That’s why its important to know how to do your own canning and drying.
Root crops that can stay in the ground over the winter are an often overlooked option.
I’m not discounting that this is happening, but this looks very similar to what happened in the gun and ammo industry right after the 2008 election. Prices skyrocketed and widespread shortages ensued, now things are completely back to normal.
Glad I stocked over the past two years.
I do not see that 1 or 2 specialty freeze dried food producers indicate a food shortage, yet. Our grocery stores are in great shape on the shelf and I see scattered price increases, but no great earth shaking issue now.
IF S.510 which is tied into the latest legislation monstrosity that the “Lame-brained Lame Ducks” are forcing become law, than all bets are off. FDA takeover of food and some commie bureaucraps controling that will give us real hungry people. Hungry people do desperate things. Washington should think hard about what they ask for.
The results might be much worse than pitchforks and torches, or for that matter tar & feathers. Real hunger is a game changer, something that unnecessary can only happen with Statist actions.
P.S. I'm not interested in debating the meaning of "wealthy." My point is that monied persons, who are presumably better educated, probably see danger on the horizon. It's not just us poor crazies anymore.
I’m not a fan of dehydrated “survival food”.
I stocked up at the grocery and club stores, enough for a good 6 months. We now only replace what we use. It’s amazing the cost of these replacement items, compared to what was spent last year stocking up. We saved a ton of money by stocking up, and are set for a good 6 months if SHTF.
FOOD PING
Back in ‘99 there was the Y2K boogeyman that no one was completely certain would or would not affect us. I didn’t know and when I saw .gov hedging their bets with food and supplies stored away in secure bunkers I figured I might as well lay in some extra stuff too.
Well, as we all know, Y2K was a fizzle that a few people used to try to tell me that I had been silly. I didn’t think so. Over the intervening years I’ve used some of that stuff and replaced much of it. Since it doesn’t take a fortune-teller to see that this country is probably in for some pretty rough times I’ve kicked myself in the rear and expanded my stores.
I’m too old to try to run away if things do go bad so I’ll just have to sit here, try to look like I’m as poor as everyone else and be prepared to shoot anyone who tries to steal my stuff. That’s not a very good choice and I’d like to be able to just invite the ‘golden horde’ in for coffee and cake but even a cursory study of similar situations in other times and places leads me to believe I’d better be ready to protect myself and my family.
Innerestin’.
Ping.
I know there is no problem, because they are still using corn for fuel.
The Government wouldnt do that if there was a problem./s/
Good afternoon Red. Thanks for the links. We are having a “warm” day today. It is 36 degrees on the way to a high of 38 and low tonight of 29.
It has been unusually cold and schools have been closed due to ice on the roads and we have had single digit nights. The sun is shining today, and the winter wheat is still green, so the garden looks almost like spring.
The tomato limbs that I cut off and stuck in a pot indoors had tomatoes that all ripened well. There is only 2 left, one is almost ripe, another is green and growing. The tomato plant that I dug up and put in a pot is still growing well. It has 5 3”tomatoes that are still green. I am thinking about repotting it to a larger container.
I peeked under the row cover, and straw at the lettuce and onions in raised bed #1 today, and they are doing well, so I should have a little homegrown for the salad on Xmas. Hubby did not get his carrots harvested or covered, so I don’t know how they are doing, but the ground is too frozen to try to pull them up I think.
Have a good week, and Merry Christmas to all.