As India restricts exports, a view of California’s rice fields:

https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/satellite-image-reveals-agriculture-wasteland-across-californias-rice-capital

Probs in USA due to restriction in imports from India....not sure how widespread in USA this is or if it's just California. Anybody know?

Get off down to Asda everybody and save yourself some money!

Pop into Rogers wholesale stores in the UK. They have food bargains because their stock is close to the sell by date or past the sell by date or not sold well in the supermarkets. Wharehouses only in Southampton, Poole, Plymouth, Stockport and Bilston.

What is a Community Garden?

A community garden is typically one piece of land, gardened collectively by a group of people.

Increasingly, community gardeners are “urban-dwellers with limited access to their own land”.

Community beautification and revitalization, food security, physical activity and improved nutrition are just some of the benefits of community gardens.

Community gardens can be found in rural, suburban, and urban areas. I live far out in the countryside and we have a wonderful community garden.

@EvolvedTruth

Anybody got this book? Seems like a really useful book. It's nice to have books not just everything online.

Dill: Nutrition, Benefits, and Uses
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/dill

DILL - dill seed can be used to help with excessive FARTING. It is used to prevent colic pain in babies by giving them gripe water (which is made from dill seed oil). Microbial action or indigestion are the main causes of diarrhea. Health benefits of dill can help cure diarrhea since this herb enhances the digestive properties in your body.

Use this instead of your gas or electric this winter. You will save 💰💰💰💷💷💷💶💶💶💶

Get a 2-burner camping stove this winter and avoid the nutty energy bills this winter. Save 💰💰💰💷💷💷

Get a torch in case it's too expensive to use much energy this winter.. get self sufficient in energy sources.
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Keep toasty this winter, grab a reflective sports blanket and wrap yourself up in it....it's like a thermos flask, retains the heat...you will stay boiling hot all winter with one of these. £12 for 4 blankets from Amazon but any camping outlet will have them.

Crochet yourselves some blankets this winter, at least learn how to do it, you don't need to do fancy squares, just practical easy stuff like blankets with the most basic stitch for beginners. It might well be more difficult to obtain clothing or bedding in the future so start making your own now ok... If you can get hold of wool then you will be able to make bags, blankets,hats, scarves and those with more expertise can do more complicated garments. The idea is self sufficiency. This pic comes from a blog of a person who likes making blankets. She shows you how but you can just learn from YouTube the most basic stitch and use that for your blanket or scarf.... That way you will depend less on the shops.
https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/cosy-stripe-blanket.html

If you can't get hold of balls of wool for making your blankets or garments from the shops then try to get hold of raw wool from a farm or online and make it into yarn.
Spinning Yarn: How to Spin Raw Wool Into Yarn | Homesteading
https://homesteading.com/spin-yarn-tutorial/amp/