Starvation takes far less time than it does to raise a crop to sustain oneself. My grand parents had a garden in the yard in the suburbs. It supplemented their diet, could not sustain it without switching to potatoes. There is a reason why the potato famine whipped out many Irish families. Do you think that everyone would do their ci…
Starvation takes far less time than it does to raise a crop to sustain oneself. My grand parents had a garden in the yard in the suburbs. It supplemented their diet, could not sustain it without switching to potatoes. There is a reason why the potato famine whipped out many Irish families. Do you think that everyone would do their civic duty and turn their yards into gardens in time? Do really think that you could go to bed near harvest time and not wake up the next morning and find all your produce gone or to have to witness a gang of thugs just ripping all your hard work out of the ground before your very eyes?
You are correct. Time is a factor and I only have 6 months of food stored. Few have even three days. As Darwin notes, nature is cruel. I'll take a few thugs with me if I need. Hopefully those days will not happen. My fruit yields have been lousy the last two years but most years produce enough for gifts.
Starvation takes far less time than it does to raise a crop to sustain oneself. My grand parents had a garden in the yard in the suburbs. It supplemented their diet, could not sustain it without switching to potatoes. There is a reason why the potato famine whipped out many Irish families. Do you think that everyone would do their civic duty and turn their yards into gardens in time? Do really think that you could go to bed near harvest time and not wake up the next morning and find all your produce gone or to have to witness a gang of thugs just ripping all your hard work out of the ground before your very eyes?
You are correct. Time is a factor and I only have 6 months of food stored. Few have even three days. As Darwin notes, nature is cruel. I'll take a few thugs with me if I need. Hopefully those days will not happen. My fruit yields have been lousy the last two years but most years produce enough for gifts.