Why You Should Prepare Now to Procure Food Locally

The more food your locally procure now, the easier it will be when times get tough.

If you care about your family’s future, you need to care about where your food comes from. Not just in the abstract—“we shop at Aldi” or “we eat organic”—but in the very real and sobering reality that our food system is far more fragile than most people realize. And if you’re not thinking ahead, growing your own, or at least stockpiling, you could be left hungry or dependent in the blink of an eye.

Modern society has sold us a dangerous lie: that food will always be on the shelves. That the trucks will always run. That prices will always normalize. That farmers will always be able to grow. The truth is, we’re one disruption away from chaos—and it won’t take a doomsday-level catastrophe to make it happen. All it takes is a modest kink in the supply chain. The kind we’ve already seen.

“Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” — Proverbs 6:6

A SYSTEM STRETCHED THIN

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 90% of food consumed in the U.S. is transported by truck. Think about that: your apples, your beef, your rice, your baby formula—almost all of it relies on one fragile thread: diesel-powered freight. In fact, the American Trucking Associations report that if trucks stopped moving, grocery stores would run out of food in just 3 days.

Three. Days.

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