News, What to Eat After the Apocalypse (water, coyote, chicken)

[JD59]

In 1841, an invasive water mold began to infect the world’s potatoes. Starting from Mexico, the infectious agent of blight traveled up through North America, then crossed the Atlantic. Eventually it reached Ireland, where, as the journalist Charles Mann described it, “four out of ten Irish ate no solid food except potatoes, and … the rest were heavily dependent on them.”

The Great Famine, as it came to be known, could have been avoided in any number of ways, not least by ceasing the export of food from Ireland to Britain.


What to Eat After the Apocalypse - Issue 101: In Our Nature - Nautilus

[Woof]

I dunno about eating bugs and leaves if there were a nuclear winter ....... I would probably try to get to a tropical area by the ocean, mainly for fishing, but also with some foods like coconuts, fruits, nuts that could be gathered. Probably not easy to find a place like that without a significant population already there to compete with, or endemic diseases like malaria, or disgusting little parasites that swim up your urethra and lodge in your brain.

[PedroMartinez]

I'll primarily stick to eating gingers.

[openmike]

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determine flavor. Can goods and Dry milk . There is a new
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[Woof]

I think the "Health Ranger" dude had some schemes to deal with this, or maybe some similar apocalypse. I think it was some sort of plans for an underground hydroponics facility that could be built using a 3d printer. That guy is very creative even if a bit of a crackpot.

[jamies]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

I'll primarily stick to eating gingers.

I hear the young ones taste like chicken. Save a leg for me.

[countryboy73]

One can shoot(or trap) all manner of small to medium scavengers off the corpses of the dirty water drinkers. Everything from oppossum, to coons, to coyotes, even black bears and cats or dogs will be available for fresh meat.

I use to grin at folks when they would say, "You can kill me, but you can't eat me". I would tell them I might not eat them, but I would in fact feed them to my dog, and that I would eat my dog. Don't know if it was the first part or the last that most disturbed them...

[Vector1]

Originally Posted by John1960

In 1841, an invasive water mold began to infect the world’s potatoes. Starting from Mexico, the infectious agent of blight traveled up through North America, then crossed the Atlantic. Eventually it reached Ireland, where, as the journalist Charles Mann described it, “four out of ten Irish ate no solid food except potatoes, and … the rest were heavily dependent on them.”

The Great Famine, as it came to be known, could have been avoided in any number of ways, not least by ceasing the export of food from Ireland to Britain.

This is true, but since the history books cover it up, one must read and learn for themselves;

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[Submariner]

Many of us produce our own food. So long as we all remember to keep variety in our diet we will be fine.

Any culture that allows the majority of their diet to come from a single source, is at risk.

Consider the dependence that some have placed on corn.

[Woof]

Speaking about corn ..... I was surprised once to read that Americans have the most of their body protein derived ultimately from corn, compared to other countries. You'd think Mexico would be higher on the list than the US since it seems to be a corn-based diet more than ours, but no - their body protein apparently comes from a wider variety of foods.