I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Wait until 2027, when we start seeing widespread crop failures due to lack of fertilizer.

A majority of the base components for most fertilizers come through the Strait of Hormuz, from Iran. Industrialized agriculture absolutely depends on these fertilizers because topsoil has been almost completely exhausted. These base components need to be available many months before they are needed, because production is slow. Because the Strait is still closed, up to 60% of all northern-hemisphere non-orchard/non-perennial agriculture may be impacted.

If you can prep for a garden for next year, like bringing in manure and bedding materials, I would start now. Choose easy to grow crops next spring that are filling, like zucchini, tomatoes, and other gourds that can keep well into the winter. Try stocking up on staples (beans, lentils, white rice, etc.) that can hold for a long time at room temperatures, and store them in pest-resistent pails. Look into water bath canning, even two dozen jars of tomato pureé can last most of a winter and be used in many dishes. Understand that a decent chunk of veggies need to be pressure canned due to lack of acidity. Follow best practices when canning, you cannot smell or taste botulism and it kills very readily

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