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Growing Revolution

Stephen Hershey
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Inspired by the rapid growth of urban farming in Havana, Cuba, Jacob Aman spreads his "Green Revolution" throughout Washington state's highly populated Puget Sound region.

Last year, the Seattle City Council passed the Local Foods Action Initiative, asking to reinforce the growth of farmer's markets, aid residents in raising agricultural animals, and provide a sustainable composting process at local food banks.

Through regional efforts and the support of state and local government, Aman predicts grown food dependency to increase up to 25% by 2015, encouraging similar metropolitan areas to follow suit.

Image: "From field to hospital cafeteria" by kuow949 on Flickr courtesy of Creative Commons Licensing.

Comments

Yes!

Submitted by Bridget Algiere on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 10:27.
Exactly what we need! Although the streets of Havana have plenty of "fertilizer" from the strays...!

"The only thing constant in life is change" -François de la Rochefoucauld

I Second This

Submitted by Lygeia on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 21:33.

This is exactly what we need.

 

compost

Submitted by Eureka on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 23:23.
Everyone start composting food waste. Its not hard to do and is a good step one to gardens.

Yay!

Submitted by Folkabout on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 07:14.
Take back the land, Seattle!

become a hyperlocavore!

Submitted by hyperlocavore on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 03:48.
Hey folks! This IS the solution (or one of many things we can do) But growing your own is a lot less work and a lot more fun when you do it in groups with your friends, neighbors and families. We've built hyperlocavore to enable anyone in the world to create a yardsharing group (open and private. It's free and there's no need to commit to joining a group or sharing a yard. Come to explore the idea. Please visit us - lots of folks have already begun to string yards together to create mini sub/urban farms, growing enough excess to sell at the farmers market or give to elder neighbors, shelters or anyone else in need! It's happening NOW, not tomorrow. Read 100 Reasons to be a Hyperlocavore!