Potato shortage incoming!
The SOSs being sent to the American public by these farmers is an eery reminder of how easily and quickly our local, state, and federal governments, which are supposed to represent the will of the people, can control our food sources simply by picking winners and loser when it comes to who gets life-sustaining water and whose right to water will be restricted or in the case of the Idaho farmers, cut off.
American Farmer Blowing The Whistle On US Government
JUNE 2024, Idaho Farmer’s Water Is Being Shut Off. “A water shutoff order on literally a half million acres of farmland. --- A lot of these farmers, and this impacts about 6,400 water users.”
“Property like this will become worthless. Without water, the land doesn’t have any value here.”
“The state of Idaho has put a water curtailment order, which is basically a water shutoff order on literally a half million acres of farmland.
--- But a lot of these farmers that are farming this land have already invested thousands of acres, thousands of dollars per acre to grow potatoes. Good morning everyone. My name is Trevor Belknap. I operate a family farm, a fifth generation family farm in the Snake River Valley of eastern Idaho. I just wanted to visit with you for a minute about the impacts of the water curtailment order that’s been issued by Director Weaver from the Outer Department of Water Resources.
One of the best survival foods is called the “Jerusalem Artichoke.” It has the same caloric value as a potato and will grow like weeds in any soil and zone (but prefers colder zones.). They have more nutrition than potatoes as well. Downside is that if you dig them up, they will only last a few days. You can just keep them in the ground and harvest them on-demand. They are highly prolific and spread, so grow in a contained area is preferred. I just purchased some tubers and planted them in some grow bags. If the shit hits the fan, I plan on sectioning off half of my garden to grow them.
https://foodrevolution.org/blog/jerusalem-artichokes/
Interesting history as well. When Hitler invaded Europe, his troops stole most of the potatoes. France survived on Jerusalem Artichokes as the Germans didn’t know they were there.