I have been seeing accounts about meat processing plants across the US that are shutting down. Ice Age Farmer in his latest post tells the story much better than I can.
I can not speak for anyone else, but I have made the decision to order as much meat as possible in my next few grocery delivery orders. Some stores are already setting limits on meat products.
It is not only the meat industry that is suffering. Vegetable farmers are finding that with the shutting down of schools and restaurants, they no longer have sufficient markets for their produce. Another Ice Age Farmer video uploaded a few days ago discusses this at length.
Today I am canning ham and yams. Last week I canned 16 pints of peas and carrots. I wish I had ordered more foods to be canned.
While our country is being held under house arrest, our farmers are facing the devestating conseqences of a virus. I understand that this virus is serious and people die from it. But I also understand that if we don't do something positive soon, we will not have much of a country left.
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I determined this weekend that I will buy chicken breasts today. If I cannot get enough at one store, I will go to multiple stores to get what I want. Thankfully, I will have vegetable in back yard.
ReplyDeleteGood plan, Linda...And good luck! Prices will not go down any time soon, so the more we can stock up on now, the better.
DeleteDitto, Vicki. Frank and I just watched the first video you listed and ordered another hog from a local butcher. We got one not long ago, but think another one is in order. They are backed up and it may be a month before we get it.
ReplyDeleteStay well and safe. Your example of consistent canning of food for your family is a great example for us all. It doesn't matter if you can grow food or buy it at the store. There are always more ways to put food on the shelf.
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Fern...Even if you have to wait for the meat, it is well worth it. There seem to be a few shortages in stores here and I have serious doubts that it will get better soon.
DeleteI would much prefer to have a garden, but it is OK to buy food for storage at the store. The important part is to have food. I am beginning to think there are those who want to starve us into submission. After all, that has worked in other parts of the world. I guess it all depends on how many can be roused from their slumber and how much of this foolishness we can take before we say 'enough.'
God bless. Take care of yourselves.
Yeah, I figured this was the next thing, Vicki. What's next; Soylent Green?...
ReplyDeletePete...There is very little that would surprise me these days. Those who seek more power will stop at absolutely nothing to try to make us completely dependent on the government. Our miserable governor just extended our house arrest out another week to May 13. I know this doesn't affect me the way it does those who are not housebound anyway, but enough is enough. This may be the home of the brave, but it surely is no longer the land of the free. This has to stop. (soapbox back against the wall now)
DeleteWell folks, just one more accomplishment for those who are trying to destroy this country, the President, and the people who depend on food to stay alive. Oh, and it is perfectly ok to ban the sale of seeds and garden tools because those are not essential to our well being.I sure hope no one comes knocking on the door to take my temperature or see how much food is in my cupboard. That might not turn out very well. Keep stocking up and remember the phrase,"I will not comply".
ReplyDeleteThank you, Vicki! CW
CW...Things have gone way past crazy. Planned Parenthood can remain open, but my doctor's office is not taking appointments until July. There are problems in getting food to some stores, and yet, seeds are not considered essential by some. So many just roll over and wait for government to take care of them. I'm with you-"I will not comply."
DeleteGood afternoon Vicki~ My Husband and I just got through cutting up 15 pounds of onions, He peeled and I cut. The onions are in the dehydrator outside. Our garden is growing well from the rain and the amendments we added. I'll be planting more seed potatoes in two days. I am no longer amazed at the measures some are taking to enslave the American People. Time to tell them their services are no longer required since they have done a rather piss poor job of it.
ReplyDeleteIn God's Safekeeping. Red
Red...Good on you - continuing to prepare. The world around us continues to become more insane on a daily basis. I can think of quite a few whose services are no longer required. I truly hope enough remember come November. Take good care.
DeleteI have to wonder though, how much of that plant closing is from the disease, or the fact that the company was recently purchased by China with the intent of shipping the pork to China for processing?
ReplyDeleteI don't know, LindaG...The articles I have read say the company said the closing was due to the virus. That doesn't necessarily mean that is true. I guess we will find out when other meat processing plants reopen. Whatever the reason, it leaves pork producers in a bind. Tough to get your meat processed when there is no place to take it.
DeleteJust another normal day in our new reality..
ReplyDeleteRob...I do not like this new reality - not even a little bit!
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