Fear mongering? From UN through PP...
To be honest I haven't noticed any significant rise in food prices? Not 60% atleast...

Originally posted by flice
Fear mongering? From UN through PP...
To be honest I haven't noticed any significant rise in food prices? Not 60% atleast...

You evidently don't live in the State of Georgia.

Grocery Bills are going through the roof around here. And I'm talking Kroger brands here too. As they are the cheapest.

The number of people shopping at local food discounters Aldi has also gone up exponentially.

Last week I heard an elderly woman going off at the checkout because it cost her so much more than she is used to on her fixed income.

flice lives in the UK. I believe the article is talking about the US.

Plus, if he buys his food from a subsidized grocery then it wouldn't matter. Food prices would stay the same...

Or a farmer's market...

I'd say my grocery expenditures are close to 50% more than what they were 3 years ago where I live. As mentioned above, I too have started to produce my own produce in an effort to both curb the cost, as well as my paranoia ( I won't pretend it doesn't freak me out) about the public food supply.

I've also gotten pretty fanatical bout water, and have implemented a rather intricate system for collecting rain water and snow. For some reason, I feel a lot better about food and water that I know hasn't been messed with... Call me crazy...

Food prices are going up here too. Having a mega drought from hell doesn't help it.

Dang...I have to start paying attention to my grocery bill..lol. When your single and no kids the reciept ends up in the trash and the worries don't hit home like they should.

Now thank god I got my MRE stash..lol Maybe i'll invest in a few more cases.

Is this a way to interject fear...sure is...is it a reality...I don't think so...atleast not yet. Could it become reality...the downslope we are on as a country, and with the population of this planet exploding...oh boy...it could get interesting!!!

Here too. Food prices are through the roof! Definitely going to garden this spring/summer. To hell with the grocers. For now, the farmer's market, IMO, is definitely the way to go.

Originally posted by rcwj75
Dang...I have to start paying attention to my grocery bill..lol. When your single and no kids the reciept ends up in the trash and the worries don't hit home like they should.

Now thank god I got my MRE stash..lol Maybe i'll invest in a few more cases.

Is this a way to interject fear...sure is...is it a reality...I don't think so...atleast not yet. Could it become reality...the downslope we are on as a country, and with the population of this planet exploding...oh boy...it could get interesting!!!

Given that they just recalled 143 million lbs of beef, and the other issues we've had with our food system, I think this is more than just injecting fear.

Those on fixed incomes (i.e. seniors) are noticing this in a huge way. I just hope we don't end up with people buying cat food again...

Originally posted by Quazga
Given that they just recalled 143 million lbs of beef, and the other issues we've had with our food system, I think this is more than just injecting fear.

WOW...143 million lbs....ok..that leads me to wonder what experiment did they try and it went totally wrong..lol. Or what alien race came down and demaded some food or else!

As for the UN...Useless Notion....sorry but they aren't what I consider to be helpers of the less fortunate!

For folks whom grow gardens this wont be as much an issue.
50 years ago everyone had a garden and grew most of their own Veggies and some fruits. My Mother and GrandMother rarely spent any money on Foods other than Sugar,Coffee,Salt, etcc..
If more people had Veggie gardens this wouldnt be a huge issue.
Relying on buisinesses and shipping to bring in food you can Homegrown for cheeper is just a ridiculous notion in my mind. But conveinence is King or so the Ad's tell us.
Better start those gardens indoor and out IMO.

your right...but what about the 14 million people in NYC who dont even have a yard. Or the 11 million in LA, 9 million in Atlanta, etc....the city folk are screwed....lol...

I was raised on a farm, so I agree...a garden and some elbow grease and you can have enough to live off of. But this isn't 50 years ago....the population is going through the roof...and land mass is getting less and less...as I said before..Not good

Also, what about terminator seed technology and the patents that Monsanto OWNS?
Terminator seeds have the ability to render conventional crops sterile.

Yesterday the U.N. and E,U. organizations along with Bill Gates and Monsanto Officially presented the Doomsday Vault to hold seeds 'in case' of an emergency. In the Arctic. ???

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