Threat To Food Supply Continues

The last week or so has been pretty busy and, well, money’s been tight. It always gets that way around this time of the month as I want for my monthly paycheck (yay freelance life!), so I’ve been a little quiet.

However, an order from the grocery store made me wonder if maybe things were starting to normalize just a bit. After all, everything was there and there wasn’t any rationing going on. Maybe we were getting back to the old usual.

Well, probably not.

Sprouts Of Survival

I’ve always been excited when a seed I plant sprouts. Each new sprout represents new hope, a new chance to produce something that will feed my family and reduce our dependence on the food supply system.

Most gardeners look at sprouts somewhat similarly. After all, I suspect the excitement for new life is encoded on our DNA or something.

However, right now, I have black bean and tomato sprouts that have just popped up and they mean so much more to me.

Changes In Attitude

In the past, I made valiant efforts to prep. I wanted food stores, water saved, and all that good stuff. But, much as I love my wife, she just wasn’t really getting it. When money got a little bit tight, she jumped on the preps as a way to save a little cash.

Which, of course, were never replaced because she didn’t really see much of a need.

Now, we’re in the middle of a real SHTF event and she’s had a change of heart. The trick is, changing long term attitudes.