Mormon church now owns $2BILLION of US farmland, with more acreage than Bill Gates and China combined: Huge land grabs in Nebraska and Florida spark backlash from local farmers
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12868689/mormon-church-owns-land-bill-gates-china.html
The Mormons are on a farmland-buying spree that is driving up prices and forcing local farmers out, according to critics.
... the Mormon church now owns around $2billion worth of farmland across the US, covering around 859,000 acres, more land than Bill Gates (270,000 acres) and China (383,935) combined. ...
... But the sprawling Mormon agricultural empire raises further questions over why the church is seeking to build such a large portfolio and what it is using the proceeds for. Farmland Reserve has said it sees its land purchases as an investment 'to generate long-term value to support the Church's religious, charitable, and humanitarian good works'. There are also indications that it could form part of the church's 'prepping' ethos. Mormons believe that before Jesus returns, there will be a period of war and hardship and need to be prepared. ...
Another data point indicating everyone is getting nervous about the state of the world.
I get that outbidding the locals is not a nice thing to do, but this Trad Catholic is far happier seeing land in Mormon hands than in Bill Gates' paws--Mormons might be wierd, but they aren't trying to kill me, like Gates is.
We should all be re learning, as a species, how to grow and raise food. Maybe just enough to supplement here and there are first, but this is a skill mankind needs to re learn. The good times are wonderful but starving is only a few weeks away if SHTF.
Agreed!
OK, not everyone has a plot of land. But lots of people live in the suburbs, and converting even part of your yard into a vegetable garden is do-able and exceedingly useful. Even growing 25% of your food by yourself would be most helpful.
and apartment buildings should have garden plots