Originally Posted by snowy

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.