The people he spoke to are as varied as the things they fear and the food they’d stored. For example, Wayne Martin lives in Texas, and he is sure the Chinese are going to ruin the US economy. He’s started a vineyard so he can barter with wine. He’s also convinced canned food will last seven times longer if you bury it in cat litter. The meal Hargreaves shot is straightforward—canned soup and wine—because Martin isn’t socking away anything fancy.
Kellene Bishop is a Mormon in Utah. Mormons historically have kept a year’s supply of food (nowadays it’s more like three months) because they believe God commands them to be ready for “adversity.” Bishop told Hargreaves she’s worried about currency devaluation and has $100,000 worth of food on hand. She was the only person whose recipe—noodles with anchovies—Bishop recreated faithfully.
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