I think supermarkets would be wiped out very quickly by panic buying. But all the stuff does not dissapearing just because people become zombies - I’d expect raiding empty houses to be the way to go.
I think the things that would be in short supply are primarily fresh foods. Probably heading to an area with market gardens and orchards would be the best bet. Without the farmers there would not be much reliable harvest, but there should be a decent amount of self-seeded vegetables and fruit to pick, plus all of the requirements to create an area to grow more.
I saw public fruit tree foraging maps online and even posted them in the other place. Good luck remembering where without a physical map and making it safely that far tho. And carrying it home.
I’d try to make vertical gardens with the highest yielding stuff possible back at the base but subsistence farming is incredibly hard.
It would be smart to maintain the smaller high turnover animals or keep them alive for eggs but if you couldn’t manage the care of large or aggressive ones like cattle you could kill and dry the meat. Maybe keep a couple of cows for milk. Living cared for animals would give away your presence though.
Farms might also have rainwater tanks and stores of medical supplies and antibiotics
Of course but a lot of the perishable food will spoil, a lot will be taken by competing groups, and each time going out for supplies or into an enclosed building is a risk
wouldn’t it be easier to just raid supermarkets?
I think supermarkets would be wiped out very quickly by panic buying. But all the stuff does not dissapearing just because people become zombies - I’d expect raiding empty houses to be the way to go.
I think the things that would be in short supply are primarily fresh foods. Probably heading to an area with market gardens and orchards would be the best bet. Without the farmers there would not be much reliable harvest, but there should be a decent amount of self-seeded vegetables and fruit to pick, plus all of the requirements to create an area to grow more.
I saw public fruit tree foraging maps online and even posted them in the other place. Good luck remembering where without a physical map and making it safely that far tho. And carrying it home.
I’d try to make vertical gardens with the highest yielding stuff possible back at the base but subsistence farming is incredibly hard.
It would be smart to maintain the smaller high turnover animals or keep them alive for eggs but if you couldn’t manage the care of large or aggressive ones like cattle you could kill and dry the meat. Maybe keep a couple of cows for milk. Living cared for animals would give away your presence though.
Farms might also have rainwater tanks and stores of medical supplies and antibiotics
Of course but a lot of the perishable food will spoil, a lot will be taken by competing groups, and each time going out for supplies or into an enclosed building is a risk