Farmers have reported for the past 3 years, shortages on seeds, when purchasing them for planting season. Seed sources are emailing/sending letters to farmers/customers for 2 years, warnings, to buy seeds sooner than later, due to possible shortages.
Seed shortages happen typically ONE way. Farmers since the start of domesticating plants/vegetables, have held back a reserve of harvested vegetables, to harvest the seeds, clean them and dry them/preserve them, preparing them for planting next year. If farmers sell more than they should, meaning they sell some/all of the reserve harvest that typically they'd get seeds from, they can't plant as many next year unless they buy seeds. Everyone buying seeds means less seeds for everyone. Thus it's a good model to use to see if any issues exist within the agricultural/farming landscape of a country.
It's be beautiful to have a network of people on some social media platform who could give their thoughts on their grocery stores sales when they visit.
When this all started kicking off I went to one of the local Whole Foods markets and got the impression they were intentionally making the shelves look barren to create a scene-from-pandemic-like-atmosphere. It's amazon, they can order more stuff. Then drive up the street to any normal grocery store (Safeway or whatever) and the shelves look as normal. Get the fuck out of here Whole Foods. I have noted all the stores doing weird shit like this, or that have 20-somethings standing outside with clipboards acting like they are an authority telling people to line up, where is your mask and will probably not ever shop at those places again unless they have really unique items.
Now that is some boots on the ground motivated behavior you showed. Nice job and nice idea!!!
As far as the info you found... that was some fucking bullshit.
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cm18 ago
Is anyone seeing shortages in grocery stores at the moment? Can anyone verify?
satisfyinghump ago
Farmers have reported for the past 3 years, shortages on seeds, when purchasing them for planting season. Seed sources are emailing/sending letters to farmers/customers for 2 years, warnings, to buy seeds sooner than later, due to possible shortages.
Seed shortages happen typically ONE way. Farmers since the start of domesticating plants/vegetables, have held back a reserve of harvested vegetables, to harvest the seeds, clean them and dry them/preserve them, preparing them for planting next year. If farmers sell more than they should, meaning they sell some/all of the reserve harvest that typically they'd get seeds from, they can't plant as many next year unless they buy seeds. Everyone buying seeds means less seeds for everyone. Thus it's a good model to use to see if any issues exist within the agricultural/farming landscape of a country.
satisfyinghump ago
It's be beautiful to have a network of people on some social media platform who could give their thoughts on their grocery stores sales when they visit.
dreamcomfortmemory ago
When this all started kicking off I went to one of the local Whole Foods markets and got the impression they were intentionally making the shelves look barren to create a scene-from-pandemic-like-atmosphere. It's amazon, they can order more stuff. Then drive up the street to any normal grocery store (Safeway or whatever) and the shelves look as normal. Get the fuck out of here Whole Foods. I have noted all the stores doing weird shit like this, or that have 20-somethings standing outside with clipboards acting like they are an authority telling people to line up, where is your mask and will probably not ever shop at those places again unless they have really unique items.
satisfyinghump ago
Now that is some boots on the ground motivated behavior you showed. Nice job and nice idea!!!
As far as the info you found... that was some fucking bullshit.
dreamcomfortmemory ago
Your comment doesn't really make sense. The info I found? Very bot-like my friend.
BirthTheGirth ago
This is completely false. Good friends with the distribution manager for a grocery store chain for the entire east coast. No shortages whatsoever
cm18 ago
Thanks.