Things you will need during the Zombie Apocalypse: #2 Food

Source : Zombie potatoes... the bane of tomato people.

Food is also one of those things you need to survive. You can live for up to four weeks without food if you don't exert yourself. Since we will be running from zombies and building massive concrete walls and fortifications you will need food asap. Finding food during or after a zombie apocalypse or economic meltdown is going to be hard.

Some of your first sources for food will be your home, anything canned or kept cool will be edible for a while. Save canned goods and eat things that you cant keep fresh first. There are ways to preserve things like fruit and vegetables and even meat without refrigeration. But first you will need said food.

Places to find food:

1. Your neighborhood
   
   I would start by checking out any abandon houses near were you live. Check to see if anyone is home, alive or otherwise before venturing to far into the house. Be careful as a zombie attack inside a home is going to limit your escape options as well as your fighting ability (try swinging a baseball bat in a hallway). Look the house over for dried or canned food and bring it back. Once again save anything that will last a while for later and eat anything that is likely to spoil first.
2. Restaurants, grocery Stores and other types of stores
   
   Once you have vandalized all your local homes and apartments for food I would move on to local stores that might have food in them. Restaurants will likely have lots of canned and dry foods left after everyone has evacuated and will probably not be the first spot other survivors would have looted. Next I would check places like gas stations or convenient stores for their stock. You might only get beer and candy but it better then nothing. Last I would go to your local grocery store. This is going to be the first place people go to when they run out of food and it also going to be the most picked over. As with all public places be ready to have to defend yourself from not only zombies but also other survivors.
3. The Earth
   
   That is kind of vague... mother nature, even tho she has turned on you by raising the dead, will have tons of things you can survive off of. Unless animals become zombies (Like in Dead Sea) then I would pray on what you know how to get. I personally live near the cost and plan on fishing if I live past the initial outbreak. Growing a garden is another way you will be able to supplement your canned food. I would at least have seeds in storage and some information about how to grow plants. I would also invest in a book about things you can eat in nature, as not all berries or mushrooms are edible and can even kill you. And make sure you get your doomsday seeds!