The Real Crisis That Will Soon Hit the US

ZeroHedge ^ | 2/18/11 | Phoenix Capital Research

[HangnJudge]

Forget stocks, the real crisis is coming… and it’s coming fast.  

Indeed, it first hit in 2008 though it was almost entirely off the radar of the American public. While all eyes were glued to the carnage in the stock market and brokerage account balances, a far more serious crisis began to unfold rocking 30 countries around the globe.  

I’m talking about food shortages.  

Aside from a few rice shortages that were induced by export restrictions in Asia, food received little or no coverage from the financial media in 2008. Yet, food shortages started riots in over 30 countries worldwide. In Egypt people were actually stabbing each other while standing in line for bread.   We’re now seeing the second round of this disaster occurring in Egypt and other Arab countries today. Thanks to the Fed’s funny money policies, food prices have hit records. And even the Fed’s phony measures show that vegetable prices are up 13%!   The developed world, most notably the US, has been relatively immune to these developments… so far. But for much of the developing world, in which food and basic expenses consumer 50% of incomes, any rise in food prices can have catastrophic consequences.   And that’s not to say that food shortages can’t hit the developed world either.   According to Mark McLoran of Agro-Terra, the Earth’s population is currently growing by 70-80 million people per year. Between 2000 and 2012, the earth’s population will jump from six billion to seven billion. We’re expected to add another billion people by 2024. So demanding for food is growing… and it’s growing fast.

[griswold3]

post #120

Love Yukon Gold
Have you dried tomatoes? I’d like to find better tips on that.

[Overtaxed]

Yeah...I usually dry the last tomatoes I pick before the first frost. I slice them in half and put them on a french bread loaf pan (it’s perforated) and set that on top of the heater (oil electric) that I use in my sunroom. I suppose I could use the oven to dry bigger batches but I have this thing about running unvented gas appliances overnight. :)

My usual method of tomato preservation is canning.

[HangnJudge]

...Have you tried dried tomatoes?

Easy to make
All you need is a good crop of ‘maters
A pickup truck, and a hot day

[FrogMom]

We’ve been buying bullion like this:

http://bullion.nwtmint.com/silver_stagecoach.php

[JDW11235]

This may or may not be helpful for somethings you may try:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/homest/msg030812053455.html

As to the cause of the potatoes going bad, I’m at a loss...

“I just love fresh green beans, ham and potatoes!”

I’m so envious right now. Here in Northern Utah we still have several inches of snow on the ground and I’ll not be able to plant for at least 10 weeks :( I’m thinking of putting some pots in my southern window’s. I have some bamboo and a big rosemary plant inside right now, but I’m getting itchy for my garden!

[JDW11235]

Where can we get Jerusalem Artichokes. I’ve heard of these as an alternative for diabetics. I’m not diabetic, but my father is and I’ve been wanting to hear more about them. Thanks in advance, if you have the time.

[griswold3]

I’m in Ohio. Last frost date May 15.
So the plan is to finally put up the greenhouse (16X12) I’ve had in the barn for the past 5 years.

[Maceman]

Eating canned vegetables is about as satisfying as making love to a blow-up doll. (OK, I’ve never done it with a blow-up doll, but I grew up on canned vegetables. Yuck.)

[Libertynotfree]

It’s an ethical issue. Sometime we have to make a hard choices between Poisson pill and double digit yield.

[grey_whiskers]

That's profiteering due to the recent hard freeze in Mexico.

Cheers!

[HangnJudge]

I have always thought that the environmental movement
wanted people to die

They say “Save the Earth”
but the Earth will do just fine, regardless
What they mean is to clear the Earth of parasitic people
So only those “enlightened” live on

[JDW11235]

Last year I took ten weeks of cabinetry and woodworking classes with my best friend, and we took a welding class starting a few weeks ago. We wanted to take blacksmithing, but it was cancelled as there weren’t enough enrolled.

I think there is definitely some divine inspiration, herd mentality, call it what you will going on. I’m going to try making soap this year. I have been interested in doing things hands on for a long time. I thought about buying a laundry drying rack this year, but decided that for the same cost I could build one myself, to my specific needs. It’s great to be able to do things on your own. I often envy the knowledge (not necessarily lifestyle) of our forefathers in maintaining what they had. While I’m no eco-greeny, I do agree that our society has decayed a bit into a consumer fanatical mess. I like good quality items, and I like to do things myself. I’ve never had, not will own an ipad gizmo do-hicky that I’d have to replace each time a new one comes out. To each his own. Unfortunatly though, when everyone else wants low quality, easily replacable and cheap, you have to really look hard or really fork out to get the quality tools etc. that you need/want. And, for me, hopefully not from China (I’m working on this).

[Libertynotfree]

Well said! They are continuing to make plans on Global warming and high speed rail.

[TheOldLady]

I think it’s Soylent Green, but I can’t read the nutrition label.

[Overtaxed]

I got mine from Jung: http://www.jungseed.com/dp.asp?pID=04524

The first year, the rabbits nipped the tops off as they came up so they didn’t produce well that year.

I got maybe four or five pounds from the one-pound order that I planted last year but I’ve got part shade and clay soil that I tried to amend. They probably would have done better if I had watered and fertilized properly. I fenced out the rabbits last year with a 2’ tall ring of chicken wire.

[JDW11235]

I’d like to make a greenhouse, or buy one if the price is right. Do you have any recommendations for either, by any chance?

[JDW11235]

Thanks so much for the info and the link. Vermin are such a pain. We have had a rampant problem with voles because it didn’t get cold enough last year to thin them out. Thankfully there are snakes on the property that hopefully will help with that. There are some cat about the property as of this winter, that I’m hoping will help end that problem too.

[TheOldLady]

Rockefeller wing...  Not all socialists are in the democrat party.

You got that right.

[HangnJudge]

The first year, the rabbits nipped the tops off

Mmmmm...
Hossenfeffer...

[Overtaxed]

Good luck with it!

I said “part shade” but I guess “part sun” would be more accurate. I always get hung up on that whole “part” thing. They had enough sun to flower. I had some trees trimmed and removed last fall so they’ll get more sun this year.