{"id":365,"date":"2022-04-09T11:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2022-04-10T07:28:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T12:28:18","slug":"365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/?p=365","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Wow, am I the only one who sees a legitimate crisis happening? I\u2019ve been called a \u2018conspiracy theorist\u2019 and all-round nut too many times to not believe that society is suffering from normalcy bias. First we see a &#8216;novel virus&#8217; resulting in the shutdown of our entire economy, then oil pipelines shut down with the resulting fuel shortages. Then comes fertilizer shortages, payments to farmers to NOT produce, and new USDA regulations further stifling their productivity which, of course, results in food inflation and shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take all these issues any way you wish, but now we have roadblocks being placed before homesteaders attempting to provide food for their families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fv-player-gutenberg-basic\"><div id=\"wpfp_35ade7ad87660c0f34aacd947c3bbb5d\" data-item=\"{&quot;sources&quot;:[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twillingatefarm.com\\\/videos\\\/BIRD FLU the Next Pandemic.mp4&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video\\\/mp4&quot;}],&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;splash&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twillingatefarm.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/85CxNYe1ijIa_640x360-1.jpg&quot;}\" class=\"flowplayer no-brand is-splash is-paused skin-slim no-svg fp-slim fp-edgy\" data-fv-embed=\"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/?p=365&amp;fv_player_embed=fvp-1\" style=\"position:relative; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; \" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n\t<div class=\"fp-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><\/div>\n\t<img class=\"fp-splash\" alt=\"video\" src=\"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/85CxNYe1ijIa_640x360-1.jpg\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;width:100%\" \/>\n\t<div class=\"fp-ui\"><noscript>Please enable JavaScript<\/noscript><div class=\"fp-play fp-visible\"><svg class=\"fp-play-sharp-fill\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\"><defs><style>.fp-color-play{opacity:0.65;}.controlbutton{fill:#fff;}<\/style><\/defs><title>play-sharp-fill<\/title><path class=\"fp-color-play\" d=\"M49.9217-.078a50,50,0,1,0,50,50A50.0564,50.0564,0,0,0,49.9217-.078Z\"\/><polygon class=\"controlbutton\" points=\"73.601 50 37.968 70.573 37.968 29.427 73.601 50\" filter=\"url(#f1)\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fp-preload\"><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='fvp-share-bar'><ul class=\"fvp-sharing\">\r\n    <li><a class=\"sharing-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwillingatefarm.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D365\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li><a class=\"sharing-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Droppings+&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwillingatefarm.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D365\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li><a class=\"sharing-email\" href=\"mailto:?body=Check%20out%20the%20amazing%20video%20here%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Ftwillingatefarm.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D365\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div><a class=\"sharing-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/?p=365\" target=\"_blank\">Link<\/a><\/div><div><label><a class=\"embed-code-toggle\" href=\"#\"><strong>Embed<\/strong><\/a><\/label><\/div><div class=\"embed-code\"><label>Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed.<\/label><textarea><\/textarea><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It must have been at least a decade ago that Agriculture Commissioner Lorraine Merrill was the guest speaker at Small and Beginner Farmers Annual Meeting in Plymouth. My most memorable take away from her presentation was the fact that New Hampshire produces only enough food to feed <strong>4 to 6 percent<\/strong> of our state&#8217;s population. Considering that our average meal travels 1,500 miles and many independent truckers have indicated that they will simply park their trucks once diesel costs $6 a gallon, It&#8217;s going to be quite a shock to folks when they realize food doesn&#8217;t originate in grocery stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> Watch this 3 minute followup to the above video: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KSRrYVO7URU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KSRrYVO7URU<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, am I the only one who sees a legitimate crisis happening? I\u2019ve been called a \u2018conspiracy theorist\u2019 and all-round nut too many times to not believe that society is suffering from normalcy bias. 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