Saw this on another site - What are we doing to teach ourselves to not need [them]?
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There are a lot of prepper sites out there.
One thing you need to realize is that you can be self-sufficient in a lot of things, but metal tools break or get lost, so you need to buy lots of extras and also learn the skills to make tools out of scrap metal.
If you are stuck in an area with a good number of people around, and you don't have that much land, one trick is to plant food plants along the roadsides and in the edges of the woods. The average sheep now doesn't know what food plants look like. You can have an almost endless supply of ditch bank potatoes.
There are also the wild plants, such as Queen Anne's lace roots (similar to carrots), and wild onions that are just a stronger version of regular onions.
Before the SHTF, you need to practice gardening and other skills while you have normal supplies as a backup.
I am a decent gardener. I did not know there was anything at the end of Queen Ann's lace! I used to make crowns out of those when I was a kid! I buy most of my tools from estate and yard sales to get bulk for a good price. Also, the older tools are usually better quality.