We're lucky, the farm is literally on one of the two highest points in the county. The Army Corps of Engineers came out and buried a granite marker noting the elevation. We still had a lousy bean crop this year because of the rain from the storms, even on higher ground. We do no till rotation and it's been a losing game the last few years due to storms. We just broke a yearly precipitation record.
I feel for those who have less fortunate circumstances. We are seriously considering container farming, even with our traditionally fertile soil. Others may not have the flexibility. Years of subsidies have hurt us in some ways, making us dependent on the seasonal dole. Suicides are up worldwide, in the farming community.
I recommend folks start learning how to grow their own food. Just in case. I recommend indoor tabletop gardens. The sprouts or shoots of most foods are just as nutritionally rich as the fruit. For example, squash sprouts instead of the actual squash.
Engelhard is in eastern Hyde County along U.S. Route 264, which leads northeast 46 miles (74 km) to Manteo and west 47 miles (76 km) to Belhaven.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Engelhard CDP has a total area of 3.22 square miles (8.33 km2), all of it recorded as land.[2] The community is at the head of Far Creek, a small tidal inlet of Pamlico Sound.
Looking at the map one sees Engelhard is in the tidal creek basin right on the coast, literally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelhard,_North_Carolina
A statement from a climate science lecture on farming, I went to, sticks in my head to this day. As the scientist giving the lecture, getting seemingly frustrated with the various questions we were asking, said "All you need to know is that the dry places will get drier and the wet places, wetter. That's all you need to know."
Envision that worldwide and that's what's coming.
Thanks again for your post. ❤
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