Unfortunately, the people of the Great Depression lived closer to the land than now, with about a third of the population living on farms. In 1935 there were nearly 7 million farms, spread all over, but now there are fewer than 2.5 million in centralized areas and trucked about 1,000 miles -- heavily dependent on fossil fuels and infrastructure.

If we end up in a 'Greater' Depression, the results are going to be mind-boggling, and I'll bet the death rate from starvation is going to be tremendous.

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This may be the time to stock up on seeds. There were crops that were common then and kept a long time without refrigeration. I'm thinking of turnips, rutabegas, and parsnips. The home I grew up in had a root cellar, and there were always potatoes and fat carrots in there.