> On Apr 24, 12:34 am, jtnos...@yahoo.com wrote:

>> The per usual republicrat farm socialism has created food supply
>> chaos, subsidized corn for ethanol fuel has crowded out other food
>> crops, speculators abroad have taken their bales of dollarpesos and
>> bought out our wheat supplies so that we'll have to re-import at a
>> higher price. Gov't. has paid southeast Texas farmers to raise
>> livestock instead of rice, now Sam's Club and Costco are rationing
>> it. So I tossed the ornamental plants and have planted corn, beans,
>> peppers, and tomatoes, maybe carrots next. I recommend others do the
>> same this season in their backyards if they have them. I don't think
>> there will be acute food shortages this year in the USA, but grocery
>> prices are high and getting higher. It will also save the fossile
>> fuel to get it from the farm to your table. I would raise meat but
>> codes in my 'burb won't allow it.

> You can probably raise rabbits...and I know that even though it's not an accepted
> food product in the US, guinea pigs are raised for meat in South America.