>>11401354>throw those in with your ammo to keep them dryGood to know.
And the garden is a good idea, but it's a short-season. Gardens aren't 12-months of yield.
Plant some fruit trees that are hardy in your climate. They won't produce for at least 1 year, but once they do, it's a bonus.
One $40 apple tree that produces 10 apples in 1 year, and 100 apples the following year is worth it.
I have grown several gardens (different locations) and taken care of livestock. Depending on where you are from, you must protect livestock from coyotes, raccoons, bears, cougars, maybe other humans.
And that's easy.
If you grow a garden, you must protect it from
too much sun
too much rain
all animals and rodents
all weeds
drought
and EVERY FUCKING BUG on planet earth.
I love my garden. But livestock are easier. I don't have to week them.
Chickens are easy. Look up darkling beetles. If you feed them about 18 % protein (beetles) and give them your scraps, they'll run around in a fenced area, crap on everything, and eat bugs and plants.