What Food Would Be Available in a Crisis?

I would love to live out my years surfing and living in peace at the beach. It just doesn’t seem that even though I deserve it, the planets are aligned for me.

The more I read in the news (that might be the first problem) the more economic, political, and social unrest I see. The new move by the U.K. to punish the boys who promoted rioting on Face Book might be warranted but creates certain social concerns for the world’s population still ruled by tyrants.

We have seen a great deal of destruction in the riots of Greece and Ireland over austerity measures taken by the government. We have seen violence in the Mid East for deposing dictators. The London riots could be said to be racially based. We have experienced years of unrest in Iraq as power changed hands. We saw looting in Haiti as a result of a natural phenomena.

The message seems to be aimed at governments to correct the problems. Or if there is no government, people take the law into their own hands. These messages don’t wait for elections. What happens when there is a crisis that affects everyone like a currency collapse or a shortage of food?

This could occur as governments battle debt and try to keep order in the bond and stock markets. The bond market is the world’s main medium of finance and in which the stability of most sovereign nations rely. The ability of a nation to sell bonds affects the their ability to govern and the value of their currency. We are on a slippery slope.

It is not too early to consider what would happen to your family in case of a natural or financial disaster. In either case, you might not be able to drive for help. You may have to rely on what is in your household for up to a month.

In the extreme, you might have to take to the streets to barter with either food or something else with intrinsic value. Currency may or may not be the answer. There is no need to panic but it might be naïve or idealistic to think you won’t see it in your lifetime.