How well will Americans handle empty shelves at the grocery stores and rocketing prices when stock does become available?

[Dee Fatouros]

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How well will Americans handle empty shelves at the grocery stores and rocketing prices when stock does become available?

[Cheryl Nelson]

Not funny, Jim, even if you were joking. 

Jim Haas said:

Byron, A grown man, such as yourself, should have known better than to let a woman go shopping by herself.....TIC....

Byron wilkins said:

The last time my wife went it was over $200 and she was shocked.

Cheryl Nelson said:

I had already been noticing the vegetable sections (canned and frozen and fresh) at Walmart have been shrinking.  The $200 for a full shopping cart is no joke.  The last three times I've done a full shopping (for two weeks) have been hitting that mark.

[Jim Haas]

Byron, A grown man, such as yourself, should have known better than to let a woman go shopping by herself.....TIC....

Byron wilkins said:

The last time my wife went it was over $200 and she was shocked.

Cheryl Nelson said:

I had already been noticing the vegetable sections (canned and frozen and fresh) at Walmart have been shrinking.  The $200 for a full shopping cart is no joke.  The last three times I've done a full shopping (for two weeks) have been hitting that mark.

[Byron wilkins]

Here is a link to a quality seed company. True Leaf Market & ADAPT 2030 http://www.pjtra.com/t/SkNITkxPS0xDR0...

[Kim B]

There are more floods to come.  For those who live in "500 year flood zones" they will be hit.  The weather patterns are certainly messed up.

Byron wilkins said:

There is a bigger picture showing up here and it is and has been going on around the world. This video of what happens in the beginning of a solar minimum or an ice age is well documented in the weather history of our world, Paul put this up in the video section I suggest you see it, it is from the ice age farmer storable food is not enough you need to learn how to GROW your own.

ALERT: Floods Decimate US Farms - Stockpiles Lost - More to Come

[Kim B]

Agree with Cheryl.

Cheryl Nelson said:

That's right, Byron.  Storable food will run out eventually, so there has to be a Plan B.  When food becomes scarce, the prices will keep most people from buying what is available, so growing your own will become a necessity.  BUT, you have to factor in where you live, because if the weather gets worse, you will need to learn how to grow indoors or grow outdoors with lots of protection.  It really does require pre-planning.  Once shortages hit, seeds will be in short supply, especially the heirloom varities.  

Byron wilkins said:

There is a bigger picture showing up here and it is and has been going on around the world. This video of what happens in the beginning of a solar minimum or an ice age is well documented in the weather history of our world, Paul put this up in the video section I suggest you see it, it is from the ice age farmer storable food is not enough you need to learn how to GROW your own.

ALERT: Floods Decimate US Farms - Stockpiles Lost - More to Come

[Wm]

Don't forget to rotate your stored goods!

[Walk&Reflect]

Near where I live, I recently located fields and fields of edible Camas, millions of pounds, growing naturally. It is a starchy root crop that cooks up like potatoes and though they are somewhat bland, they are sweeter than potatoes. No one harvests this stuff, though Lewis & Clark lived off the tubers for a great portion of their expedition. Mashed camas is not unlike mashed potatoes. Aware that food problems could occur in the future, I harvested some and took em home to study. The only hitch is they look identical to a deadly poisonous version, and you can only tell them apart in the spring when the edibles produce purple flowers and the deadly ones have white flowers.  You mark them with ribbons or flags during that season for safe harvest in the fall. Though I never saw a white one anywhere in the mix, I will practice marking a safe batch when the flowers become visible. They can be eaten from spring onward, though they reach maximum sweetness in the fall. 

[Cheryl Nelson]

While I tend to shop at Walmart, I shop cheap.  What's the difference between a jar of grape jelly and a jar of strawberry preserves?  $2.69 - $0.92 = $1.77.  For toast and PB&J sandwiches, it's good enough.  Canned soups (GV brand) $0.50. 

The latest sudden price hikes I noticed this week:

Bag of iceberg salad mix jumped from $0.92 to $1.58.

Pepsi 2-liter went from $1.24 to $1.58 (didn't buy any, Walmart has knock-offs of Dr. Pepper and Mountain dew for $0.62 for a two-liter).  My son drinks these and I told him to get ready to see snacks disappearing because other food prices will be going up and there will be no money for non-nutritive food). 

Find of the week:  Glory Foods-brand collard greens in turkey broth.  Quite tasty, low carb, high calcium/potassium.  $0.94/reg. size can.

Color printer ink went from $40 to $51. (I hadn't bought any in a year, but it had been $40 for years, so this is still a huge hike).

Dianna Spencer said:

Time to stock up, for sure.  For awhile, I was just impulse shopping, but now am really sticking to my budget and shop the sales.  Where I live, Tops has some nice buy two, get three free sales, which I take advantage of.  I don't think most people are thinking that far ahead, though... just see weather patterns and not thinking of the resultant forcast.  Preppers All...

[Cheryl Nelson]

That's right, Byron.  Storable food will run out eventually, so there has to be a Plan B.  When food becomes scarce, the prices will keep most people from buying what is available, so growing your own will become a necessity.  BUT, you have to factor in where you live, because if the weather gets worse, you will need to learn how to grow indoors or grow outdoors with lots of protection.  It really does require pre-planning.  Once shortages hit, seeds will be in short supply, especially the heirloom varities.  

Byron wilkins said:

There is a bigger picture showing up here and it is and has been going on around the world. This video of what happens in the beginning of a solar minimum or an ice age is well documented in the weather history of our world, Paul put this up in the video section I suggest you see it, it is from the ice age farmer storable food is not enough you need to learn how to GROW your own.

ALERT: Floods Decimate US Farms - Stockpiles Lost - More to Come

[Byron wilkins]

There is a bigger picture showing up here and it is and has been going on around the world. This video of what happens in the beginning of a solar minimum or an ice age is well documented in the weather history of our world, Paul put this up in the video section I suggest you see it, it is from the ice age farmer storable food is not enough you need to learn how to GROW your own.

ALERT: Floods Decimate US Farms - Stockpiles Lost - More to Come