Doomsayers predict that drought, flood, political upheaval, war, man-made crisis, or natural disasters may soon disrupt the food distribution system all over the world. Emergency seed kits are designed to be part of a survival program, since no one can predict how long recovery of the infrastructure might take.
Most people used to grow at least some of their food and hunt and gather much of the rest. Today it is more usual to buy the ingredients or the whole meal from a retail or prepared food outlet. However, what do you plan to do on the day that none of these commercial resources are available to you?
Maybe that day will never come, but are you willing to bet your life on that? Many are taking warnings seriously enough to stockpile food. But how much is enough? If the crisis lasts a week or a month, you may be ready. But is it lasts a year or more, you will benefit greatly from having vegetable, herb, and maybe field crop seed carefully stored to prolong viability.
This is made easy be suppliers of pre-packaged seeds. If you go online, you will see several sources of carefully packaged planting materials designed to give a variety of the most reliable and popular vegetables and grains. Prices range from under fifty dollars to two hundred or more per unit. All of the suppliers promise a high germination rate and open-pollinated and non-hybrid varieties that will yield viable seed for future plantings.
It is important to save these pure seeds because many modern varieties of plants have been cross-bred, genetically modified, or treated in a way that makes them infertile or not producing ‘to type’. This scientific meddling can give a plant that produces more, has more beautiful flowers, or is pest-resistant, but that will not have seeds you can save for future yields.
The kits differ in how many seeds they contain, how many different varieties, and how they are preserved and packaged. Some are vacuumed packed, some are sealed with nitrogen, and some are hermetically sealed. The shelf life can be up to nine years at a cool room temperature or ten or more for cooler storage conditions.
The price for emergency seed kits is less than if you bought everything individually, and the preservation is an important feature. If you worry about providing for yourself, your family, and your friends, consider one of the kits for inclusion in your survival plan.
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