OK Foodies ..... ready to jump into the deep end and do some reading for extra credit? An opinion piece by Martin Harris Jr., "an architect and former farmer" in Farming Magazine takes us there (the deep end, that is ......).
The discussion starts with "elasticity of demand" for food. Whew .... back to college economics. But ---- any article that features food retailers Wal-Mart and Whole Foods, plus organic food, has plenty of room for debate. Paul Roberts' book The End of Food is referenced, so I guess we all have to read that one.
Wrapping up the discussion in the article is a mention of backyards and urban land being turned into gardens. We go to Portland Oregon and Growing Gardens for a video on Digging at the Root of Hunger for a look at that. This is one view of where some folks think that our food model is headed in part for that.
Food for thought?
Are you growing a garden this year?
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