A couple times a week, I get emails from readers and I absolutely love it. It’s like getting a late Christmas present or an unexpected package in the mail. Fun fun. On Sunday, I got an email from a lovely lady in a neighboring county asking for information on preparedness; how to get started, specifically, and for a while I wasn’t sure what to say.
Preparedness is such a fluid topic, subject to change at a moment’s notice depending on where you live and how you live and what you hope to accomplish in life. Unlike FEMA’s one-size-fits-all-3-day-food-supply public service announcement, true preparedness is case-specific and no two person’s approaches will be the same. We’re both limited by and supported by our climate, our community, our livelihood, our budgets and what suits me probably wouldn’t be a good fit for the California survivalist.
After a few minutes of consideration, I answered this particular email with the suggestion that learning practical skills like gardening and food preservation is a good place to start. I also suggested stocking up on shelf-stable commodities like wheat, pasta, rice, sugar and finding local resources for basic items like eggs, milk and meat. But those are MY priorities. My main concern at the moment is the future of our food supply with regard to QE, inflation, poor harvests and supply problems. Not everyone has those same priorities.
If you received an email from a neighbor asking where to start on the journey to preparedness, what would you say?
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Ed the Pilgrim
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