I wanted to share something with you all. The class that I attended this Saturday (year long monthly classes) is centered around farming and owning your own business. Well one of the speakers who works for the Department of Agriculture statistics (he is the Director) made a powerful statement when he told us that in the future, the next war won't be about a shortage on oil, etc. It will about a shortage of food! I think all of us alread knew that. He commended us for taking the farming avenue because farmers are needed now (or course) and will definitely be needed in the future. And when I say farmers, I'm not just talking about someone who has acres of crops, I'm talking about people like us who have as few as 5 chickens or other animals to people who have 50 or 100 or more. The majority of us have chickens/animals to provide food (eggs, meat, finances) for our families. He said in the future (and now of course) we will be sought out for what we have. He said that growing numbers indicate (and have always indicated that a lot of people will be in trouble because they do not have a food source. He gave examples of how some stores (WalMart) in paticular is getting slower and slower in re-stocking their shelves with food.
So, I guess I say all of this to say, that we all should be preparing for the future. I know a lot of us already are. People can preserves, vegetables, meats, etc. are on the right track. From the message that he gave us on this weekend, it kinda makes you want to build a basement and fill it will food that will last 10 years or more. The other sad thing is that we as farmers, livestock owners will be targeted as far as increased theft and being vadalized, so we will have to increase our security. Hungry people will seek us out to steal our chickens for eggs and meat and our other animals for food.
I think the future is already here. :/
