Some resources:

1) PhoenixJen's list may work for your area.

2) for inspiration under similarly challenging circumstances see
http://ag.arizona.edu/oals/ALN.....aster.html
and especially the thumbnail of the map down the lefthand side of the page.

3) Dryland Farming and water harvesting books
http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/books/volume1/
http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/books/

I have friends with a more established garden near me who have fruit to eat from their garden all year round. I went over to their place on the weekend and scored the last of the tamarillos, some windfall kiwi fruit and heaps of lillipilli (native Aust) berries.

I have oranges ripe on my trees and am planning on adding stone fruit, figs, blueberries and mulberries, oh and raspberries. I still buy bananas, as they are grown here in Oz, when I see them on special, but am trying to always buy seasonally. Still I'm excited about future banana harvests of my own.

We have not traveled in over two years - so we are rusty on what would make good, healthy travel food besides dried and fresh fruit, granola, etc. We DO NOT want to depend on restaurant fare or even grocery produce - yikes! How does a homesteader and make from scratch cook ever go away from home? I feel totally tied to the familiar setting of my 4/10 acre homestead and kitchen. Our bodies have acclimated to the healthy home food as well. I am nervous about how to feed us all as we travel. I would welcome any advice!

~Mary

Two years later, we don't buy supermarket produce (unless it's from a Maine farmer, and typically only during the winter). Right now, we do make the exception for olives, but as I'm learning new tricks with pickling, that will likely change before the season is too far gone .