All posts tagged with food security
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-(Natural News) Homesteading requires diverse skills to truly become self-sufficient. You need to produce your own food, create and mend your clothing, till the land yourself and protect yourself from invading animals or thieves. For those looking to get into homesteading, here are some of the essential homesteading skills that you will need to learn. (h/t […]
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-(Natural News) The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things: from people buy groceries to even how countries secure their food supplies. In particular, with an uncertain fourth quarter ahead, many countries have increased their purchases of staple crops — driving demand and price in the process. World food prices have been on the rise for the […]
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-(Natural News) Migratory locust swarms are poised to tear across the nations of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, according to a recent report from CTV News. These swarms are smaller and less detrimental than the billions of desert locust swarms from two months ago that damaged crops in Ethiopia, Yemen and parts of India. Nonetheless, […]
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-(Natural News) The year 2020 is nearing its end and food banks are worried that they might not be able to help everyone, especially since at least one in five Washingtonians may experience food insecurity by the end of the year because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The pandemic, food insecurity and a struggling economy Since the […]
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-(Natural News) A study published in the journal Pediatrics found that food insecurity significantly increases a child’s risk of having poor health and experiencing developmental problems. The researchers said that the risk of obesity, however, is not higher than that of a child growing in a food-secure household — but with an exception. They noted […]
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-(Natural News) On August 10, the “Great Derecho” storm damaged 10 million acres of crops in Iowa, resulting in an increase in corn prices. Not one month has passed and a lack of rainfall in the Midwest has once again caused a surge in crop prices. Low rainfall and the Great Derecho Data from the Department […]
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-(Natural News) As the clown circus of American politics continues to dominate the headlines, hundreds of thousands of Midwesterners are without power, and at least 10 million acres of food crops in Iowa alone have been destroyed, thanks to the devastation caused by the “Great Derecho.” This massive storm, which swept across Iowa and Illinois […]
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-(Natural News) Communist China is facing a food crisis like perhaps never before, thanks to a barrage of natural disasters that just will not relent. While some areas of the country are being drenched with rain, others are dealing with extreme drought conditions. Then there are the locusts and armyworms, which are destroying what remains. […]
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-(Natural News) As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spread throughout America during the first half of 2020, worried citizens flocked to stores to stock up on essential supplies. Shoppers bought items like canned soup, cleaning supplies and toilet paper in bulk, emptying grocery shelves due to worries that they might not have enough to last until […]
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-(Natural News) Growing your own food gives you access to fresh fruits and vegetables – something that is invaluable post-SHTF. Knowing how to store seeds properly ensures that you’re always ready for the next planting season. To the untrained eye, dry and brittle seeds may seem useless. However, gardeners know that vegetable seeds are key […]
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