Food Preparedness
For 100s of millions of years generation after generation lived in seasonal harmony with nature. Our body weights would adjust with the availablity of food nature provides. We would eat seasonally, greens in spring, grains in fall and meats in winter (AND WHATEVER ELSE WE HAD DEVELOPED THE TECHNOLOGY TO STORE). Population would adjust, due to sickness and starvation until a "natural" balance was reattained.
Populations that prepared, survived. Peoples' that didn't succumbed to starvation, hoards and barbarians
Today in America we have become too dependant on the "Supermarket" as our 'nature' in providing the sustanance required for survival. Most people have never experienced empty supermarket shelves and so take this for granted. I know I used to.
Frankly though after studying our economic debt situation, foreclosures, unemployment etc, I don't know how anyone could continue to trust this fragile system or the crooked politicians who are only making things worse. After seeing revolutions sweep around the globe due to food riots, increasing scarcity and inflation I can no longer make pretend that food grows on supermarket shelves.
I am especially concerned for friends and family living in major population centers such as cities. Here there is at most a 3 day supply of food. One major disruption and it is all toast. We all saw what happened during Katrina. Don't expect FEMA to save you.
So while you scamble going to and from your job for your paycheck remember you cannot eat your cash. And remember you cannot store any food after a crisis happens and there is none left to store. Cash in the bank is no measure of your true wealth. Banks can close their doors, ATMs can easily stop working.
I'd rather we all prepare a bit and probably one of the best places to start is to consider putting back a little. A one month supply of basic food stores feels better to me than that same money sitting on vulnerable 'account.'.
In case you have no idea where to begin, click the link. Invest a bit to learn, save yourself the time, money and hassle of research Self Reliance 101, A good place to start if you haven't already... And even if you have and want to double check, - make sure you covered most everything.
For 100s of millions of years generation after generation lived in seasonal harmony with nature. Our body weights would adjust with the availablity of food nature provides. We would eat seasonally, greens in spring, grains in fall and meats in winter (AND WHATEVER ELSE WE HAD DEVELOPED THE TECHNOLOGY TO STORE). Population would adjust, due to sickness and starvation until a "natural" balance was reattained.
Populations that prepared, survived. Peoples' that didn't succumbed to starvation, hoards and barbarians
Today in America we have become too dependant on the "Supermarket" as our 'nature' in providing the sustanance required for survival. Most people have never experienced empty supermarket shelves and so take this for granted. I know I used to.
Frankly though after studying our economic debt situation, foreclosures, unemployment etc, I don't know how anyone could continue to trust this fragile system or the crooked politicians who are only making things worse. After seeing revolutions sweep around the globe due to food riots, increasing scarcity and inflation I can no longer make pretend that food grows on supermarket shelves.
I am especially concerned for friends and family living in major population centers such as cities. Here there is at most a 3 day supply of food. One major disruption and it is all toast. We all saw what happened during Katrina. Don't expect FEMA to save you.
So while you scamble going to and from your job for your paycheck remember you cannot eat your cash. And remember you cannot store any food after a crisis happens and there is none left to store. Cash in the bank is no measure of your true wealth. Banks can close their doors, ATMs can easily stop working.
I'd rather we all prepare a bit and probably one of the best places to start is to consider putting back a little. A one month supply of basic food stores feels better to me than that same money sitting on vulnerable 'account.'.
In case you have no idea where to begin, click the link. Invest a bit to learn, save yourself the time, money and hassle of research Self Reliance 101, A good place to start if you haven't already... And even if you have and want to double check, - make sure you covered most everything.
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