Re: 100 Pounds of Food/Year From a 12 Square Foot Plot?

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:40:50 -0700, Billy <wildbilly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:


>You need to find Community Sup****ted Agriculture (CSA) in your area. 
>Organic is insufficient, if it isn't local (100 miles: definition 
>varies). Throwing a load of organic produce in the back of a truck to 
>get contaminated by the previous load, and let it bounce for two days 
>while getting to market, isn't going to improve it. The problem isn't 
>just industrial food production but also industrial food distribution. 
>This is where places like "Whole Foods" break down. They ****p from 
>central warehouses, which means that they have to buy in huge lots, 
>which gives them economy of scale, and also guarantees that the produce
>will be the same from store to store. None of the above guarantees 
>freshness. Fresh food is more nutritious and it tastes better. This is 
>the basis for "locavores" (people who eat locally grown food). At a CSA, 
>the food will be fresh and you can look the grower in the eye and ask 
>how it was grown. Not only does the food taste better but you are 
>sup****ting a source of better food for the whole community. 

To find one near you, amongst other things.....

http://www.localharvest.org/