Here is something that I think few of us have really considered when planning for the future.

It doesn't matter where you live: if you increase the population by 2000% with people who are coming from third-world countries, and it's done overnight, there are going to be problems.

I once thought this issue was more the domain of big "sanctuary" cities, but it's happening in small to medium-sized cities, and the politics in these places are not always Blue.

You can make every effort to choose your location carefully, but some bureaucrat who doesn't have to live among the problems caused by such a massive population boom can turn everything upside down. Understanding that such things can cause major demographic changes and cultural issues is not racist. It's a fact and one we need to prepare for.

I'm not going to complain about this in my entire note today. It's just a recent trend that you should be aware of, happening in places you'd never expect it. What would you do to be better prepared for a scenario like Charleroi, Pennsylvania, or Springfield, Ohio? The decision may not be up to you, but how you personally manage the aftermath is.

My cat is quite enjoying me being home all the time. (I guess I'm one of those crazy cat ladies? Badge of honor! I love cats.)

Below, find a picture of Starla. I've had her for about a year, and she's still pretty young - approximately two now. She loves her toys, she enjoys cuddling as long as you don't touch her, and she's carefully devoted to making sure I'm still alive at meal times.

Her antics make me laugh, and she is good company during stressful times. Although, yes, she does have "Resting B**** Face" at all times. 😂

Having something to eat isn't guaranteed.

We're facing threats to our food supply from many different angles: supply chain breakdowns, drought, food facilities being ravaged by fires, skyrocketing inflation, and outright shortages. No longer can we live in the comfort of unthreatened abundance. We're learning exactly how delicate the system really is.

Prepping and putting back supplies is incredibly important but what we're seeing now goes beyond that. You have to be able to produce and acquire more food. You have to be able to put back your harvests to eat during the winter. You have to be able to prepare items that once were as convenient as popping open a can or little plastic container.

You need a paperback copy of How to Feed Your Family No Matter What, our Organic Prepper anthology with ALL of our content about food. You'll get more than 500 pages of content that are all about food when you can't just go to the store and buy whatever you want.