a US Renaissance for Green Farmers and Gardners is revving up

[ensho]

food grown locally WILL keep hunger from the area. I've recently posted articles about how cities are getting rid of hunger this way.

and with transportation cost going up, local makes sense.

veg and flower gardens can be made everywhere, not just in farmer's fields. at work, at school, etc.

It will be farmers and gardners keeping us americans fed.

ag. Barons with their chemicals, toxins, slave wages will be banished.

all kinds of changes are happening between farmers/gardeners and people that need fed.

its exciting.

[jody]

1. I have a garden and support organic farming and locally grown products BUT I doubt very much that

enough people will join you and I in making a significant difference in the eating habits of society.

I do so hope I am wrong. :shrug:

[ensho]

2. it is happening, there will be more Green food each growing season

and more personal greenhouses for off season growing

[jody]

3. I agree but IMO that won't make a significant difference. n/t

[demodonkey]

4. Beware NAIS and HR 875

...The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) will do little to protect our food supply and will make it extremely more difficult for local sustainable family farms to compete with Big Ag and its factory farms.

Then HR 875 has some scary language about the government taking control and setting standards for all crop-growing in this country. It could outlaw seed-saving and legacy varieties of vegetables and fruits -- opening the door to requiring certain patented (and perhaps genetically modified) varieties in the name of "food safety." Proponents of HR 875 say it will apply to commercial operations (and family farms WOULD be included) but doesn't mean private gardens -- however THE BILL DOES NOT SAY THAT and thus the door is scarily open to pretty much anything if it passes.

Small wonder both NAIS and HR 875 are supported by corporations like Monsanto.

[ensho]

5. we can't let the Ag. Barons be in charge anymore

we can do it.

[tridim]

6. I just wish I could grow the green in my green garden.

I've been 100% organic in my veggie garden for a few seasons now. Worm castings, coco fiber, compost and organic tea is all they get, and they love it. I have the healthiest tomatoes in the neighborhood by a huge margin.

[ensho]

7. my mouth waters at the thought of your tomatoes

nt

[Ron Green]

8. I agree this is probably the most important trend in the US at this time, although ignored by

the corporate media and poorly understood by most consumers. This is something that should have been supported since the first Earth Day, almost 40 years ago.