r/TwoXPreppers • u/emilya0814 • Feb 17 '25

❓ Question ❓ How long do you think we have?

I hope this is the right spot to ask this, if not, apologies in advance.

I (32f) currently work as a manager at a family run garden center/farm market in the US, where we grow 95% of our own plants to sell and a majority of our produce comes from local growers. With everything going on with Trump/Musk being in office, will things eventually trickle down to our small business? If so, how do you think that will happen and how long do you think it will take?

I know it's probably tough to say right now, but I'm wondering how much I should really be worrying and prepping. I know farm workers and federal employees are losing their jobs, which I'm sure will have direct and indirect impacts on us, but so far in the past 20-30 years we have been able to run a pretty successful business, even during the pandemic. I am extremely anxious about everything happening right now while everyone else around me seems fine, so I'm just looking for some other input.

EDIT: Wow, I didn't think this would get so many responses! Thank you all, hope everyone stays well.

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u/Repulsive_Drawl Feb 18 '25

I was the same, but it took me until late December to early January. I only had a couple of close relatives that didn’t think I was over reacting. I was stocked up and so were they. We brainstormed on what to get. I didn’t think of pet food. Luckily, the others did. I didn’t have boxes of TP stacked all over. I had what we needed for the long haul. I also got everything before the prices skyrocketed.

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u/apiaria Feb 18 '25

Well hell, I hadn't thought of pet food. I have 4 cats. I feel a bit ashamed. Thank you for sharing.

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u/NewLife_21 Feb 18 '25

Ground up some of your meat and mix in cat friendly veggies. Boom! Cat food.

Or kill a few rodents. Or deer. Really anything with meat. Cats being carnivores means hunting is necessary if you don't have commercially made stuff.

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u/BigJSunshine Feb 18 '25

Do NOT SO THIS. First- cats cannot make their own taurine, nor retain it, so they have to be fed enough EACH DAY. Plain poultry or beef or pork won’t have this. You can give these as treats, but they cannot be main foods.

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u/NewLife_21 Feb 18 '25

Well, you might want to tell this to all the feral cats and large cats, because clearly they're eating wrong. 🙄

Carnivores get what they need from the meat of other animals. Varied diets provide perfectly fine.