Been gardening for a few years and while the resources for doing so are numerous (Chelsea Green Publishing is a gold mine), I think at this stage the most-pertinent information relates to keeping you sustained during the initial wave of this madness (while also reading from the above publisher and planning a longer-term strategy). There's a sizeable learning curve to gardening effectively, so if the little voice inside your head is telling you to get on it- start now.

1. Even if you live in an apartment with only north-facing windows, you can grow a sustainable amount of sprouts for dirt cheap to get most of your needed nutrients in highly bio-available forms. Best method I've ever used (and currently use) is detailed in Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening by Peter Burke. Stock up on sprouting seeds while you still can. I buy my sprouting seeds from True Leaf Market.

2. Most grocery stores sell rice in 20lb bags. Buy one every time you go to the store. Don't be a toilet paper Karen about it- there's still time to incrementally amass enough to keep you holed up for a while without starving. White rice has a 30-year shelf life if stored properly.

3. Potatoes are perennial and grow from other potatoes-- and growing them in buckets is [in my experience] easier and more-efficient than growing them in-ground-- which means you can grow them on an apartment patio. One potato can grow something like 10lbs if done right. This guy does a great job spelling out exactly how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICHFDQGKG2k

4. In addition/alternative to potatoes, sunchokes (aka Jerusalem Artichokes) are sunflowers with edible tubers that grow like weeds. They're like pretty potatoes that are borderline invasive-- but eating them will give you mad gas. Highly recommended.

5. Most "weeds" that people try so hard to get rid of are not only edible, but also medicinal. Get familiar with your local flora biome- You'll be surprised by how much of your yard is edible (that is, if you don't blanket your yard with glyphosate like a clueless boomer)

Been gardening for a few years and while the resources for doing so are numerous (Chelsea Green Publishing is a gold mine), I think at this stage the most-pertinent information relates to keeping you sustained during the initial wave of this madness (while also reading from the above publisher and planning a longer-term strategy). There's a sizeable learning curve to gardening effectively, so if the little voice inside your head is telling you to get on it- start now.

1. Even if you live in an apartment with only north-facing windows, you can grow a sustainable amount of sprouts for dirt cheap to get most of your needed nutrients in highly bio-available forms. Best method I've ever used (and currently use) is detailed in Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening by Peter Brucke. Stock up on sprouting seeds while you still can. I buy my sprouting seeds from True Leaf Market.

2. Most grocery stores sell rice in 20lb bags. Buy one every time you go to the store. Don't be a toilet paper Karen about it- there's still time to incrementally amass enough to keep you holed up for a while without starving. White rice has a 30-year shelf life if stored properly.

3. Potatoes are perennial and grow from other potatoes-- and growing them in buckets is [in my experience] easier and more-efficient than growing them in-ground-- which means you can grow them on an apartment patio. One potato can grow something like 10lbs if done right. This guy does a great job spelling out exactly how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICHFDQGKG2k

4. In addition/alternative to potatoes, sunchokes (aka Jerusalem Artichokes) are sunflowers with edible tubers that grow like weeds. They're like pretty potatoes that are borderline invasive-- but eating them will give you mad gas. Highly recommended.

5. Most "weeds" that people try so hard to get rid of are not only edible, but also medicinal. Get familiar with your local flora biome- You'll be surprised by how much of your yard is edible (that is, if you don't blanket your yard with glyphosate like a clueless boomer)

Been gardening for a few years and while the resources for doing so are numerous (Chelsea Green Publishing is a gold mine), I think at this stage the most-pertinent information relates to keeping you sustained during the initial wave of this madness (while also reading from the above publisher and planning a longer-term strategy). There's a sizeable learning curve to gardening effectively, so if the little voice inside your head is telling you to get on it- start now.

1. Even if you live in an apartment with only north-facing windows, you can grow a sustainable amount of sprouts for dirt cheap to get most of your needed nutrients in highly bio-available forms. Best method I've ever used (and currently use) is detailed in Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening by Paul Brucke. Stock up on sprouting seeds while you still can. I buy my sprouting seeds from True Leaf Market.

2. Most grocery stores sell rice in 20lb bags. Buy one every time you go to the store. Don't be a toilet paper Karen about it- there's still time to incrementally amass enough to keep you holed up for a while without starving. White rice has a 30-year shelf life if stored properly.

3. Potatoes are perennial and grow from other potatoes-- and growing them in buckets is [in my experience] easier and more-efficient than growing them in-ground-- which means you can grow them on an apartment patio. One potato can grow something like 10lbs if done right. This guy does a great job spelling out exactly how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICHFDQGKG2k

4. In addition/alternative to potatoes, sunchokes (aka Jerusalem Artichokes) are sunflowers with edible tubers that grow like weeds. They're like pretty potatoes that are borderline invasive-- but eating them will give you mad gas. Highly recommended.

5. Most "weeds" that people try so hard to get rid of are not only edible, but also medicinal. Get familiar with your local flora biome- You'll be surprised by how much of your yard is edible (that is, if you don't blanket your yard with glyphosate like a clueless boomer)