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originally posted by: infolurker
a reply to: musicismagic
Thoughts?
Buy a ton of it now before it is rationed or unavailable.
That is what I think.
Buy rice in 50 pound bags and mylar / oxy absorber it. Same with pasta, corn grits, oats. Stockpile canned meats etc.
originally posted by: Ahabstar
a reply to: Gothmog
I’m thinking shovel, rake and hoe to get your garden to grow.
So let’s talk about potatoes and corn. Corn can be ground into cornmeal for cornbread and other things. But a potato can be boiled and mashed (save the water too) to capture wild yeast for bread. You can boil, mash, dehydrate and then pulverize potatoes into potato flour as a wheat flour substitute. Both of those things are easy to do but are quite time consuming. Wild captured yeast takes longer to rise and you are better off making rolls out of potato flour than loaves of bread (tends to collapse).
originally posted by: Ahabstar
a reply to: Gothmog
Going rate for a bell pepper is $1. $1.50 for a zucchini or summer/yellow squash. 3 ears of Silver Queen for $1 (if you are lucky) so $4 a dozen...sometimes $5. Eggs are $2 a dozen despite a $1 in the store. I have even seen $1 for a good baseball sized tomato.
You see farmer’s markets but avoid them because there are zero deals to be had. You used to be able to trade veggies with the old roadside farmers if you had something they didn’t like carrots, turnips, asparagus, radishes, etc.
originally posted by: Gothmog
originally posted by: Ahabstar
a reply to: Gothmog
I’m thinking shovel, rake and hoe to get your garden to grow.
So let’s talk about potatoes and corn. Corn can be ground into cornmeal for cornbread and other things. But a potato can be boiled and mashed (save the water too) to capture wild yeast for bread. You can boil, mash, dehydrate and then pulverize potatoes into potato flour as a wheat flour substitute. Both of those things are easy to do but are quite time consuming. Wild captured yeast takes longer to rise and you are better off making rolls out of potato flour than loaves of bread (tends to collapse).
Been there .
Already planned and instigated .
I was born and raised in the country.
And still there as a matter of fact.
My Dad and Mom never had to go to the grocery store with 5 children and my grandmother living there.
3 acre garden and we raised our own bacon ....
originally posted by: musicismagic
Due to all the horrible weather here PLUS inflation , we are now paying over 3 bucks for a head of lettuce.
As long as governments are printing Monopoly money, inflation is expected. Cut-off point of inflation will be when people just start when people can only afford just enough food on the table once a day. We already see it here in this country. Rice balls and kimchi at dinner time is quite common now, even in my household, but with a bit of leeway because I do make pizza often.
But really what are your thoughts of food prices these days in your country ?
originally posted by: Ahabstar
a reply to: Gothmog
Potatoes and corn are big versatile crops as I mentioned. Soups, stews and breads will be your best friend. But never skimp on beans and eggs as easy protein. Red beans and kidney beans are only harvested once versus green beans picked repeatedly. Canning jars are one of those premium items so green beans, tomato products and pickles are top of the list. Things that can be dried and stored like peas, dried bean varieties can be ziplock bags or similar containers.