15. Can you have legally livestock where you are at? Do you have any? What kinds? Chickens and rabbits yes livestock no. I have chickens and rabbits
16. Can you operate a lathe? Metal, wood? No but I can learn.
17. Do you like to garden? If so, what do you enjoy growing? I love to garden. Tomatoes, peppers, corn, beans, ect.
18. Do you fish? Bait or explosives? Yes bait
19. How much space/land do you have or rent? City? Country? Regular size city lot in a rural town plus a large 1/3 acre that belongs to a friend.
20. Are you a Novice, Technician, General, Advanced? ARRL? ?
21. What is your self sufficient specialty? Or what one would you like to learn? Growing canning and preserving.
22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take? No idea.
23. Do you do wood work? framing, finish, cabinet? No
24. Are you interested in herbal medicine? Yes
25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be? Washington state
26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking? Not anymore.
27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be? Me with super powers, hero but sometimes a villain if I'm feeling really irritated.
28. Are your family or friends also interested in self sufficiency? No
29. Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs? Yes Yes Yes No and Yes
30. What was your MOS?
31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs? Yes
32. What skills do you have that help you be more self sufficient? Gardening
33. In which fictional universe would you most like to live?
34. Do you have solar panels? Plans to use solar energy? No but I want to.
35 What is the mass/weight ratio of a European swallow carrying a coconut from the tropics to England? Does the coconut have the husk on or off?
36. Have you ever lived completely off grid? Would you like to? No, yes
37. In what do you trust? The Lord
38. Do you make things yourself to save money? All the time
39. Has trying to be more self-sufficient changed your attitude or habits about money/spending? Not really I have always been very frugal