The Post-Oil Survival Guide for City Dwelling

“And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time... What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” --T. S. Eliot

What is the The Post-Oil Survival Guide?

The age of petroleum is haltingly coming to an end. Some say it started in 2007, some say it will come in 15 years. But the end of cheap and...

Checklists & Considerations

Try to imagine an entirely self-sufficient group of neighbourhoods and communities -- our city -- and what experts will be required and in w...

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

Food production is one of the most important tasks for our survival as a city. The methods in this guide for growing crops are bio-intensive...

Urban Farming Spaces

With no reliable transportation available to haul produce and food from the countryside into the city, all useable growing spaces need to be...

Soil Preparation

Generally the soil in Toronto is of poor quality for growing crops and will require as much nourishment as possible before farming. Start by...

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