Important discussion to follow re the importance of rationing for equitable food distribution. And growing your own. And not wasting. a REBLOG:
It seems inconceivable that it was only a year ago (tomorrow) when the UK was due to crash out of the EU under a no deal Brexit. Thankfully that crisis was averted. Leading up to that momentous non-event, I wrote about what might happen to our food supply in the event that our smooth trading relationship with the EU broke down utterly. One year on, we find ourselves in a remarkably similar position – thanks to a Pangolin, or rather thanks to people wanting to eat Pangolins & turn them into medicine. Don’t blame the Pangolin.
Our food supply is part of a small number of “essential” things on which life depends. Food, water, housing (and the means to heat it when it’s cold). That’s it. Anything else we might like to think are essentials – well, we are just kidding ourselves. That includes mobile phone signal, the internet, even…
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Hey my darling From early February last year I was sending monthly letters to the emergency planning team at the city council who repeatedly fobbed me off with the gov line that the uk had food as long as people ate leeks! Hope you are all keeping well and not going crazy xxx
Penney Poyzer Chair NGFP http://Www.nottinghamgoodfoodpartnership.co.uk
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Excellent article, thanks. Hope you and yours ok.