I'm not sure about any stories....but I did know a few friends that knew we lived like "the old ways" have a come to God moment when the pandemic hit. I warned two families that I knew at the end of February to get a truck load of food. They took me seriously, and then mid March the food scarcity and lines started. I felt bad that they looked like they were shell shocked. One family that I've known for years, asked me what food storage should look like, and since we were moving out of state to our farm in the summer, I took him on a tour. He was speechless. They loaded up their truck three times at the store. We also brought things by to our elderly neighbor who is a widow. Fresh eggs, salad greens, milk. Didn't talk about prepping, but I had been in her house and she had a good pantry. Friends that would usually buy eggs from us would come by, I would leave how many dozens they would want on the front porch bench and give them away. Many of them were not "essential" workers and were out of work. Would give away about five dozen a day. Encouraged one to start a garden, and she started seeds indoors in little pots (her first time) and would leave some on my bench with a smiley face note. So I'm hoping that those caught in need in March and April have continued to stock up, and a few have. But most, I doubt it.
