Betsy and me read Diet for a Small Planet in 1971. We’ve been minimal meat eaters (MME?) since then. "Priciest Food Since 1970s Is a Big Challenge for Governments." In a few decades starvation will be ordinary across the earth. And wars for food.

 Diet for a Small Planet

There’s no mention in the Bloomberg Article below that major food producing areas might not produce much food soon. The “Breadbasket of America” in the middle of the USA relies on the Ogallala. 

“Without Ogallala water, significant portions of the High Plain’s agriculture and related businesses are entirely unsustainable, which could threaten the existence of entire towns whose economies are dependent on water drawn from the aquifer. There are global implications as well, as the region produces one-sixth of the world’s grain produce."

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Crisis on the High Plains: The Loss of America’s Largest Aquifer – the Ogallala

Jeremy Frankel  ·  May 17, 2018

Siberia is another major food production area in trouble:

Siberian farmers lose $11.9 million due to fires — Russia’s agriculture ministry

FOR A SHORT TIME MY UNCLE NICK RAISED CHICKENS See video below

"(Bloomberg) -- Whether for bread, rice or tortillas, governments across the world know that rising food costs can come with a political price. The dilemma is whether they can do enough to prevent having to pay it.

Global food prices were up 33% in August from a year earlier with vegetable oil, grains and meat on the rise, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization show. And it’s not likely to get better as extreme weather, soaring freight and fertilizer costs, shipping bottlenecks and labor shortages compound the problem. Dwindling foreign currency reserves are also hampering the ability of some nations to import food.

From Europe to Turkey and India, politicians are now handing out more aid, ordering sellers to cut prices and tinkering with trade rules to mitigate the impact on consumers.

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Priciest Food Since 1970s Is a Big Challenge for Governments

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As a child my Dad spent his summers on a farm. At my Mom's dinner table there was a certain respect when eating meat. An animal died so you could eat this meat. Leftovers have always been a huge part of our home cooked meals.

FOR A SHORT TIME MY UNCLE NICK RAISED CHICKENS