Food scarcity is becoming increasingly an issue across the planet, including developed countries. With both the fertile lands being destroyed and farm hands being killed in wars, international trade logistics being fucked and governments going all-in on AI at the expense of farm lands and hurting the income of most workers, the availability and price (relative to income, especially) of foods will continue to get worse for the foreseeable future.In order to reduce the effect of this on you and your family, you should be raising livestock, planting perennials and buying up seeds for annuals right now. Having guns with which to hunt and protect your crops/livestock is also a very good idea.Don't wait until it's too late to do anything about it. Act now. It's planting season. DO IT.
No amount of excess body fat and storage of beans & rice will last long enough for an extended famine. Having the ability to periodically stock up on foods will make all the difference. Every calorie you grow makes you better off than if you didn't, especially if it's something that stores well.Fresh figs are delicious, they dry very well and fig jam is amazing. They mature very quickly and produce like CRAZY. If you buy a couple fig trees, they'll pay for themselves after the FIRST harvest even at current food prices.
There are also all sorts of foods you can ONLY get if you grow them yourself (or know someone who does).When was the last time you saw a che fruit at the grocery store? I'm guessing never for 99.9% of you.If you plant only female che trees, they are seedless. They grow in USDA hardiness zones 5 to 9 (Vast majority of the US).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOyLbgkng_w
Haskap, also known as honeyberries, are a great option if you live in a cold climate.
>>542477913>No amount of excess body fatmutts are trying though
>>5424787511 lb of body fat contains ~3500 Calories. If you need 2500 Calories/day, you'd burn through 260 lbs of fat in 1 year. A famine can easily last several years.
These are sweet viburnum, also known as nannyberry. They also like cold climates (2 through 8) and they taste like a mix between prunes and banana.
Speaking of banana, you don't need to settle for cavendish bananas. If you're in the right climate (zones 8 to 11), grow some ice cream bananas!They're way better.
Ever had grapes right off the vine? There are few things more heavenly.
You should also strongly consider planting some nuts. Hazelnuts mature quite rapidly and taste delicious.
You've likely had kiwi before, but have you ever had kiwiberry? They are much hardier, surviving even the Canadian climate, have no fuzz on their skins and can be consumed whole like a grape. They're also quite a bit sweeter than the big fuzzy ones.
Aronia, also known as chokeberry (not to be confused with chokecherry) are absolutely packed with antioxidants. They're fantastic in jams and as a juice.
Sea buckthorn is another cold hardy superfood well worth the space in your yard.
If you're in the North Eastern US, you should strongly consider growing pawpaw.
Goji is another delicious fruit that dries very well. Strongly recommended if you're in zones 5 to 9.
Jujube is another cool option. They taste like apples with a touch of caramel and, if left on the tree, will dehydrate themselves.
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There's zero chance in the next 50 years that anyone in the US would ever be at risk of not having access to food. Preppers spend so much time being paranoid about shit that will never happen in their lifetime. That said, growing your own food is cool.
>>542482920Many people starved during the great depression and we're headed for similar levels of widespread poverty, but with a lower trust society. Even the mafia ran soup kitchens. Do you think the gangbangers near you will spare you even a can of beans?
>>542477575its literally not planting season though. its actully the oppositw. its going to be harvest season
>>542483502Many crops, especially perennials, like being planted in autumn. It's also spring in the southern hemisphere. So yes, it's planting season.
>>542483343You'd need more than a great depression era level of poverty to actually nuke food availability in the US in modern times. Depression does not equal famine. With the exception of a major recession, everything you're fear-mongering about has about the same odds of happening as Anne Hathaway knocking on my door and offering to eat my asshole and hand award me the Nobel Peace Prize. /pol/tards are fucking insane. But again, I do respect growing your own food.
>>542483718what do you got for a small urban full sun yard rocky mtn zone 2-3 to maximize either protein or flavor for wine
>>542483810ecological collapse?
>>542477575Yes, they are doing this on purpose. They will orchestrate a famine like they did on the URSS years ago. The goyim will not do shit. I will save pemican, honey and smoked meat.
>>542483810Just for that I'm gonna tell her it's off.You have no idea how close you were to greatness.
>>542477575https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O3ifR-3zvsIt's a manufactured problem.
>>542477575You posted several fruits that I didn't even know existed. Thanks for sharing, I'll see if I can try to grow a self-sustaining garden with these.
>>542478097Generally you don't see foods like this because they spoil quickly so you better learn some preservation techniques to go along with it.
>>542484145Zone 2-3 is pretty challenging. Rubus (raspberry family), haskap, saskatoons (AKA serviceberrry or juneberry), nanking cherries, chokecherries and some varieties of apple or pear can grow in those temperatures. I would recommend checking out your local plant nursery, as they should stock things adapted to that environment.
>>542484490fruits do well as jams or dehydrated
>>542484376This design is fucking cool. Love it. I plan on building one when I have the cash. I would love to grow some kumquats.
>>542484490Making jam is very easy and you'll find the homemade stuff blows the mass produced crap they sell at the store completely out of the water.
>>542484486The extra nice thing about growing unusual fruits is that your neighbors might think it's purely ornamental. That makes it less likely for them to be stolen.
>>542478380Also accommodating to mechanized harvesting. Every northern state should be growing these.
You should also not underestimate the value of herbs and spices. Dedicating a little bit of space to some mustard plants or something will make a huge difference in quality of life.
>>542484889They are starting to become fairly popular in Quebec, but still only really available at farmer's markets. I definitely like them more than blueberries, and I'm really spoiled when it comes to the quality of blueberries, so that's really saying something.
Ever had chive flowers? They make one of the best garnishes out there and you'll only ever have access to them if you grow chives yourself. 10/10 ingredient.
In terms of annuals, consider leeks! They are super convenient since you don't need to dig them up. If you like onion rings, you'll LOVE leek rings. They also make a fantastic soup.
Fun fact: All roses produce edible fruit. They are called rose hips. Not all varieties are particularly large or tasty, but there are some grown specifically for it. These days, you mostly hear about them in relation to herbal tea, but they can also be made into a tasty jam.
If you grow hostas, you should know that the shoots are edible! Harvest them early in the spring and then pan fry them in butter like asparagus.
Seriously, it doesn't take much effort, time or money to get HUGE harvests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfxMmfTYrko
>>542487920Oops, wrong link.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvzyTQqMos8
>>542477575>Food scarcity is becoming increasingly an issue across the planetNope. It's not. There's too much food. Humans are obese now. Quit spamming threads if you want to stay here.
>>542488088>Hundreds of identical threads every day about muh jews/blacks/etc>No problem>ONE thread about an actual issue>RED ALERT!!! IT'S SPAM!!!!
https://www.weforum.org/stories/economic-growth/strait-hormuz-food-security-crisis-fertilizer/
Just ignore the problems. They'll totally get resolved that way, right?https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/6257-canadians-are-facing-higher-levels-food-insecurityGo back to sleep.
Deliberately shutting down conversation on how to survive famine is tantamount to killing people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4xnvmFj82k
