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SNAP, WIC, and Nutrition Build Community Based Food Systems and Food Security

Turning community supported agriculture into agriculture-supported community would allow community food security to thrive within the local food movement (Ackerman-Leist 2013). Community food security targets the local population and strives to, “make healthy, fresh food available to…

Support these Organic Farms to Help Transform Our Foodshed

My bioregion has a lot of growth opportunities and has made great strides within our local foodshed. The biggest sustainable access that anyone can have in relation to their local foodshed is to grow their own produce, like…

Urban Roots Promotes Growth through Volunteerism in the Austin Community

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfvjVD0pbic

This morning I spent a few hours weeding tomato plants for a local nonprofit that supports the development of youth by teaching organic farming techniques as well as genuine life principles. Although the youth who work…