The SU Campus
The Survival University Campus continues to improve. The house and grounds were originally purchased as a foreclosure and have been slowly taking shape. The house is being converted to classrooms, an office, and a summer kitchen for canning and preserving. A new roof was the first priority.
In the years since the property was purchased, nearly 100 fruit and nut trees have been planted in an orchard. Last year, a well was dug and this year water storage and irrigation were completed. The orchard is one of the most diverse in the area with multiple varieties of apples, pears, Asian pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, almonds, pecans, a Chinese chestnut, crabapples, persimmons, pawpaws, apricots, Meyer lemon, olives, clementine, avocado, and mulberries along with an assortment of blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, and Aronia berries.
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Shortly after purchasing the property, an underground shelter was built. It represents a good teaching opportunity for those that come to the campus for live events.
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The next big build will be the teaching greenhouse and aquaculture.
Twenty-five 300 watt solar panels were donated to the University through the generosity of Gibson Chiropractic in Laredo, Texas. The solar panels will be used to power the Sun Pumps SDS 128 solar pump for the well, run the irrigation pump, and eventually power the house through the addition of a solar field. They will also power a trickle charge to keep the batteries in peak condition.
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There is also a tremendous need for grounds improvement. There are lots of trees to clear to recover the pastures, trash to clean-up from previous years of neglect (before SU purchased it), the pond needs repaired, trails cut, and the turf rolled.
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The University purchased a Woodland Mills HM 126 Woodlander sawmill for on or offsite lumber production and is rapidly producing lumber for campus projects including a pole barn, greenhouses, and decks for the classroom and canning kitchen. The next purchase will be a well drilling rig to locate additional water sources and offer instruction.
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For pictures and up-to-date information, scroll down the page.
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