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We Should Aspire to be Peasants
We Should Aspire to be Peasants Painting by Johann Ludwig Ernst Morgenstern – Public Domain Rising food prices — as the USDA has forecast for 2022 — may seem like a good thing for farmers. After all, who wouldn’t like to see some more cash? Farmers, like everyone else, have been through a lot lately. Years of stagnant […]
Let Them Eat Bugs
Let Them Eat Bugs A study earlier this year from four prestigious institutions proclaimed that you should eat bugs and spiders. And not only that. The study — conducted by BI Norwegian Business School (BI), Chuo University, Miyagi University and Oxford University — also said that the way to convince people to do this is […]
Food – are we facing a Crisis or an Opportunity?
Image by author Home/General/Food – are we facing a Crisis or an Opportunity? Food – are we facing a Crisis or an Opportunity? This post shares four things. The one that takes up the most space is about those two little words “food crisis” that are starting to make headlines. There’s a reason they’re making […]
No Farmers, No Food, No Life
No Farmers, No Food, No Life The world is now facing a man-made food catastrophe. It is reaching crisis levels. Current policies in many parts of the world place a priority on climate change for realizing a green new deal. Meanwhile, such policies will contribute to children dying from severe malnutrition due to broken food […]
Now We Are Being Told To Expect Food And Diesel Shortages For The Foreseeable Future
Now We Are Being Told To Expect Food And Diesel Shortages For The Foreseeable Future If you think that the food and diesel shortages are bad now, then you will be absolutely horrified by what the globe is experiencing by the end of the year. All over the planet, food production is being crippled by […]
Corn for ethanol & soy for biodiesel tremendously destructive
Corn for ethanol & soy for biodiesel tremendously destructive The Green Gold Rush to make biodiesel has begun in earnest in California. It would not be profitable without subsidies from LCFS credits, federal RIN D5 credits, and Blenders Tax Credits at $3.32 a gallon, which is enough to cover production costs, according to Van der […]
Food shortages as the energy crisis grows and supply chains break?
Food shortages as the energy crisis grows and supply chains break? Preface. This is a long preface followed by two articles about how supply chains and complex tractors may be affected by energy shortages and consequent supply chain failures in the future.Which we’re already seeing as massive numbers of ships sit offshore waiting to be […]
Do This If You Want to Be Self-Sufficient
Do This If You Want to Be Self-Sufficient
Sri Lanka economists tell government to default on bond, buy food
Sri Lanka economists tell government to default on bond, buy food $500m should be redirected to pay for fuel, medicine and other essentials, experts say Sri Lankan rupee banknotes sit in a bucket at a fruit stall in Colombo. The country is running out of imported food, fuel, medicine and a key ingredient of milk […]
China stockpiling food at historically high levels
China stockpiling food at historically high levels China is stockpiling food at historically high levels and now has more than half of the world’s maize and other grains. By mid-2022, the country is estimated to hold 69% of the world’s corn reserves, 60% of rice, and 51% of wheat. At the end of 2021, NIKKEI […]
Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021
Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021 © WFP/Fredrik Lerneryd A rwandese farmer holds a handful of beans after the harvest. The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with the previous year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed on Thursday. The agency’s Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes […]
#BareShelvesBiden Trends As Alarming Number Of People Report Empty Stores
#BareShelvesBiden Trends As Alarming Number Of People Report Empty Stores Before Christmas eve, President Biden declared his administration’s efforts to eliminate supply-chain bottlenecks ahead of the holiday season had succeeded. Ten days into the new year, we can firmly say that is not the case. The hashtag “BareShelvesBiden” has been trending on Twitter for the last 24 hours. […]
The Three Sisters Planting Technique – The Most Efficient Way To Grow Food
The Three Sisters Planting Technique – The Most Efficient Way To Grow Food Image Credit: 64MM @ Flickr Companion planting is all the rage these days, but did you know this practice goes back thousands of years? The three sisters garden is one of the oldest and most well known companion planting styles. Believed to be named […]
Do-It-Yourself Freeze-dried MREs
Do-It-Yourself Freeze-dried MREs Make Your Own MREs: Freeze-Dried Chili Mac While I like to have a range of freeze-dried foods on hand, I may not have time to prep a meal in an emergency. That may result in my having to chew on rehydrated carrot chips or crunchy corn washed down with swigs of water, but […]
Supermarkets Alter Layouts, Use Decoys to Fill Gaps Left by Shortages
Supermarkets Alter Layouts, Use Decoys to Fill Gaps Left by Shortages While chaos reigns in supply chains, grocery stores are trying to present an appealing and seemingly organized front for customers. To do so, some are turning to age-old tricks of the trade, and developing new ones, to cover up gaps on the shelves. That […]
