Comments on: Building a Sustainable Economy: Learning From the Nearings http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/building-a-sustainable-economy-learning-from-the-nearings/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Georgia (localecology.org) http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/building-a-sustainable-economy-learning-from-the-nearings/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 Georgia (localecology.org) Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:09:34 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2083#comment-2101 I just read your article about Steve Brill (www.brooklynrail.org/2007/12/local/eating-on-the-run). I just read your article about Steve Brill (www.brooklynrail.org/2007/12/local/eating-on-the-run).

]]> By: Back on the bike and preparing for Spring garden « Concrete Lunch http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/building-a-sustainable-economy-learning-from-the-nearings/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 Back on the bike and preparing for Spring garden « Concrete Lunch Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:20:50 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2083#comment-2088 [...] I found this really cool story about sustainable economies on the Civil Eats [...] [...] I found this really cool story about sustainable economies on the Civil Eats [...]

]]> By: shash http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/building-a-sustainable-economy-learning-from-the-nearings/comment-page-1/#comment-2077 shash Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:55 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2083#comment-2077 thank you for this. going to see if i can check out living the good life at the library. thank you for this. going to see if i can check out living the good life at the library.

]]> By: paula http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/building-a-sustainable-economy-learning-from-the-nearings/comment-page-1/#comment-2058 paula Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:46:52 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2083#comment-2058 my dream is that local food becomes not just a luxury for the affluent, but a necessary resource for the poorest among us. sunshine, soil, water, and seeds. oh and time, but with rising unemployment rates, more of us will be able to contribute time to raise vegetables for our communities. i would love to hear more about projects in low income areas to give the urban poor access to land and help getting started with gardens. i know that there are successful projects in some of the major cities, but it needs to spread to every community, and we need teachers to share their wisdom. thank you for the informative and helpful article my dream is that local food becomes not just a luxury for the affluent, but a necessary resource for the poorest among us. sunshine, soil, water, and seeds. oh and time, but with rising unemployment rates, more of us will be able to contribute time to raise vegetables for our communities.

i would love to hear more about projects in low income areas to give the urban poor access to land and help getting started with gardens. i know that there are successful projects in some of the major cities, but it needs to spread to every community, and we need teachers to share their wisdom.

thank you for the informative and helpful article

]]> By: Chiot's Run http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/building-a-sustainable-economy-learning-from-the-nearings/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 Chiot's Run Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:36:03 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2083#comment-2057 So true. It's such a complex issue. I believe however that this is an area where the consumers can make a huge difference. If a good number of us start buying the majority of our food from small local sustainable farms food production would have to shift in this direction. Sadly, I think it will remain a subculture (hopefully at least a sizeable one). Too many people like the quick cheap fake food they buy at the grocery store and can't imagine every eating "peasant" food if they don't have to. We started buying local this past year and were able to get about 80% of our food from our county. We are happy that we are supporting small local farms and individuals that just grow extra veggies in the summer. We have noticed that a few others in our community are following suit. Should be intersting to see what the future holds. So true. It’s such a complex issue. I believe however that this is an area where the consumers can make a huge difference. If a good number of us start buying the majority of our food from small local sustainable farms food production would have to shift in this direction. Sadly, I think it will remain a subculture (hopefully at least a sizeable one). Too many people like the quick cheap fake food they buy at the grocery store and can’t imagine every eating “peasant” food if they don’t have to.

We started buying local this past year and were able to get about 80% of our food from our county. We are happy that we are supporting small local farms and individuals that just grow extra veggies in the summer. We have noticed that a few others in our community are following suit. Should be intersting to see what the future holds.

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