I'm slowly turning our suburban home into a personal fortress. We have a 4Kw/hr solar array on the roof (our last 3 power bills from CoCalEd have been under $10, for city fees). I'm learning how to get an aquaponics rig set up, so we can have our own fresh veggies and fishies. I might eventually get a few chickens for fresh eggs (and the occasional chikkin stu), but I don't think we're ever going to be all that far from civilisation. I'm just happy enough with minimising the earthquake-ness.