| While a major story, many Americans have not heard | | | | Food is the ultimate investment; if you can't sell it or |
| about the soaring cost of wheat and other | | | | trade it you can simply eat it. More than likely you will |
| commodities. It's only in the check out line do they | | | | be eating it; otherwise you'd be taking rations in a |
| realize the hit on their budgets. Is a recession | | | | refugee camp. It is responsible to make preparations |
| "coming"? No, we are waist deep in a recession. The | | | | for emergencies. For instance: there is a epidemic |
| problem is that mainstream America refuses to | | | | running through North America. If you avoid contact |
| acknowledge it. That is until they reach the bread | | | | with the world the virus is easily avoided. However |
| aisle and notice the rising cost of bread, thanks to an | | | | many are hungry, thirsty and in need of supplies or |
| international wheat shortage. | | | | assistance. Despite their resolve they must venture |
| The Wheat Elite | | | | out and risk infection. Could this be you? Or would |
| Other countries seem to think wheat is more | | | | you be the person safely inside with enough food |
| valuable than we do. Countries like Pakistan have | | | | and water to out last an epidemic? |
| their military guarding their wheat, since after all | | | | Limited Supply, No seriously |
| "Agriculture... is our wisest pursuit, because it will in | | | | In states with more prominent focus on |
| the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals | | | | preparedness wheat has been selling out. A popular |
| and happiness." -Thomas Jefferson to George | | | | resource for wheat in Utah the LDS canneries are all |
| Washington, 1787. ME 6:277. And while food riots | | | | running out of wheat, with prices set to double in |
| erupt in Egypt and shortages loom in North Korea, | | | | March. A popular Idaho store Walton Feed has |
| China, India, Africa and many other places, we calmly | | | | reportedly run entirely out of wheat. Even large |
| continue to shop and maintain a 2 week food supply | | | | stores like Costco have been rationing in some stores |
| of food. Never thinking the store may one day run | | | | with supplies being sold out in others. Supplies are |
| out of food. Well as gas soars and prices increase | | | | limited. Don't create panic and spout messages of |
| stores will become a much more desolate and baron | | | | doom, simply maintain this mantra: preparedness is |
| place. | | | | just plain smart! Anything could happen and it's |
| Extra Food; It's like life insurance | | | | arrogant to think a calamity could never befall you. |
| Food and water are so easily accessible to us on a | | | | Disasters are inevitable. It's important to buy survival |
| daily basis that we often overlook their true | | | | equipment and be equipped with the highest level of |
| importance and value. As with most things it isn't until | | | | knowledge and organization. |
| we are without that we notice what we've lost. | | | | |