Foods to stock up on in case of emergency12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() I’ve expanded my “stockpiling” into growing my own fruit and veg with heirloom seeds, and hope to seed save this year. I think given the potential volatility of “just in time” delivery systems, the conflict in Ukraine and the worsening climate emergency it is important to have a safety net for difficult times. I now keep a stock of these things in case of illness. When my son and I caught Covid last September, I didn’t feel well enough to cook, so had to order in tins of soup and other easy bits and pieces. As a non-driver, a single parent and a nurse, I didn’t have the time or the means to keep going to the shops to look for sold-out essentials. Having a stock of store cupboard ingredients came in handy when Covid hit. But it expanded to most of our common foods, as well as extra bottles of Calpol and household items. It started out as not wanting to run out of things that my little one likes: at the time it was specifically olives, sun-dried tomatoes and tinned tomatoes for making spaghetti bolognese – all thought to be things potentially affected by Brexit. I started building a store of food, after reading there may be problems with fresh goods coming into the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Angi Strafford, 41, nurse practitioner from Leeds 6.So, how did these “preppers” fare once Covid-19 hit the UK, and are they still stockpiling items today? We asked some to offer a glimpse inside their larder. ![]() 1 8-count package whole wheat tortillas. ![]()
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