[cripplecreek]

Peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, asparagus, Roma tomatoes

All of which grow quite well around here with the hit or miss exception of tomatoes. Asparagus grows wild and once you know where to find it you can go cut it every spring.

The real disaster is the fact that Americans have forgotten that many of these crops were only available in season 50 or 60 years ago. Be smart and garden smart and you'll be unaffected by this "shortage".

[AngelesCrestHighway]

I agree....grow your own.

[Mamzelle]

re: The real disaster is the fact that Americans have forgotten that many of these crops were only available in season 50 or 60 years ago. )))

Bears repeating. The food now, compared with the more modest meals my mother made in the sixties, is like a wedding feast every day. I was an adult before I tasted mushrooms, asparagus, and many other kinds of produce.

Apples, cabbage, turnips, potatoes in the cellar....that's what was available, and what would keep.