Yes, I've been talking about how we need to build out parallel and independent systems as an "overlay" state for a while. Even tried to get it going with some local ag folks but they are too bought into the welfare state/subsidies. So I guess instead of building out a parallel supply chain we'll just find ways to sidestep the nonsense in the normal supply chain for now and revisit alternative supply chain idea in the future.
The Amish and many rural Country peeps have been trying this for decades.
In Ohio we use to goto the farm to pickup wheat to grind into flour, they had a milk tanker for fresh unpasteurized milk that got them done in. Government can't have a health crisis due to unpasteurized milk now can we.
That's exactly where I got the idea. The Amish (and other groups like them) have an advantage in that they have a cohesion that comes from their common religion. The fact that the common man DOES NOT have this as an advantage is no accident. Still, this is the path forward.
Related...in Utah they used to have canning stores where you could bring goods to be canned and you just donated to the store for the canning supplies and use of the equipment. FDA regs put a stop to that out of a "fear of botulism" even though I've not heard of that ever being a problem. The Feds (and FDA in particular) have a history of doing things to prevent people from practicing food storage etc that aligns with being prepared. I suppose in this administration they will crack down on self-sufficient behaviors even more but now instead of making complaints about food safety they can just claim that the self-sufficiency is thinly-veiled "toxic whiteness". Such is the slippery slope toward democide/genocide.
Raw milk is really great for pigs. Everyone round here is feeding their pigs and maybe dogs raw milk.
What did the ag people say? If they can't turn a profit without subsidies that's another problem.
It was more like I could not find any in my area who were willing to put any effort in either for fear of upsetting the apple cart of subsidies or because they had generational wealth and didn't care to come out of their canyon to engage with wider society. I talked to mostly ranchers, FWIW.
Of course, without saying too much, its also sort of the nature of folks in this area that they want to see some results before they will entertain. So we'll get the deliveries going and then re-approach.
I'm surprised. You're basically proposing a direct-to-consumer delivery system, right? Whereby your van would collect orders for people and deliver them. If the rancher sold direct to you, they could charge prices closer to what is seen at the grocery market and make a larger profit. I'm interested in this too, I worked in the food industry (production and retail) and I can see food security is our biggest weakness going forward.
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