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How to Prepare for a Famine
Food is quickly
becoming a commodity that no one can ignore. With skyrocketing gas
prices becoming a social norm, the days of cheap food are coming to a
close. Climate change, GMOs, and high gas prices all threaten the health
and voracity of our agricultural system, and it has created an issue
within the food supply that alludes to possible food crises on the
horizon. If the worst case scenario happens, and there is a true-blue
famine in the cards, would you be able to weather the storm? If not,
don't worry-- there is still a lot that everyone can do to enhance their
ability to ride out a famine with relative comfort.
Primarily, people need to start bulking up on their reserves. Dried
foods are a great place to start, but food preservation doesn't need to
stop with them as well. There are many different ways to preserve foods
for long-term use, and it's important to use a good balance of these
techniques. As far as accumulating these foods goes, that's an entirely
different issue altogether. The two most popular choices are
self-canning and drying of foods, and bulk purchasing of preserved
foods. Both have their pitfalls, but they both have their own distinct
positive aspects as well.
When it comes to self-canning and preserving, there is the obvious
self-satisfaction aspect to consider. There truly is something to be
said for preserving food with your own hands, and that can really be its
own reward. However, there is no way around the immense amount of time
and work it takes to can and dry the amount of food needed for a
stockpile that would see you through a famine. Even for one person, you
are looking at weeks of work to get possibly a half year of food. For
some, the pleasure of the work itself is enough of a payoff to take this
route. For others, there simply aren't enough hours in the day.
This huge time investment is a major reason for the popularity of bulk
pantry kits among self-sufficiency proponents. The fact is that most
people simply don't have the time to devote hours to canning and
preserving every day, only to be left with a product that will still
have a fairly limited shelf life. Most of the more commonly available
methods for home food preservation cannot guarantee the same shelf life
as professional preservation methods, meaning the food needs to be
“cycled out” more since it doesn't retain freshness. These kits also
allow for a certain level of spontaneity, meaning that you can put off
the purchase until you actually think that something bad could be on the
horizon. All in all, bulk survival pantry kits are a convenient
solution to a serious issue.
No matter how you do it, there's no question that everyone should take
steps to prepare for food shortages in the coming future. As a matter of
personal security, it's only common sense to take steps that ensure the
stability of your food supply.
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