Comments on: The Great Disconnect : Why Relocalization Prevents Hunger http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/ Sharon Astyk's Ruminations on an Ambiguous Future Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:28:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Saba » Learn The Truth To Have A True Abundance Of Wealth. http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6808 Saba » Learn The Truth To Have A True Abundance Of Wealth. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:42:36 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6808 [...] Comment on The Great Disconnect : Why Relocalization Prevents …Re: melon-watching. Many of the childhood stories I hear from my father’s side of the family, from the generation fifteen years older than I, have to do with being a tiny kid posted in the orchard to watch the … [...] […] Comment on The Great Disconnect : Why Relocalization Prevents …Re: melon-watching. Many of the childhood stories I hear from my father’s side of the family, from the generation fifteen years older than I, have to do with being a tiny kid posted in the orchard to watch the … […]

]]> By: Larry Saltzman http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6240 Larry Saltzman Sat, 31 May 2008 14:49:36 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6240 I am part of a Permaculture Guild in Santa Barbara attempting to address this problem. We are in the process of working with a local charity, Alpha Resource Center to put in a one acre food forest to help feed the population of developmentally disabled adults they worked with. We intend in the future to lobby our food bank to turn part of their parking lot and their landscaped areas into food producing areas. I am part of a Permaculture Guild in Santa Barbara attempting to address this problem. We are in the process of working with a local charity, Alpha Resource Center to put in a one acre food forest to help feed the population of developmentally disabled adults they worked with. We intend in the future to lobby our food bank to turn part of their parking lot and their landscaped areas into food producing areas.

]]> By: jared boyd http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6189 jared boyd Fri, 30 May 2008 21:12:43 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6189 There is so much momentum for this stuff right now. We just launched a grass roots community organization in Clintonville, OH (columbus) called Justice Gardens. We're partnering with local food banks and farmers markets to get the good food from local gardens into the hands of people who need it. Justice Gardens is a grass roots urban movement using the story and model of the Victory Garden campaign to promote a sustainable agricultural movement that will supply the underserved population of our cities with fresh fruits and vegetables. I really do believe that if we continue to talk about this stuff that we can change the food culture in this country. There is so much momentum for this stuff right now. We just launched a grass roots community organization in Clintonville, OH (columbus) called Justice Gardens. We’re partnering with local food banks and farmers markets to get the good food from local gardens into the hands of people who need it. Justice Gardens is a grass roots urban movement using the story and model of the Victory Garden campaign to promote a sustainable agricultural movement that will supply the underserved population of our cities with fresh fruits and vegetables. I really do believe that if we continue to talk about this stuff that we can change the food culture in this country.

]]> By: Chile » Chile - Everton vs Colo Colo http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6148 Chile » Chile - Everton vs Colo Colo Fri, 30 May 2008 05:32:10 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6148 [...] Comment on The Great Disconnect : Why Relocalization Prevents …How is this for bizarre? Our food bank gives away bread and produce donated by stores to the people picking up at their main location as well as to anyone from the public who spends at least $1 in their value store at the same location. … [...] […] Comment on The Great Disconnect : Why Relocalization Prevents …How is this for bizarre? Our food bank gives away bread and produce donated by stores to the people picking up at their main location as well as to anyone from the public who spends at least $1 in their value store at the same location. … […]

]]> By: Alan http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6130 Alan Thu, 29 May 2008 21:55:56 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6130 I would like to call folks' attention to a wonderful organization here in Portland: Growing Gardens. Here is a brief list of their programs from their website (http://www.growing-gardens.org/). They are strongly oriented toward low-income people. Home Gardens Home garden installation, seeds, plant starts, classes and a mentor for a three year enrollment per gardener. Partner Gardens Garden installation, seeds, plant starts, classes, mentors for a three year enrollment in partnership with other nonprofits, apartment complexes, schools, shelters and others. Youth Grow After-school garden clubs, summer garden camps, in school garden programs, teen service learning, parent/child workshops and garden educator training. Learn & Grow Education workshops for beginning gardeners. They have a video- Digging at the Root of Hunger which can be viewed from their site. I would like to call folks’ attention to a wonderful organization here in Portland: Growing Gardens.

Here is a brief list of their programs from their website (http://www.growing-gardens.org/). They are strongly oriented toward low-income people.

Home Gardens

Home garden installation, seeds, plant starts, classes and a mentor for a three year enrollment per gardener.

Partner Gardens

Garden installation, seeds, plant starts, classes, mentors for a three year enrollment in partnership with other nonprofits, apartment complexes, schools, shelters and others.

Youth Grow

After-school garden clubs, summer garden camps, in school garden programs, teen service learning, parent/child workshops and garden educator training.

Learn & Grow

Education workshops for beginning gardeners.

They have a video- Digging at the Root of Hunger which can be viewed from their site.

