Food shortages coming?

[MsDoodahs]

Came across this, thought it might be of some interest:

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article8768.html

 

[ihsv]

Wake up call. Thanks for posting, MsDoodahs

 

[Ex Post Facto]

There is no drought in the ocean. We might learn to take a lesson from the Japanese and learn to eat more sushi.

 

[tmosley]

There is no drought in the ocean. We might learn to take a lesson from the Japanese and learn to eat more sushi.

Except when there are no fish. Overfishing has depleted many fishing stocks around the world. You'd be better off eating kelp.

 

[Ex Post Facto]

Except when there are no fish. Overfishing has depleted many fishing stocks around the world. You'd be better off eating kelp.

MMM...Kelp! I keep wanting to buy a book that shows all the edible plants in N. America.

 

[theoakman]

well, they are in the process of slaughtering a bunch of cattle to prop up milk prices. It's in the "stimulus" bill.

 

[brandon]

There will be no shortages without the government setting price controls.

If the government stays out of it, the price will just rise significantly and people will have to scale back their eating habits. The amount of food the average American eats can be reduced drastically without causing malnutrition.

 

[Ethek]

well, they are in the process of slaughtering a bunch of cattle to prop up milk prices. It's in the "stimulus" bill.

are you sh*ing me? Did anyone not hear about the mandates like that in the Great Depression? does anyone read history???

 

[ihsv]

MMM...Kelp! I keep wanting to buy a book that shows all the edible plants in N. America.

In the coming years, that might be a better investment than gold. I urge everyone to go to Amazon.com (or wherever) and get a several different books on the subject.

 

[Ethek]

In the coming years, that might be a better investment than gold. I urge everyone to go to Amazon.com (or wherever) and get a several different books on the subject.

Agriculture or Kelp? Im all for Kelp.

Seed bank for liberty!

 

[ihsv]

Agriculture or Kelp? Im all for Kelp.

Seed bank for liberty!

Edible plants

 

[theoakman]

are you sh*ing me? Did anyone not hear about the mandates like that in the Great Depression? does anyone read history???

yeah, I read history. Unfortunately, my high school history text book told me that burning all those crops and killing all that livestock was good for the economy.

 

[MsDoodahs]

Don't just get a book on the natural occurring edibles in your area - start using your eyeballs and actively watching for them now.

Examples...stuff will be blossoming soon, like blackberries/dewberries/wild plums.

Watch for the flowers, then you know where the food will be in a few months when it ripens. It may be easier to spot certain nut producing trees in the fall when the leaves change colors. Point is, watch for this stuff when you're out and about, you never know when you might need it later.

 

[The_Orlonater]

yeah, I read history. Unfortunately, my high school history text book told me that burning all those crops and killing all that livestock was good for the economy.

Hah!

I can't wait until I leave my highschool next year.

 

[rockjoa]

well, they are in the process of slaughtering a bunch of cattle to prop up milk prices. It's in the "stimulus" bill.

source?

Edit:
nevermind I found a source http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_re_us/farm_scene_cow_slaughter

 

[tmosley]

source?

Edit:
nevermind I found a source http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_re_us/farm_scene_cow_slaughter

And yet milk costs the same as it did at the height of the commodities boom (phase 1 anyways) at my grocery store.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Plenty of SOYLENT GREEN for everyone in the future!

 

[theoakman]

And yet milk costs the same as it did at the height of the commodities boom (phase 1 anyways) at my grocery store.

there is a local dairy farm near me that's about 80 years old. They sell Milk at less than half the price they do in the supermarkets. They don't seem to have any problem posting a profit. This is all nonsense. They are going to slaughter all these cattle, and then flood the beef market as a result. You'll see the price of beef get smashed down and then they'll be talking about a bailout for meat companies. And what will their solution be to prop up beef prices? You guessed it, slaughter more cattle, only this time, they'll throw it out.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!

Plenty of SOYLENT GREEN for everyone in the future!

 

[Dr.3D]

there is a local dairy farm near me that's about 80 years old. They sell Milk at less than half the price they do in the supermarkets. They don't seem to have any problem posting a profit. This is all nonsense. They are going to slaughter all these cattle, and then flood the beef market as a result. You'll see the price of beef get smashed down and then they'll be talking about a bailout for meat companies. And what will their solution be to prop up beef prices? You guessed it, slaughter more cattle, only this time, they'll throw it out.

There is a dairy farm right across the road from me and they can't sell their milk except to a plant that buys it from them. The only way I can get any milk from them is if they give it to me. They said it is illegal for them to sell their milk to the public.