All the more reason to garden yourself and grow your own food.
I thank God every year that we do not have to survive on what I can grow in our garden. They are a LOT of work and one person just can’t do it all.
However, it will supplement what you can find at the grocery stores and if you do have a good crop, you can share or barter with others as well.
Your lucky our HOA bans gardens.
BUT most people in the US can have fresh lettuce March thur november, even if its just a couple of pots on their patio....
anything fresh is far more healthy than store bought..and better tasting...
the other thing you can grow even on your kitchen counter are herbs...dill,basil,chives,oregano..etc....you can then dry them or freeze them and enjoy them all year long....
spices/herb prices are thru the roof.
“However, it will supplement what you can find at the grocery stores and if you do have a good crop, you can share or barter with others as well.”
Beau is adding two more raised beds for me this spring, bringing my total number of beds to 16. This spring will be my biggest food production exercise ever - and I’ve been at this for a very long time. ;)
When I was a ‘Mom’ I worked part time, but then managed our farm garden the rest of the time. I was able to supplement the food for three adults and three growing teen boys from that garden and orchard, and I only had a total of 1 acre of land! It can be done!
We are currently raising a beef steer, and Beau is heading out on two fishing trips this spring and he always brings back a good haul. (Walleye, Perch, Trout...)
Please remember to shop locally and support you local food growers, bakers, meat suppliers, orchards, small grocery stores, etc. We’re all in this together, which has become a cliche, but it truly IS ‘We The People’ vs. Mother Government more so now than ever:
https://www.localfarmmarkets.org/
And, as always, ALL are invited to our Weekly Garden Thread right here on Free Republic! We’d be happy to help you, whether you just want to grow a pot of herbs for your kitchen, or an acre of tomatoes. :)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3945686/posts
Yes! Get your seeds now, if you haven’t already!
Look for techniques and/or tools that make it easier and test them. Some will work and some won’t, they tend to be situation-specific. But chances are, there is something that will help you.
Test different varieties to find the ones that do best in your garden. What grows best in a sheltered backyard in Oregon probably won’t do well in a windswept lot in Arizona, and vice-versa. Find the best match for you.
Learn to save seeds, so you don’t have to buy as many next year.
Learn to use and preserve what you grew, so it doesn’t go to waste.
I was sorting through seeds the other day and realized you can tell how stressed I was at the beginning of each year, just by looking at what I ordered. The years I ordered mostly obscure and/or high-value medicinal herbs, I was confident enough to risk that kind of investment. But last year and this one? Wheat, staple crops, long-keepers, and true potato seeds. Self-seeders like breadseed poppies. Perennials like sea kale. Greens for the chickens. Even fruit tree seeds from a dozen different species.
I’m seeing too many indicators. There are rough waters ahead.