But what about your footprint?

In times past most shoes were made of leather, not plastic and other petroleum products. Shoes that expected to wear out the leather soles – and have them replaced. Several times. Shoes with cord, maybe, for laces – but maybe leather lace, too. Shoes that you polish with Kiwi or other waxed blackener or brown color, or even clear. A shoe brush that lasted for years and years, a rag for applying wax and buffing to a shine that reflected your pride in appearance, and indirectly a mark of character.

So, what shoes will you buy, next, if you are building your pantry to last through the beginnings of the end of cheap transportation? And have you identified someone in your neighborhood that works leather and can provide the leather necessities when plastics all run out – or have you started lining up leather supplies, tools to work it, and the skills to be a resource for your community?