Amid coronavirus scare, Americans flock to remote land, survival retreats
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation As Americans stockpile basic supplies, pet food and school items amid coronavirus-related closures and “shelter-in-place” orders, many are turning to another strategy to protect their families: fleeing to remote areas. With branches in multiple US states, Fortitude Ranch dubs itself a “survival community” and offers paying members access to remote, […]
TREE-CHANGERS: IN THE US, HOMESTEADERS, CATASTROPHISTS ARE RUNNING FOR THE HILLS TO FLEE UNCERTAINTY
CAREY L BIRON, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on why some Americans are swapping urban living for rural lifestyles…