As someone who deals with 0F normally, has a tremendously shortened growing season and rocks for soil, I tend to listen to much of the advice and raise a singular eyebrow.
What worked in Iowa or even eastern Colorado, doesn’t work here. At all.
Trying to keep the greenhouse warn last year was an exercise in futility. I suppose rocket mass heaters may have worked but both of us having jobs and the kids having school, just collecting enough fuel would be impossible. Let alone being up all night.
And living in town, livestock is not a possibility. And no I am not doing rabbits or chickens. I can go for a thirty minute drive and collect enough rabbits/hares for two weeks as long as I don’t mind bending the rules.
“You have to have seeds”, no you have to be able to grow stuff first. Having seeds without being able to grow them is wasted money and effort.
Blanket statements certainly don’t work for everyone.
Figure out what works for you where you are. After that, good luck.
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Whirlibird.