Can city people be more self-sufficient in their basic needs like water and electricity and food?
When we lived in the city, we tried our best. Our balcony became our garden and we had fresh herbs, salad fixings, and tomatoes. Water was collected for the food & houseplants from the rain. If our apartment complex would have allowed it, we would have had a community garden too. Obviously city living is not conducive to total self-sufficiency. But you can cut down on the amout of electricity used, water wasted, and gasoline consumed. We moved to the country and I miss the busses and shopping within walking distance. I traded my apartment for a house but I lost some things too. Any conservation that we do will benefit the waters and the land. Buying food from local farms will also help prevent suburban sprawl, which is more devestating than farm equipment will ever be.
