DO YOU HAVE FOOD SECURITY FOR WHEN THE "DEPRESSION" HITS???
Posted by poulianna on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 10:45am in Depression Then and Now
In the "great" depression after the 1929 stock market crash there was tremendous hardship, unemployment and, millions of Americans actually starved to death.
As more and more families became destitute, parents, who could no longer feed their children, would desperately search for relatives, acquaintances and ultimately even total strangers who could feed them and were willing to take them into their homes. The parents would then try to fend for themselves and were often totally lost to memory.
The parents, of course hoped and told themselves that the children would be okay. Unfortunately, in many cases the children were treated like unpaid servants required to do whatever was demanded of them and be thankful that they were allowed to have food and a place to stay.
During those years over 80% of the population was closely tied to the small family farms so most of the people could actually get food. There was food even though many had no money to buy it.
Going into this present depression less than one half of 1% of our population is connected to farming. Further, we are in the third year of a global famine. America will soon see food shortages even for those who still have money. The financial crash is so severe that grocery stores can't get credit to restock their shelves and farmers can't get loans to plant and harvest. America is well on track for runaway inflation where $100 loaves of bread will not be unrealistic.
Before inflation hits and while there is still food, every one of us must get the supplies that we need immediately.
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But we've been buying lots of canned and freeze dried food. House is paid off.
There are some other things I'm not sure what to do about though:
If the electricity goes off we will have no heat. Also the sump pump will not run. That means the basement could flood. I have a battery backup pump and a gasoline powered generator but those will not last for an extended period. (Remind me to stock up on gasoline while its cheap.)
Tip for future home buyers- look for a house on high ground where it can't flood. If it has a basement there are two common types of drainage; city storm sewers, and sump pumps. Storm sewers can back up and flood the basement. Some older cities have combined storm and sanitary sewers. If those back up you will have sewage in the basement. Either way you should check on the history of flooded basements in the area before you buy. Sump pumps are ok as long as they are working and the electricity stays on but they don't work if the electricity goes off. Then the basement could flood again. Check on the history of basement flooding before you buy. A flooded basement is a hazard and could force you out of the house.
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We've done lots of canning of meats and veggies and have the garden mostly planted for this yrs first crops...tomatoes, onions,peppers, squash, zuccinni(spelling) beans both pole and bush,cucumbers and the yard has grape vines and a couple other fruits, plus we have about 2 yrs worth of seed on top of the seeds we will save this year.....ah this is going to be interesting.
Some of those who have never grew up on the farm or had gardens should start container gardens !