China Advised its Citizens to Stock Up on Food
The Ministry of Commerce in China issued a notice telling households to store necessities for everyday life and emergencies. This caused a frenzy of panic buying.
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Category: Current Events
Emergency Food Company has Run Out of Supplies
A major emergency food company, Augason Farms is shutting down for 90 days because they are unable to meet orders.
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This is Why You Need to Keep Up with What Your Child is being Taught at School
I came across this piece of news that wasn’t widely covered in the mainstream media, and it may of interest if you have school age children or grandchildren.
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New California Pig Rules will Make Pork a Lot More Expensive for Everyone
A new California law that is scheduled to take effect beginning January 1, 2022 might make bacon and other pork products more expensive for everyone.
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Are Shelves Emptying Out Again?
I’ve been hearing anecdotal stories from various people that they are noticing empty shelves in their areas again.
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Freak Weather in Brazil will Send Coffee Prices Sky High
Written by Bernie Carr My regular readers know I value my daily coffee so I have devised various backups for off-grid coffee, including roasting my own beans. This piece of
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Get Ready to Pay Even More for Groceries by October
Written by Bernie Carr Just a quick post today, as I share reports that have peaked my interest. We are already feeling the high prices at the grocery store, at
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200 People are Being Monitored for Monkeypox
A traveler, who recently arrived from visiting Nigeria, arrived in Dallas infected with a case of monkeypox.
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Grocery Stores are Stockpiling Food and Other Supplies
This year we should take note that supermarkets are the ones that are stockpiling products such as frozen meat, sugar, packaged goods, cleaning supplies, etc. What does this mean for the consumer?
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Cyber-attacks are becoming more frequent – are you prepared?
We are hearing about cyber-attacks on a daily basis; these are becoming more common and increasing in larger scale. We’ve already seen that banking institutions are frequently targeted. Now, cyber- criminals have even targeted infrastructure such as water, electricity, food.
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