I noticed the last time I opened my Basmati Rice bin that it was getting low, so today I asked Paul to stop by Sams Club and get me some more of this excellent rice from Tibet.

He phoned just a few minutes ago and told me they were rationing rice. Then I read this article on the web. IT confirmed that Sams club was rationing rice. Paul picked up four bags of the Uncle Bens white rice that I normally do not cook with. But they were completely out of our favorite rice.
I dont’ store rice in our long term food storage because it is typically the worst in terms of weevils infestations. I do have about twenty pounds of brown basmati stored in a bin, but will miss the white basmati because our family loves it so much. I plan to keep looking for it in bulk as this current food crisis develops, because if we truly do move to living off of our storage, it will be very important to have this easy to digest food on hand.
I was talking to the children about the truckers march on washington yesterday and told them that if they strike, we could see rioting over food in America. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. I feel very safe having a literal ton of food in my basement, with a three month water supply. But because of the media stories in the local press about my food storage class, thousands of people in my community know about this food, and if they all happen to head to the Hatch household hungry, it will be gone in a matter of hours.
We’ll see how it all plays out. Our Stake President has been couseling our local congregation to get in a three month supply of food for their families. A three month food crisis in America would be a sobering spectacle.
Jenny Hatch