Jeff Bowen wrote:I think they both came to a general agreement that it's hard to know whether the food system is actually resilient or not, but that it might be. Anyway, this was it:
How resilient is the food system?
Might be better off starting a separate thread.
I disagree that the food system is the last thing that will fail. Advance notice of a big snowstorm will empty the supermarket shelves. Food was a problem during Katrina. Those are signs of an efficient and brittle system.
Even our government suggests everyone keep a 2 week supply of food on hand.