1 post tagged “food crises”
A recent news article highlights every reason why we cannot afford to allow others to be in charge of our livelihood. It also highlights why we cannot depend on others to feed and clothe us and our families.
While we may read this article and think that surely that would never happen in America, I disagree: it can and it is happening . . . and with the current path this country is on, it's only expected to get worse. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina should have brought that home for those of us too young to remember past disasters, depressions and recessions, like nothing else.
Each week I've noticed the increase in my own grocery bill, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. So, when do we begin to take charge of our lives? Do we have to first have the grocery shelves ripped from us to get it that we should be doing everything in our power to learn the basics of growing and tending our own sustenance?
And when it comes down to growing our own food, none of us have an excuse. Even people living in apartments can and have planted and harvested gardens on their patios and decks. I say, it's better to know and not need than to need and not know.
What strategies are you taking to ensure that come an extensive food shortage, you can feed your family? Has anyone developed co-ops or agreements with neighborhoods, family, friends or homeowner's association to grow food on vacant lots? Feel free to share your story.
