Tag food supplies

Bananas, cacao products, Christmas trees

Port Worker’s Strike

A port worker’s strike began at midnight on October 1, 2024, that affected 36 ports in 14 states on the East and Gulf coasts of the United States. Fortunately, it was suspended on October 3 until January 15, 2025. Sea-Intelligence…

Road Closed sign

Unavailable Transportation Routes

Roads destroyed by landslides. Roads covered by mudslides and rockslides. Bridges washed out. Roads closed by wildfire. Roads broken up by earthquakes. Roads closed by high wind events or blizzards. Delivery ports blockaded. Airports closed. Are you prepared for transportation…

Black and white photograph of a family gardening together

Times Sure Have Changed

The document below was produced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture during World War I and was used through World War II. Attitudes of self-reliance sure have changed on all levels since then and not for the better, unfortunately.…

Woman reading a recipe at a kitchen counter full of fruits and vegetables

Cooking

I enjoy reading books by Michael Pollan. While I don’t agree with everything he writes (such as the inadvisability of doing home canning) I do agree with much of what he concludes and writes. He also has an underlying wit…

Food production by fruit trees, canning, dehydrating, gardening

Food Availability During Non-food Rationing

The Smithsonian book American Table has a section on how history affected what we ate and now eat. In the article on “Women in World War II” it says: “Rationing of nonfood items also had an effect on the types…