the Handbook for Primitive Living

in the Twenty-First Century.

Imagine if tomorrow you had no hydro, no running water, no fuel, no phone. How could you survive? This site is a thought experiment designed to answer that question.

Canadian Soil Map

If you are considering homesteading, or are simply interested in growing your own food, you’ll want to know what kind of soil you have, and if it’s suitable for agriculture. Should you not already own land that you can farm on, you’ll want to know where to look for suitable land.

For Canadians, there is an excellent online map tool for determining exactly how suitable soil is for agriculture. There are additional map tools for forestry, land use, recreation, ungulates, and waterfowl. A good tool for determining where you may or may not want to homestead.