The Vault — Research
Recovery research
What it takes to rebuild after collapse. Public entries are open here; the full database backs the books.
3 entries in Food
Seed saving and rotation after year one
Which crops let you keep your own seed, which betray you in a generation, and how to rotate beds without a soil-test lab.
Root cellars: cold storage with no electricity
Using the ground's stable temperature to hold a harvest through winter — siting, humidity, and the ventilation that stops rot.
Keeping chickens alive through the lean months
Protein on the hoof — the shelter, feed, and predator basics that keep a small flock laying when feed stores close.