Maybe the time has come to start a thread to share ideas on prepping and survival for what is likely ahead with the war situation and for us in NZ it can double as earthquake and calamity preparedness. The hive mind and #8 wire mentality here is perfect for this and readers can easily find the ideas in one place.

Without calling doom and gloom, we need to be prepared for farmers not being able to produce and what they do produce not getting to the markets.

If the worst happens, farmers will hunker down and provide enough for their own survival until the situation changes. Ditto with imports like rice and other goods. Countries will stock their own larders before they consider stocking ours…if they can reach us.

Apart from the obvious of storing dried foods like lentils, chick peas, flour, yeast, rice, dried milk and canned goods. I have bought seeds and am starting a crop of silverbeet and perpetual spinach in egg cartons to plant out. Some in pots in case the wind kills off the garden. Maybe will plant carrots and beetroot as well. 

Have also bought seedlings but a packet of seeds has a few hundred potential plants whereas a punnet has six. It takes a couple months before you get results to eat, so now is the time to begin. 

Best case is the situation will improve, but imagine the unthinkable worse case. If we are already worried about fuel being stolen, imagine how low some people will stoop if food becomes scarce, so security is also part of the discussion.

Hoping people share their prepping ideas especially to help the last few generations who have never experienced war or loss of necessities and most have no idea where their food comes from and imagine the Supermarket and Mall will always magically provide. I so wish survival and awareness skills were taught in schools. 

Up till now the effects of wars were always distant and what other people suffer. Now the problems are fast arriving on our own doorstep.