People have good reasons to be concerned about our food –
where it’s coming from now, and how secure that supply will be in the future.
One hopeful response is that so many people, in so many places,
across generations, are starting gardens, collaborating on community gardens
and farms, shopping at Farmer’s Markets, and joining CSAs.
At the Mother Earth News fair in Puyallup last month we were
heartened to meet so many people who were united by their passion to grow their
own food, raise their own meat, and develop their own energy. People were
excited about chickens, sheep, solar panels, growing herbs, saving seeds – and those
common interests brought everyone together across a variety of political and
social views.
This article by Rebecca Solnit in Orion magazine speaks to
the growing movement of urban farming and gardening – a way to grow food, develop
skills, and build community: Revolutionary Plots.
