Preparing for what?

[bigpaul]

(6 January 2012, 14:52)Scythe13 Wrote:

(6 January 2012, 14:17)bigpaul Wrote: i dont think we will be seeing the huge fields of wheat and stuff after TSHTF, more liable to be allotment type growing in small strip fields-like in the middle ages. yes, seed will be a problem, we would need to access "heritage" type seed rather than the GM sort.

I hate to say it mate, but I disagree totally. GM crops (depending on which type) can grow bigger, faster, healthier, more pest immune, and with less water. If anything, I believe they will be the saving grace after a SHTF scenario.

Use wheat for example. GM wheat grows 2-3x more bountiful than traditional wheat stems. You can grow more of them in a smaller area. They are packed with more vitamins and minerals. They are less likely to rot if theres too much water and less likely to dry out if theres not enough. They will be less prone to diseases that could kill a normal crop. Each stem of GM wheat will produce more food with a higher nutrition density than non-GM stems.

You could feed more people, more frequently, with more nutrients, more securely, growing GM crops in the same size area as you could using tradition 'untainted' traditional wheat.

Over 90% of the wheat we use currently is GM. They don't advertise that it is because they have no legal obligation to do so. We have all been eating GM crops for years. We just didn't realise it.

Scarey hu?

yes, but only if we had great huge stocks of seed and would need massive warehouses for that, even if you had access to the stock. GM does not produce a valid seed for year 2 so you need access to fresh seed EVERY year, also i'm not sure i want to eat something that has been tampered with by scientists, i mean i wonder what the side effects are? i wouldn't want to grow a second head!!