| The have been many debates about where or | | | | economy. Do most people know how to grow a |
| not we are at peak oil. Are we their yet? With | | | | garden? I for one, do not have a clue. I do |
| out a doubt we are going to be their. This is now | | | | understand the basic concept, its not like Drilling |
| way we will not run out. The United States CIA | | | | Rigs are needed. You put the seeds in the soil and |
| says the world consumes well over 85 million | | | | water. Is this going to be enough to sustain my |
| barrels a day. The United States consuming about | | | | family? I do not believe so. We as a society |
| a quarter of that. Their one of this two | | | | would need to have more knowledge than this. If |
| possibilities are going to happen. We are going to | | | | something did happen of course their will be an |
| run out or we are going to heat the world up to | | | | exist of people leaving urban ares to more rural |
| catastrophic temperatures. If we continue using | | | | areas. We would need to be prepared with the |
| that much oil a day. | | | | knowledge. This happened during the great |
| The first thing that comes to my mind is | | | | depression. Where many urban family's left to |
| gardening. In either event, we are going to need | | | | leave with rural relatives because of their ability to |
| to know how to grow our own food. In my | | | | grow their own food. Today their are a lot less |
| opinion we are all eventually going to need to | | | | people that live in rural areas. The people that do |
| know how to grow a garden. Even if it is a small | | | | live in rural areas, their a a lot less people that are |
| one. Usually, how large events work, is people are | | | | growing their own food. let alone people that |
| not going to prepared. I for one, had no idea | | | | grow their own food. |
| before this article, have the knowledge on how to | | | | My suggestion, and the reason for writing this |
| grow a garden. During WW1 and WW2 we had | | | | article, is start learning about growing our own |
| large number off people around the world that | | | | vegetables. In event that there is a large oil |
| grew vegetables. The united states actually made | | | | shortage, our reliance on immediate information is |
| movies to inform the population on how to grow | | | | going to be limited. If we do not already have the |
| a vegetable garden. | | | | the ability to grow a garden. It may be difficult to |
| Would we know what to do today? According to | | | | learn how. Why not join the other 43 million |
| a survey conducted by the Harris Interactive | | | | people and get a head start on the knowledge |
| survey, 43 million households plan to grow a | | | | and experience of self sufficient food production. |
| garden. That is up about 19% from the year | | | | At least you could be saving money and helping |
| from 2008. This jump is mainly due to the | | | | yourself to a healthier lifestyle. |