I myself went to UCSC and studied Anthropology there

At the time my ex-wife and I wanted to help preserve Tibetan Culture because we thought it would help the rest of the world survive better. The non-violent point of view (like Ghandi) in India was one of the big points of a culture that we thought important. However, on a physical level growing Barley and making Tsampa (which is roasted Barley and ground into a powder which they carry in a leather bag often around their necks walking through the Himalayas which is sort of like Granola to travelers.

Then they buy some yak milk or yak butter and mix it with the Tsampa (roasted barley flour) and they have their (granola) type of staple for living while traveling the Himalayas.

Also Barley can be grown up to 15,000 feet in altitude and their living areas are usually from 8000 feet elevation to 15,000 feet elevation where they actually live. In fact, Lhasa Tibet is at 12,000 feet so be careful if you go there that you don't die of the altitude especially if you are over 30 or 40 years old.

So, we felt that the Tibetan Culture had a lot to teach the world about non-violence and other cultural ideas and things like Barley to help mankind survive during the difficult centuries to come here on earth with extreme global Climate changes. 

Our point of view then and I still. share this point of view is that unless enough people learn to survive (really survive) the human race could be extinct this century or soon after.

I just came down to our Santa Barbara home where 10 inches of rain fell and our den flooded and this has never happened before here. Also, the water undermined the paved road in front of our house and it could collapse now in future storms from trucks driving over it.

My wife went to the bank and it had flooded too and our landscaper said it was bad all over especially in Montecito where he was having to do a lot of work saving people's property from flood damage.

The point here is that wherever you live on earth you are going to face either extreme flooding or extreme droughts or both now and preparing for your family's survival through all of this might be important while you still can.