This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You (21 page)

before raising at meeting, gain support. Refer to likely results re: children in event of being unable to escape siege. J
identifies v. closely with children so this angle likely to be effective.)

Food Production:
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Already well established but dependent on imported supplements. Missing elements inc: cooking oil, sugar, salt, herbs/spices, flour, nuts, staples eg pasta/rice, pulses, other soya-substitute products. Plans for resolving shortfall, to be put to Food Production Group:

– Cooking oil; production would be land-intensive/time-intensive, therefore suggest doing without.

– Sugar; M
already researching use of sugar-beet w/ v. mixed results. Likely to be land-intensive. Will recommend extra stores, plus consider alts e.g. honey from beehives? (Controversial, see below.)

– Salt; stores. Trading
might
be feasible once crisis matures, but in early stages reliance on stores only option. Suggest acclimatising to significantly reduced usage now. (Propose w/ appeal to health lobby, esp. N
.)