I saw threads that indicate, at least a few here are interested in growing food.
wanted to throw some thoughts out there.
you can work on prepping soil, ahead of time. Or just try to collect bags of leaves from the curb, or find someone with animals who will let you clean out their stalls, or start a compost pile. and just stash it in your yard for future use. It can be as simple or as complicated as you want, but you might want to at least get the materials ahead of time. Including locally adapted seeds or some good hand tools.
something else you can do is plant fruits, nuts and berries. This also can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. But they do take a few years to establish. you can find seeds for these things as well, to lower the costs involved majorly.
Are there any active gardeners here?