Reply #13: Learn to grow food plants. Even if all you have is one window, grow something [View All]

[havocmom]

Work to build community gardens in cities. TEACH KIDS to grow veggies. It is a natural, fun, healthy way to teach natural sciences in lessons tailored to each age group. And it give a sense of real satisfaction along with the important lesson that: How things ARE is not what one has to settle for. One CAN take action and make positive changes, on a small scale then build to real impact.

Go make a deal with a local school. Ask them if you can use a small plot of ground on the property. Get some help from local gardeners. Help the school kids with a school lab garden. Sit back and watch what happens. I guarantee the seeds you help kids plant will grow more than carrots and beans! Plant the seeds of an idea. The idea of food independence.

Learn to can and preserve. If you already know how, TEACH it! Contact local Ag Extension offices to see if you can teach a class. They will help get you a forum for your skills! Contact the local library. Offer to teach a class on window sill gardening, real gardening, canning, what ever works. Libraries LOVE to have programs to reach the public, pull them in and involve them in the library community.

Call local food banks & shelters and see if there are some local gardeners who help supply them with locally grown produce. Call those gardeners and OFFER HELP. You will be amazed at the friends you will make and the energy you will restore to your own soul while making your corner of the world better and better fed.

Keep an eye on your reps. If they favor legislation which empowers corporations over people, fire their asses!