[B4Ranch]

When you have a few million people who are hungry, retooling isn't an option. I would doubt that, during the winter months, if one was to gather every can of food in the entire North America that you could feed us all for 15 days.

That takes into consideration all the canned food in Canada and Mexico plus our own. The crop production during those months is miserable.

The supermarkets in a city use to have five to seven days food for the city, now we are down to three and the shelves would be bare.

The USDA won't permit Country of Origin (COO) labels on fresh meat or vegetables. Why do you think that is? Could it be that they don't want us to know just how much we rely on foreign foods today?

We are way too vulnerable, IMHO.

[Lady Heron]

Last time I looked we feed the world. What has happened to change that? We are supposed to have enough food stored in reserve to feed this country for a long time in case of war, has that changed also and if so who did it?

On the family farm we own the production per crop has increased incredibly since the 80's I am told, so I am not sure I see the food problem like you do. It is everything else that is the true problem. Besides if you remember everybody was told to have a garden in their back yard during WWII, they also began keeping chickens and rabbits in their yards also.

Over all food has been a very strong point for America.

[hgummer]

The Department of Homeland Security and my state emergency management agency recommend a 72 hour emergency kit for most disasters. I gather that this type of emergency may go on quite a bit longer than three days?

[Nowhere Man]

When you have a few million people who are hungry, retooling isn't an option. I would doubt that, during the winter months, if one was to gather every can of food in the entire North America that you could feed us all for 15 days.

I think you'd see a comback in game hunting with a lot of people out there hunting for game with anything from revolvers to assault rifles. The downside is that if you spot a deer, elk, buffalo, etc., when you fire your gun, the noise will let others know within a 5 mile radius (sound will carry more when things like airplanes don't fly anymore, etc, I live near an airport and it was kind of eerie when the President ordered all flight traffic to a halt for a week) of your general direction and give them the idea that the best way to bring home the venison is to find you.

[american spirit]

Seems like a wise man was right when he said "we're only 6-7 meals away from chaos"