Supply shortages

The fact that when one plant shuts down it disrupts the entire supply chain (or so they claim) should be a wake up call. We need to go back to having more smaller suppliers serving local communities, rather than a handful of massive producers that have a monopoly on the industry. (I’m not advocating for more regulation, only pointing out how decentralization has its benefits)

 

Unbelievable perhaps. Doesnt make sense to me either.
On the other hand, we've allowed a generation to become dependant on the stuff. They dont know what to do without it.

Perhaps a few will learn from this though.

 

I guess in a way, we didnt either. Ours had 'the tap' cloth diapers, home baked bread and home canned chow. He learned the basics of fixin' and installing things around the house when we did that work ourselves.
It think two parents running out for income is a huge contributing factor.
We didnt have a lot, but we knew we didn't want our love for our spawn to be clouded by our love of money. Money and toys took a back seat.

 

The CEO of Gro Intelligence warned the UN Security Council that currently the world has only a 10 week supply of wheat on hand. The conflict across the globe and drought conditions in Texas and Southern Kansas has really hurt this year's crop, and planting is severely delayed in the northern great plains. They said this could be seismic in its impact on food security across the globe.

 

Sirchopsalot it is really about cost; brand recognition. The big manufacturer can produce more products cheaper and have enough inventory to supply Walmart and Costco.

 

You said a mouthful there.

 

The McCain brand are good.

 

We filled the meat freezer with meat to the top. and I'll be restocking the root cellar in the fall, pre bought 5 ton of wood pellets and still have to pick up a couple ton of field corn. We won't be cold and we won't be hungry. I'm a prepper at heart. Have plenty of ammunition as well. I have hams and standing rib roasts and pork shoulders and baby back ribs, slab bacon, pork chops, chicken legs and thighs and wild game too, elk, bear and mule deer in the deep freeze (meat side). The other freezer is about half full of stuffed green peppers, brussels sprouts, green beans and stripped from the cob Ambrosia sweet corn and a couple gallon jugs of apple cider from the trees made last year.

 

Cut my own French fries from the taters I grow in the garden and freeze them as well.

 

Why not, I do it all the time. I live in the boonies with no one around to see anyway.

 

I'm hoping the end result of all this is the destruction of globalism and a return to national/localism. Not holding my breath though.

 

My hope is people learn to do stuff themselves.
I grew up in a house where the lot size was measured in sq ft (ours was about 45×110 ft). Yet we still had tomato, peppers and cucumber plants growing every year. My best friend at the time on the same size lot, had plums and grapes growing in their yard. Today I don't see hardly anyone growing any fruits and vegetables on urban lots.
How many can fix their own cars anymore? Most call a tow for a flat tire, forget changing an alternator or starter.
The people on here seem to be the exception.

 

I live in a rural agricultural county, in the past few years there’s been an exponentially growth in local production and sales of all sorts of products. I’m hoping this will increase, the Amish have also moved into the area and they sell lots of great things as well. We buy a lot of locally made products.

 

A great way to live isn't it? Not only is the quality great but it's also cheaper and you don't have to worry about the bs

 

Can I ask how you process the potatoes for the freezer?

 

I haven't been out for provisions for about a week now.
Fuel prices seem to be rising still.
Are consumables still increasing in cost, have you noted scarcities or shortages?

I took a little time last week to put back a wee bit against a rainy day..it feels good to have an extra can or two, as well as a bit of extra doggie chow. I am also encouraging a friend to follow suit....which is gaining traction.

Im pretty sure things havent improved, but wanted to check in here. We'll continue putting back for now.
Sca

 

Today, a friend brought over 40# of boneless skinless chicken breast.
As there wasn't much room in the freezer, we opted to can it tonight.
It looks like that chicken will fill 19 or 20 quarts.

The second canner just started rattling. We have one load to go. Zero fridge space here, so it all has to be canned tonight.

But, he'll have 20 ish quarts on a shelf, against the rather rising price of things. It took two of us about 40 minutes to cut up all the chicken.

So much for splitting wood today!
Sca

 

The 3rd/last batch is half done in the pressure canner.
20qts all told, about 2# per jar.
If my friend (who is single) eats half a qt of that chicken each day, with rice/pasta/whatever, thats 40 days of food.
He also found pork at a good price, $1.40~/#, we might can some of that for him soon.