https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/04/29/in-covid-crisis-nearly-half-of-people-in-some-states-are-going-hungry--_0B20_.aspxIn the aftermath of the U.S. shut down for COVID-19, by the end of March 2020, 4 in 10 people in the country already reported not having enough to eat. The survey also found that the Southern states of Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky were particularlyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/04/29/in-covid-crisis-nearly-half-of-people-in-some-states-are-going-hungry--_0B20_.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9972165/8/2020 8:25:10 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:997216futurmajic<p>Half the people need to fast, may prevent getting sick.</p> https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/04/29/in-covid-crisis-nearly-half-of-people-in-some-states-are-going-hungry--_0B20_.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9954064/30/2020 3:47:23 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:995406Almond<p>I have repeatedly predicted circumstances such as what we find ourselves in. &nbsp;I have also told people how to prepare. &nbsp;Yet, many people have chosen to be dependent on supermarkets. This is what happens. &nbsp;It happens at least once a century, and more often in milder forms. &nbsp;Epidemics, depressions/recessions, strikes, even temporary job loss...</p> <p>There is a lesson in all of this. &nbsp;Long ago, I recommended buying a bit extra once a week when you went to the supermarket, even if you only had a dollar or 2 to spend when beans &amp; rice and canned soups were cheap. &nbsp;(Even better if you canned your own.) &nbsp;Plan your food supply a year ahead. &nbsp;</p> <p>The time to begin putting up food is in spring every year. &nbsp;You can put in at least a small patio garden using intensive space-saving methods, grow sprouts (mung beans store well), U-Pick, forage and glean. &nbsp;Livestock auctions are cheap right now. &nbsp;(Use every part of the animal.) &nbsp;Buy in bulk. &nbsp;(Why buy only a pint when a gallon does not cost much more? &nbsp;Why buy overpriced chicken breast instead of a whole chicken you can learn to cut up and make soup from the carcass?) &nbsp;Buy direct from farmers, etc. &nbsp;Yes, you may have to ask around and do your own research to find different kinds of sources. &nbsp;You may even have to educate yourself to identify traditional food sources.</p> <p>It is shameful how wasteful Americans have been of perfectly good, nutrient-dense foods and how many times I have heard people say, &quot;I don&#39;t like that.&quot; &nbsp;They would look at me condescendingly and say, &quot;We don&#39;t eat that at our house&quot; and maybe add, &quot;We are not that poor.&quot; &nbsp;Or, &quot;Too much work.&quot;</p> <p>Another word for the wise. &nbsp;Now is also a good time to think about putting up herbal remedies for pain--and other products. &nbsp;Also, winter maladies and tonic nutrients. &nbsp;There are many different herbs that will work. &nbsp;Identify what grows locally.</p> https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/04/29/in-covid-crisis-nearly-half-of-people-in-some-states-are-going-hungry--_0B20_.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9953654/30/2020 11:50:47 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:995365WiseAmy<p>Why isn&#39;t the US govt buying up all the wasted food from farmers and giving it to the poor instead of paying them BILLIONS to destroy it?</p>