{
  "id": 18666782,
  "title": "Utah millionaire builds 300-acre doomsday compound to shelter 200 people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/utah-millionaire-builds-300-acre-doomsday-compound-to-shelter-200",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T07:34:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/utah-millionaire-father-of-seven-built-a-300-acre-doomsday-compound-stocked-with-food-weapons-and-supplies-to-shelter-200-people-if-civilisation-collapses-property-now-doubles-as-a-tv-filming-location/articleshow/135627899.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jayson Orvis, a millionaire from Utah, has created a 300-acre doomsday compound in Bountiful, Utah. Over a decade, he has transformed the property into a self-sufficient sanctuary for up to 200 people in the event of a civilization-ending catastrophe. The compound features an armory, machine shop, greenhouses, butchery, and a large storeroom filled with supplies ranging from medical textbooks to portable radios and leather-working tools. It also includes a food forest that grows fruits and vegetables without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, with Orvis noting that they have an abundance of asparagus and raspberries. While the property lacks a massive underground bunker, Orvis believes that relying on such a bunker is an outdated Cold War mentality. Instead, his compound boasts a stockpile of 110,000 pounds of grain, a freshwater well, and solar panels generating electricity. With a diverse group of residents, including medical experts, master gardeners, beekeepers, Navy SEALs, and Afghan refugee commandos, Orvis and his family aim to not only survive but also share resources and help their neighbors.",
  "summary": "Jayson Orvis has created a 300-acre doomsday sanctuary in the heart of Utah, designed to accommodate 200 people during catastrophic circumstances. This unique compound showcases greenhouses and a flourishing food forest, underpinning his vision of cooperative survival. While Orvis maintains a level of skepticism about imminent apocalypse risks, he acknowledges the importance of community over…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}