Needless to say, most people don't have a clue to what prepping is. When I talk to them about stuff, I generally get answers like "the government will take care of us, or "I will grow veggies in my window sills" or "my cabinets are full of food". A window sill garden is good for the 'I grew this" factor, and a cabinet full of food is not gonna cut it but maybe a couple months.
Have a couple years supply, a means to grow more, like a couple acres. Plant crops like what the Indians grew. Crops that can be ate fresh, stored for months, dried, ground into meal, made into storage food that can be