Even in rural America, the ability to survive on subsistence farming has largely disappeared. It was a hard life, and most were glad to leave it behind. People still garden and still put up canned goods, but it’s more of a hobby or nostalgia. I suspect even those remaining who know how to do all these things would be challenged if that was their only source of food.
I agree totally. And we farm. Fairly large farm. Some of it in the family 125 years. We could still do it, but it would not happen in an instant. Lets pray it is a skill that is never needed.
That would be the ultimate Obama Chaos. He loves chaos.
“Even in rural America”
I am not paranoid of this, but out of caution I updated my reloading capacity about 3 years ago. That is still ongoing.
I grew up hunting. There is a huge amount of local game. It recovered for the 4-5 year drought this past year. Quail population exploded. In places we have the most deer that have been here in my lifetime. Same with wild hogs (unfortunately). And Turkey.
I enjoy gardening too. Put in a much expanded orchard and berry bushes about 4 years ago. Right in the middle of the drought. Was tough to keep those alive.
We have a meat processing building with walk-in box, butcher’s bandsaw, commercial sausage press, commercial meat slicer. And a 4x8 ft. brick smoking pit. We can process our livestock and wild game if needed.
Do I want to go back to that? NO. But my ancestors were here in the rolling plains without organized society. They survived.