Pugnacious_Spork

How would you account for the collapse of infrastructure in the long term? Particularly along the globalized network of food distribution that many take for granted, allowing us to eat tropical fruit in the dead of winter, fresh seafood in inland areas, etc.

Even if a group in a nutrient poor area was able to survive initially, how would they best address the long term deficiencies they would face?

Hmm. I wonder how the strains preserved in Svalbard would survive in a large scale agricultural capacity, given that the current hybrid strains were developed to increase yield and hardiness. Although then again, that point may be moot depending on what type of apocalyptic scenario we're looking at.

This discussion has definitely solidified my decisions on what I would attempt to be in a post-apocalyptic scenario. This farming stuff sounds like hard work! I think I'd be better off going to the gym now and learning how to use a sword....you know, for...umm....science.

Very true, and I certainly could have articulated better. I was thinking more along the lines of regional crop specialization and how the lack of availability of a specific food item could destroy certain areas that have become dependent on it and no longer maintain the capability to grow or have access to alternate crops.

Given how specialized certain regions have become in large scale agriculture, as opposed to the more subsistence level farming seen in earlier eras, how would we respond to something like a GMO crop collapse, a rapid adaptation to existing pest control methods, or the rapid introduction/adaptation of an invasive species/microbe/alien death fungus?

Hmmm. I guess my question has evolved beyond my initial speculation of what I would do without a banana to put on my oatmeal and more to what would happen if suddenly my oatmeal wasn't available anymore...better go stock up! Oh, and thank you for doing this and responding to my question!