Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Grow Your Own!


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.

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