Contributed by Elaine Commissiong
We are entering a period of global crisis.
It is not only because when our huge and dominant 'neighbour' 'sneezes,' we in Jamaica predictably get a 'cold,' if not pneumonia, but also that its current actions, whether it realizes it or not, will have predictably long-lasting negative impacts not only on its own global status but also on the economy and ultimate fate of the people of nearly every country in the world. - Certainly in the countries of the West, of which we are a part.
So what do we do?
As oil prices inevitably skyrocket and become increasingly unavailable to the ordinary person... and as our taste for imported foods, including rice, becomes increasingly denied, we in Jamaica will be forced to realize that our salvation, if it is to be, lies within our hands.
We cannot wait to be 'saved'... by anyone!!
So what do we do?
We must get back to basics and quickly. We can and should immediately take steps to provide our own basic needs of food, energy, and water.
The good thing is that we are blessed to be able to do so if we take steps to mitigate the pending disaster that will inevitably follow inaction.
- We are blessed with constant sunshine, which can be harnessed for the power we need to run our homes and businesses. It must now become a MUST for everyone, not just something " nice to do".
- With power appropriately harnessed, it will enable us to arrange for water supply to be constant. We are afterall the 'land of wood and water', so we just need to ensure that it is pumped into our pipes to ensure its vital domestic use is constant and healthy to use.
- Thirdly, and most importantly, we can and must 'Grow what we eat and eat what we grow'.
This is not a new edict but one which was long advised by former Prime Minister Michael Manley, who must have foreseen us as a nation faced by a situation such as this.
Elaine Commissiong
Elaine Commissiong OD, JP, MBA, BSc. DIP Ed. is a marketing communications consultant, educator, and author.
She owned and operated a consulting agency, CARA LTD., formed in 1981, which provided services in Public Relations and Advertising to private and public sector entities.
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We need to hear from our ‘Government’ on its plans for our nation, going forward.
ReplyDeleteFood security has always been an issue and we should now be in the position to feed ourselves and supply ‘the crazy warmongers’ up north. Everyone needs to plant something edible!
In terms of energy, how do we prepare for the barren scenario we know is inevitable?
Our elders can tell us about scarcity during times of war!
SAY A PRAYER FOR THE WORLD🙏🏽
Now is not the time ask what is government going to do but we should ask ourselves what am I going to do first we need to change our lifestyle get back to our Jamaican culture where we were the envy of many go back to our backyard planting how many of us know that government had been promoting backyard farming from a while back maybe about 2 yrs now we can't sit down and wait on government to do everything for us yes they need to provide a platform from which we can elevate ourselves from but we need to show that willingness to want to elevate ourselves lot of us has access to land even if you live on a rented property you can help yourself too many plastic containers are hanging around they can be use to do farming you don't need a lot of money to start you can start from some of the very things you buy in the market or supermarket instead of complaining let's get busy doing something.
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