]]> By: Joe Djemal http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6123 Joe Djemal Thu, 29 May 2008 20:51:59 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6123 Hi everybody, I live in Manchester in the UK I've been involved with permaculture for over 20 years. We have quite a strong tradition of growing food in council provided allotments here I have two allotments one with a pond with carp and aquatic plants using perennials and permaculture techniques and in the other I'm growing in containers using a modified Jeavons system. I've noticed that a lot more people are taking growing food a lot more seriously this year. There are no empty plots left and unlike last year everybody is well advanced with growing. The media here have been doing a lot of programmes about growing food in cities and about wild foods. Surprisingly a lot of people round here (A poor mixed working class area) seem to be pretty aware of what's happening and there's still a lot of knowledge around about growing food. We still have some daft problems like cockerels, pigeons and bees being expressly banned (You're allowed 6 hens and some rabbits) and you're not allowed to plant fruit trees on council land although most people get round that by growing them in containers. The law here is that if 6 or more people request land to grow food on the local council has to provide it and there was a program on channel 4 last night showing people how to apply and start a community garden. They're even going to keep pigs on that one but our horticultural society would never allow that here. I have a feeling that here a lot of people could well adapt although there are a whole lot more that won't. It's going to be really messy. Sharon, I love your writing, been reading it a couple of years now. Joe Hi everybody,

I live in Manchester in the UK I’ve been involved with permaculture for over 20 years. We have quite a strong tradition of growing food in council provided allotments here I have two allotments one with a pond with carp and aquatic plants using perennials and permaculture techniques and in the other I’m growing in containers using a modified Jeavons system. I’ve noticed that a lot more people are taking growing food a lot more seriously this year. There are no empty plots left and unlike last year everybody is well advanced with growing. The media here have been doing a lot of programmes about growing food in cities and about wild foods. Surprisingly a lot of people round here (A poor mixed working class area) seem to be pretty aware of what’s happening and there’s still a lot of knowledge around about growing food. We still have some daft problems like cockerels, pigeons and bees being expressly banned (You’re allowed 6 hens and some rabbits) and you’re not allowed to plant fruit trees on council land although most people get round that by growing them in containers.

The law here is that if 6 or more people request land to grow food on the local council has to provide it and there was a program on channel 4 last night showing people how to apply and start a community garden. They’re even going to keep pigs on that one but our horticultural society would never allow that here. I have a feeling that here a lot of people could well adapt although there are a whole lot more that won’t. It’s going to be really messy.

Sharon, I love your writing, been reading it a couple of years now.

Joe

]]> By: Sharon http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6096 Sharon Thu, 29 May 2008 12:12:13 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6096 One project we did for several years, have since let lapse, and which I really should start up again (someone we knew took it over, but then they let it lapse as well) was a senior shopping project. Because of the distances to stores and farmer's markets out in our rural area, most very elderly people here who no longer drive shop 1x per week, with a family member, and they can't really control where they go, or make multiple stops. So it is nearly impossible to buy local, even if they can afford it. When we started shopping for Eric's grandmother, we would go to the local farmstands and pick up produce and fresh milk for her and for a half dozen other elders in our neighborhood. They were thrilled with the quality of the food, and also with the prices - because with that number of people, plus us, we could buy bulk and save. This is one of those things that I think has a great deal of possibility for those who are low income but who would like to get access to better, cheaper fresh food. Unfortunately, all of the seniors we were working with have died or moved in with family, but I'm sure we could find other people. We also used to deliver produce to them, but most would only accept so much free stuff - they didn't want charity. I should start this up again. Sharon One project we did for several years, have since let lapse, and which I really should start up again (someone we knew took it over, but then they let it lapse as well) was a senior shopping project. Because of the distances to stores and farmer’s markets out in our rural area, most very elderly people here who no longer drive shop 1x per week, with a family member, and they can’t really control where they go, or make multiple stops. So it is nearly impossible to buy local, even if they can afford it. When we started shopping for Eric’s grandmother, we would go to the local farmstands and pick up produce and fresh milk for her and for a half dozen other elders in our neighborhood. They were thrilled with the quality of the food, and also with the prices - because with that number of people, plus us, we could buy bulk and save.

This is one of those things that I think has a great deal of possibility for those who are low income but who would like to get access to better, cheaper fresh food. Unfortunately, all of the seniors we were working with have died or moved in with family, but I’m sure we could find other people. We also used to deliver produce to them, but most would only accept so much free stuff - they didn’t want charity.

I should start this up again.

Sharon

]]> By: Chile » Chile vs Ivory Coast : Toulon Tournament 1/2 Final http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6089 Chile » Chile vs Ivory Coast : Toulon Tournament 1/2 Final Thu, 29 May 2008 05:33:14 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6089 [...] Comment on The Great Disconnect : Why Relocalization Prevents …Actually, the food bank here does help the community. They have a garden and a farm. Members of the community volunteer and help tend the gardens, growing vegetables. Volunteers sell the produce at two farmer’s market stands, … [...] […] Comment on The Great Disconnect : Why Relocalization Prevents …Actually, the food bank here does help the community. They have a garden and a farm. Members of the community volunteer and help tend the gardens, growing vegetables. Volunteers sell the produce at two farmer’s market stands, … […]

]]> By: Chile http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6088 Chile Thu, 29 May 2008 04:14:21 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6088 Here you go, HBL: <a href="http://communityfoodbank.com/community-food-security-center/" rel="nofollow">Community Food Security Center</a>. Here you go, HBL: Community Food Security Center.

]]> By: Shane http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6077 Shane Thu, 29 May 2008 01:07:03 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/05/28/the-great-disconnect-why-relocalization-prevents-hunger/#comment-6077 To green assassin brigade...I think you are absolutely right about the best charity being via relationships. Food pantries do some good, but actually getting to know people and giving them a chance to give something back to you in the future is far more powerful and empowering to everyone involved. You have to really know someone to care for them, whether you are on the giving or recieving end of the relationship. Shane To green assassin brigade…I think you are absolutely right about the best charity being via relationships. Food pantries do some good, but actually getting to know people and giving them a chance to give something back to you in the future is far more powerful and empowering to everyone involved. You have to really know someone to care for them, whether you are on the giving or recieving end of the relationship.

Shane

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