I am going to cover this at least once a week here on Scratch Kitchen. Let’s help each other get through this by sharing information. And supporting each other spiritually.
Okay, over the last week we have seen people saying many things about the possibility that we won’t see canning supplies until Spring 2021. I have spoken about it myself. Now, so many have given their thoughts. There’s nothing wrong with that. I have submitted an email to Newell and I am waiting for their response and I will share it with you. Hopefully they, unlike Insta Pot company, Newell will get back to me.
Countries, states, counties, and citizens are in a rush to gather up all they can. It’s a race against time. Or so it feels. No, it is a race against time. Over the weekend Antonia noticed that people were bulk buying food again. If you are new, my daughter works as a Courtesy Clerk at our local store. Mainly it was canned items like corn. That brings me to the shortage that caught my eye, Corn. Apparently back in the spring when farmers were told to plow their corps under corn was one of those crops. Well, now the situation we have is that corn is valuable. Seriously, valuable. It feeds us and livestock. So telling farmers to plow under their crops was a huge mistake. That was one of the crops. Now they are selling crops to China, and we are facing shortages as well. The plot thickens! While we are told that we are the land of plenty, our food banks are busier than ever. Donations are drying up. And Second Harvest where most food banks buy by the pound from is having to compete with governments, and us the awful consumers. Those of us who have been prepping for years (December will be a year for me).
Here is the bottom line, we use to be taught to prepare for everything. Over the past fifty years, that stopped. It never should have. We need to start teaching the next generations to prepare for everything and pray for the best.
Bibliography
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China Purchases More U.S. Corn as Fears of Shortages Increase. (2020, 10 15). Southeast AG Net. https://southeastagnet.com/2020/10/15/china-purchases-corn-shortages/
Hirtzer, M., & Durisin, M. (2020, 10 10). U.S. Crop Report Signals Worsening Global Food-Insecurity Crisis. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-09/u-s-crop-report-signals-worsening-global-food-insecurity-crisis
Malgavko, A. (2020, 10 17). Pandemic fears & rising prices spurring countries to stockpile food – report. RT. https://on.rt.com/asho
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CORN SHORTAGE | It's Bigger Than You Might Think
Yanasa Ama Ventures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7npivvzLw&t=103s
‘Syndemic’ COVID-20 needs ‘Social Vaccine’ as global food shortage begins
The Ice Age Farmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7npivvzLw&t=103s
S.4453 - Food Supply Protection Act of 2020
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4453/text
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