Waking Up

So this evening, I was putting together our order for bulk food from the Ontario Natural Food Coop. We had an old catalogue from November 2007 and put together our order based on it. Tonight I had to check the prices from then against the April 2008 catalogue.

What a difference six months makes!

The cost of a large bag of flour had gone up from $25 to $35 (still a steal really). Everything in fact was significantly more from rice to beans to cereal to tempeh. Usually food prices go up due to inflation but these increases are something else and should most definitely give us pause.

In addition few weeks ago, a friend informed me that he had visited the local supermarket and found the rice aisle totally empty. No rice. The story becomes even more scary.

Food comes from the grocery store doesn't it? If we can't rely on a large corporation what will we do? Do any of us remember how to grow food or to slaughter an animal?

This is serious. We have been eating oil for so long but now that is over. The world is changing. Are you ready?