Dwindling Resources
Mike on Planb just made a really thought provoking and well written post on the problems South Africa is having with their power grid, and as a result everything that depends on electricity. This has certainly been in the news here, but the magnitude of the problem is much more clear in Mike’s post.
It’s worth mentioning Mike has been anticipating this for years, and has designed his house and farm so that as much as possible will keep functioning the event of a power outage.
The Internet connection is another story…
In many ways we should be looking at South Africa as an indication of the future we will all likely see. Shortages of food, water and energy are all looming on the horizon. It’s what’s being called the end of ‘The Goldilocks Era’. It can only help to be prepared the best we can, and of course growing a portion of our own food or supporting local agriculture is an important part of that.
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Of course there has been no coverage of this in Australia because, after all, it is too relevant! Thanks for the link, Patrick.