MSB: You Need At Least 1-Year Of Food Storage

The Modern Survival blog, in its article "You’re Going To Need At Least One Year Of Food For SHTF," contends that you will need a 1-year supply of food and other supplies for an actual TEOTWAWKI event and provides some advice on how to get started. The author states:

This article is not going to tell you how to do it. Rather, you might browse my Survival Food & Kitchen and Prepping categories for thoughts and recommendations. But what I will tell you is that you are likely going to need at least a one-year supply of food for a chance at survival when it all comes crashing down, so to speak. I would prefer that it doesn’t, but I’m not so sure about that.

The downside is that it will take space: "Space is required. On one hand, you won’t need a warehouse, but on the other hand, it’s not all going to fit in a closet."

    The article doesn't actually explain why a 1-year supply versus a shorter period like 6-months or a longer period like 2-years. The basic reasoning is to have enough food on hand to get through a loss of entire crop cycle, planting to harvest and processing, with the presumption that food production will be able to start after that, even if just in local farms and gardens. Some people suggest additional food storage (2 or even 3 years) on the presumption that, if you are not an experience gardener, you probably lose your first one or two crops. 

    In addition to your food storage, you should also have seeds and a place and means of growing them for when the food shortages hit. For those in apartments or a house with a small yard, you probably should look at techniques like vertical gardening and perhaps starting some form of community gardening.