Today we’re introducing another new series on the site. One that will surface actionable, experience-based advice on how to prepare for the kind of future predicted by the Crash Course.
The pace of major developments happening around us is accelerating – think QE2, currency wars, runaway commodity prices, to name just a few. As a result, we’re hearing more urgent requests than ever before for guidance on how individuals should position themselves.
Hence this new series which, by the way, will be written by our readers for our readers. There are seasoned CM.com members who have been taking steps to put the ideas discussed on this site into practice – and they are graciously willing to share the valuable knowledge they have gained in doing so.
The purpose here is to surface practical gems of wisdom that may otherwise be difficult to pinpoint amidst the multitude of forum threads. And to enhance them further via your comments to these articles. The intent is to save less experienced preppers hours of hunting and heartbreak in trying to learn these lessons via research or trial-and-error.
I couldn’t be more pleased with the line-up of authors who have stepped up to share their experience with us. Today’s maiden post, A Case Study in Community, is from SagerXX – it’s a wonderful recap of how, after moving to a new location where he knew virtually no one, he’s systematically building a local group of people who increasingly are supporting each other in ways drawn from the type of “community” our grandparents knew.
Soon to follow will be posts on aquaponics (Farmer Brown), healthy garden cooking (EndGamePlayer), making the ex-urban transition (joemanc), influencing the political process (ccpetersmd), solarizing your home (rhare) – with others coming soon after. And if there are topics you’d like to see featured here, or if you have interest in contributing a post on a relevant area of your expertise, please indicate so in our What Should I Do? feedback forum.
You’ll find this new series located in the new “What Should I Do?” blog module immediately below the Daily Digest on the CM.com front page. Please give Sager’s piece a read and let us know what you think of this new addition to the site.
cheers,
Adam
by poet