I would look to Canada and Alaska, or even some areas of Montana. Pretty much everywhere is going to get hotter and change, just try not to displace indigenous peoples.
Alaska would be lovely if not for the cost of importing materials. As a fungiculturist I can't do much with softwood so I'd be importing hardwood internationally from BC or from the mainland. Same goes for any complex manufacturing. Montana's outdoor growing season is shittier than Colorado's which already infuriates me. The Rockies give you very little summer to work with and it's full of giant hail. The lower population density would be great compared to areas next to major metropolitan areas in the midwest, but homesteading would be frustrating.
Youre goiing to have to learn from Native American strategies in areas like montana. Theres a reason why cattle rearing is still done there, you have to survive off things like grass which you can only readily do if you use ruminants as an intermediate. They can provide oils through butter and suet, wool if you use goats or alpacas, or leather otherwise. Learn from the people that came before us, we are their inheritors whether we like it or not.
I would look to Canada and Alaska, or even some areas of Montana. Pretty much everywhere is going to get hotter and change, just try not to displace indigenous peoples.
Alaska would be lovely if not for the cost of importing materials. As a fungiculturist I can't do much with softwood so I'd be importing hardwood internationally from BC or from the mainland. Same goes for any complex manufacturing. Montana's outdoor growing season is shittier than Colorado's which already infuriates me. The Rockies give you very little summer to work with and it's full of giant hail. The lower population density would be great compared to areas next to major metropolitan areas in the midwest, but homesteading would be frustrating.
Youre goiing to have to learn from Native American strategies in areas like montana. Theres a reason why cattle rearing is still done there, you have to survive off things like grass which you can only readily do if you use ruminants as an intermediate. They can provide oils through butter and suet, wool if you use goats or alpacas, or leather otherwise. Learn from the people that came before us, we are their inheritors whether we like it or not.