Storing a year's worth of food back is just good sense regardless of why people might be concerned. Might lose the breadwinner or a breadwinner in the family, someone laid off, slow business if self employed, and yes the flooding we saw this spring is going to raise feed prices and thus food prices. I remember back in the late eighties feed prices soared for some reason and the chicken farms were advertising on the radio to come pick up your free chickens, from chick size to nearly half grown. I got an 18' long flat bed trailer full of the darned things for free. Standing room only. LOL
And learning about what wild foods might be used is a great idea even in good times if you have more time than money. I always thought fishing for trash fish like gar and carp would be a great idea for both chicken feed and dog feed, pressure can it, bones ought to be nearly jelly.
But this so called "climate change" was pushed on us in the eighties but society had enough since to call it quackery while they called it "global cooling". Then it became "global warming" and the science didn't back up their claims so they re branded it as "climate change".
The reality is that it is all propaganda designed to stampede people into supporting radical agendas, eliminating the raising of animals for food, forcing Agenda 21 type population clearances by forcing people off the rural land and back into cities. I used to run a volunteer fire department in Arkansas and we were trained at the state fire academy to save every building we could. These days the rural fire departments in my state are told not to fight the fire for safety reasons and just prevent the fire from spreading. I have literally been told this by folks who lost a home over a small kitchen fire that could have been put out.
So I wouldn't worry about what the mainstream media is saying. They are just pushing an agenda and are not trustworthy at all. There are people that believe this with all their heart because they have been terrified into thinking a disaster is sure to come. Same thing with Y2K, someone could make money or make hay politically so they helped push the panic while industry and government made the changes to the software to prevent problems.
So calm people, calm. Prepare is good, panic is silly, giving away your child's birthright to a thriving society, the ability to raise some backyard chickens, and to live in the country is not a smart idea.
You are dead on!
I recall the late 70's and early 80's when a valid concern was saving the rain forest, the everglades and demanding that new developments and cities maintained green areas ( trees ). A decade later they had advanced from cloud seeding and required the finances ( taxes ) to continue their attempts to play GOD and manipulate the weather. Foolishly believing that altering one region wouldn't have impact on another or maybe knowing it could be weaponized. As other nations became aware of the U.S. abilities, they followed suit. The U.N. claimed head of this marketing task, as leaked memos have exposed, with the intention, initially, to eradicate desert regions proliferating the mid east and Africa. Then they realized how profitable an endeavor it was and how gullible people were. As you stated, it started as global cooling, but it didn't get colder, then it was changed to global warming, but as I stated, according to the IPCC ( U.N. International Panel on Climate Change ) since 1992 there was no consistent rise, and people were starting to notice, then they changed the title to Climate Change, as that could be anything right? Easy sell. I recall VP Al Gore claiming that all US coastal regions would be under water in a decade as the arctic/antarctic were in full melt, with full confidence and conviction. Telling Americans to give up their combustable engines, until it became public knowledge that he lived in a 32,000 square foot home, evidence was provided how the lights were left on in almost all rooms even though no one was home, about his yacht and then that while touring to promote this agenda he was flying alone on a 747 ( a common practice of the elite climate change supporters ). Pretty much the same rhetoric we are hearing from so many political personalities with the chicken little " we are all dead in 12 years if we don't act now". You have those that state science agree that the earth is warming and I ask really? Would that be the scientist that receive grant money from the government for providing "evidence" to promote their money grabbing or financial distribution agenda? Or the ones , like NOAA and most others, who have been outed for manipulating their data for almost a decade? The understanding and knowledge of what mother nature does on her own is missed by many. People claim CO2 is killing us all, really? Those people have no idea that plants, trees grass and crops absorb and filter it and give us oxygen in return. Like they have no idea that the Everglades filter toxicities for the worlds oceans through via the global currents. Makes you wonder how good art, sports and music were in school for them.
If there was truly a NATURAL concern wouldn't the government be paying people to plant rather than paying them not to farm? Wouldn't they place public emphasis on the need to mandate larger green spaces? Wouldn't they mandate WHITE roofs, that would reflect solar radiation, in new and replacements, rather than the black ones we have? What about building earth sheltered? They can't promote those things and still collect every dollar we earn to eradicate a scam. Geez, I wonder how the air clears after volcanic eruptions. I am certain the government or U.N. rushes out to cover it with some filter before it does as did early man when the buffalo and animal life farted the Ice Age into existence. I wonder what early man did to cause the break up of Pangea.
If climate change supporters wanted to champion something that would offer the earth healing they would demand their governments require 20% green space for every residence and commercial structure, stop selling old farms to foreign governments and offer property tax repreive if the plant forest and maintain the land in that manner, they would grow fruit trees, plant gardens, demand rain water collection ( illegal in many states) , grey water reuse ( illegal in many states ), demand that the water consuming "golf course lawns" across this nation be replaced with native grasses and finally demand the end to all government weather manipulation. Then they would be doing something worthwhile and helpful! Recycling, not falling into the disposable society group, where buy cheap and throw it away is the way, being conscientious of using water efficiently isn't something people should be patting themselves on the back for, it is something responsible people do, knowing things change and you can always find yourself short. This is the way of the old. They knew to anticipate drought and not to drain the well dry, don't take more than you needed, if you had extra share. These are living standards of responsible people, not agenda of the government or others!
Needless to say, I am with you on back up supplies. The government says three days, but I have seen how long it took them to respond and offer assistance after Hurricanes Andrew, Katrina and Irma, the recent flooding in the mid eastern states and the over flowing of the Mississippi River in 1993. But then, I am one of those that believes they want us corraled, eating monsanto and being grateful that they take care of us.
I prefer homesteading and taking care of myself!
i agree 
Don't tell the cows, but I actually prefer them. When you grill 'em they get delicious and crispy.
