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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I personally believe that last paragraph is something that will be catastrophic. I believe that we need to be self sustaining 100%, and if you'd like to be luxurious, the extra goods comes from elsewhere, but that's luxury goods. Strawberries from South America in Winter? Really? Can we not live within the natural time clock as to when things are in season?
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This is why I plan on staying where I am--or fairly close by--should such a catastrophe occur. I have vegetable seeds laid by as part of my pantry. I am fairly confident I could grow most of what I need to survive, given where I live and the climate, provided I am willing to eat with the seasons. Considering we buy our produce at the farmer's market, I am already quite used to that. I abstain from buying produce that isn't in season--to me, it doesn't taste as good and I don't like buying things flown in from Chile or New Zealand.
I've actually thought about this scale of catastrophe and made plans accordingly by expanding my knowledge of survival, both short-term and long-term. After all, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.