Some disaster has befallen society: you have to secure a month of food for you and three other people. How do you do it?

Let’s assume no zombies or other supernatural occurrences, but could be plenty of people being shitty, consequences thereof, or natural disasters

Edit: to expand on this, presumably if society has temporarily or permanently collapsed there would be issues with things like deliveries, security, digital transactions, utility service etc. Feel free to use whichever scenario seems most likely to you, I’m asking more because I was thinking how screwed I’d be if I was just out of food after say, seven days.

downpunxx,

Canned food lasts forever. Stock up. Be prepared.

ShittyBeatlesFCPres,

I’d rob everyone who has a good answer.

ThrowawayPermanente,

You’ll last a lot longer with a good answer and a gun that you will with just a good answer.

Icalasari,

We already have that much food. My folks were paranoid WAAAY before the economy turned shitty so it's easier to keep up with what is already there

If I had to do it myself with nothing to start with?

Fun fact! Did you know a layer within the bark of a tree is edible?

Garbanzo,

Yes, I knew that. If I could remember which layer of which tree I’d be all set.

ivanafterall,
ivanafterall avatar

Just eat the whole tree, to be safe.

atomWood,

Realistically, you should always try to keep a decent food storage in your home.

Not only does proper food storage mean you are prepared in the event of some disaster or item scarcity, such as toilet paper during covid, but it also keeps grocery costs down, as you can buy discounted items in bulk and work through them until you find them at a good price to stock up again.

I realize that storage space can be limited in a home, but even when I lived in a tiny apartment I did my best to dedicate enough space for a month or two of extra food supplies.

DaDragon,

Can’t second this enough. If you have the space and ability, you should always have at least a small stock of general consumables.

Tar_alcaran,

Open cellar door, pick up box of emergency food. Done. It’s not going to be enjoyable, living on rice, emergency bars and vitamin pills for a month, but it’s preferable to starving.

natural_motions, (edited )

Yeah, one lesson we all should’ve learned from the start of the pandemic is that you should have a cache of some basics in your home or apartment that can keep you stable for a few weeks at least. So you can avoid getting embroiled in the chaos of human stupidity that unfolds in public. It won’t sustain you forever but it will give you a chance to make rational decisions.

You won’t get a chance to do that stuff after whatever event is going to happen has started.

Num10ck,

for best chances you should still actively pursue securing further rations, just less desperately.

TachyonTele,

That’s called using EBT.
Living in a fixed income.

The disaster hit us a long time ago.

LesserAbe,

Well if some disaster hit society presumably there won’t be orderly collection of food stamps, and also maybe grocery stores won’t be open or stocked.

Also: thinking about food security doesn’t have to be a gun prepper’s wet dream, it could be a thought experiment about mutual aid, sustainable farming or otherwise improving the world we’ve got.

radix,
@radix@lemmy.world avatar

Joke’s on all you skinny folks. I carry a month of calories on me 24/7.

Thorny_Insight,

You’ll die of thirst way before hunger.

LesserAbe,

Lol but what about the three hot people counting on you to secure food?

actionjbone,

They could just eat him.

viking,
@viking@infosec.pub avatar

Eat thy neighbor. Especially the free range organic ones, vegans beware!

johannesvanderwhales,

If I have access to flour and fresh water that could go a long way. I could make a sourdough loaf with just that.

Crackhappy,
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I already have a month’s worth of food in my cupboards and freezer and at least a month in vegetables in my garden. I’m not a prepper or anything I just don’t like running out of food, and I also like fresh veggies.

HobbitFoot,

I’m fucked. I live in a relatively dense area so I expect the grocery stores will get depleted rather quickly. Potable water will probably also be an issue, even though there is a stream within walking distance.

kindenough,
kindenough avatar

Well if your out after a month you'll be screwed anyway. But right now I could survive a couple of months with three others.

I already have 2 freezers full of meat, frozen veg, herbs, ingredients like galanga, pandan leaves, lemon grass, Thai basil, hot peppers and what not.

Canned beans, corn, other veg, pasta, couscous, flower for chapatis and parathas, boxes full of spices from all over the world, and I always buy 18 kilo bags of Thai rice.

Beans and rice, so nice. Cheap and fulfilling.

Yeah...but I guess I should learn urban farming. If I see someone hungry I need to cook, I can't leave anyone starving, so this stuff would be gone in days.

GBU_28,

I already have that.

The trick, on the first day of the emergency, is water. Get as much as you fucking can.

scoobford,

I’m covered for a couple of weeks. After that, I can either leave the city, forage for food, or steal some, depending on what the state of the world is.

TheUsualButBlaBlaBla,

Enslave the other three to build a farm and then eat them and wait for the greens to grow.

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