[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Augie :" I like to maintain a back-stock of items that are important to have on hand at all times.
To my way of thinking, it’s simply a matter of personal responsibility."

Exactly true !
Even gardening seed has shown shortages and price increases with more people relying on home gardens, and 'victory gardens'.
Garden seed which used to sell for $1.50 per packet, are now $2.49 and up, with the biggest increase in heirloom seeds.
Similar increases in the cost of fertilizers.
Yes, individual personal responsibility is a trait that our parents passed on down, and they got it from their parents.
Fortunately, such character development was a result of most two-parent families, which are significantly less frequent in today's world.

[metmom]

One thing about garden seed is to buy heirloom or what’s called open pollinated varieties so you can save the seeds yourself and have them breed true.