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Something to bear in mind as things get harder, from a 2009 Metafilter post from someone who lives through Sarajevo.

I don’t feel bad about having enough canned/dried food for 4people for a week in my outdoor “earthquake closet”. I’ve got all the expiration dates on a spreadsheet and rotate it to a food pantry. It’s prudent, where I live. If the Sarajevo-level disruptions come here, it won’t help much.

It might mean you can help your neighbours a little more easily. That's not nothing.

My neighbors, like me, are predominantly elderly. I’d have dried grains and pulses too, except The most likely catastrophe in my region is earthquake (also disruption in the water supply) , hence the food that doesn’t require water. The prudent person prepares for local conditions.