Self-Provisioning
Food • Water • Shelter • Repair

There comes a time when you realize you must provide for yourself.

Not as isolation — as agency. The basics of life should be understandable, buildable, and repairable by you: food, water, and shelter.

learn-by-building
repair > replace
simple systems
resilience
calm competence
Start Here → the Starter Stack 30-Day Plan Printable Notes

This page is intentionally practical: the goal is progress, not perfection.

FOOD
calories • nutrients • storage

Food is a system, not a store.

The first win is producing any food — even imperfectly. Soil + seed + time = sovereignty.

  • Grow something (herbs, greens, tomatoes)
  • Learn one preservation method (drying, pickling, freezing)
  • Build a pantry baseline (rice/beans/oats/salt/oil)
Minimum: 1 container + 1 plant + weekly harvest habit.
WATER
collection • filtration • storage

Water literacy is survival literacy.

Clean water is the quiet foundation under everything. Learn the basics of safety and redundancy.

  • Store enough (a few days per person)
  • Filter + disinfect (two methods if possible)
  • Know your source (municipal, well, rain)
Minimum: store + filter + backup plan.
SHELTER
weather • insulation • repair

Shelter is applied physics.

Comfort and safety come from understanding airflow, moisture, insulation, shade, and structural basics.

  • Weatherproof the weak points (seals, roof, drafts)
  • Improve thermal control (shade + insulation + airflow)
  • Own a repair kit (fasteners, tape, tools)
Minimum: stop leaks + control temperature swings.

The Starter Stack

A simple stack is a set of small, reliable pieces you can actually maintain. This is meant to be cheap-ish, realistic, and upgradeable.

A simple 30-Day Plan

This is intentionally modest. The goal is to create a new baseline, not a perfect homestead overnight.

WEEK 1
inventory

Stabilize

  • Write your 3 staple meals.
  • Buy/store water for a few days and label dates.
  • Do a shelter walk: leaks, drafts, weak points.
Output: lists + baseline supplies + known weak points.
WEEK 2
build

Build one thing

  • Start 1 container plant (herb/greens).
  • Get a filter and learn maintenance.
  • Patch the #1 shelter issue (seal, tarp, caulk, etc.).
Output: working grow + working filter + one repair.
WEEK 3
redundancy

Add redundancy

  • Add pantry staples you actually eat.
  • Add a backup water disinfection method.
  • Assemble a repair kit in one container.
Output: “two ways” for water + a real repair kit.
WEEK 4
practice

Practice & document

  • Cook all 3 staple meals.
  • Test water process end-to-end.
  • Do a “storm drill” mindset check: calm, tools, plan.
Output: confidence + notes + what to improve next.

Printable Notes

Keep it short. Keep it real. Update it as you learn.

FOOD - My 3 staple meals: 1) 2) 3) - What I can grow right now: - Next upgrade: WATER - Stored amount: - Filter type + replacement schedule: - Backup method: - Next upgrade: SHELTER - Weak points: - Repair kit location: - Temperature strategy: - Next upgrade:

Tip: Print this section. Tape it inside a cabinet. Keep it visible.