Would you support a National Backyard Farming Movement? This morning I have read two articles about how the Philipines Department of Agriculture is promoting their national vegetable program to help improve productions and consumption of homegrown goods. Their Dept. of Ag “will provide seeds, technology, and greenhouses, as well as help market linkages”.
Read the GMANews.tv story HERE.
Perusing further, I came across a poll from the Bahamas asking participants if they would support a National Backyard Farming Project and a news article, Home Garden Flourishing, at thebahamasweekly.com–which displays a few photos of a backyard farming project.
To me, this is an interesting consideration and I am certain I will fill many hours with further research on the topic, but meanwhile, would YOU support a National Movement toward this kind of sustainability?
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New York Magazine
September 10, 2007
My Empire of Dirt
An Experiment in Brooklyn-Style Subsistence (Backyard) Farming….
∞ Writer Manny Howard shares the ups and downs of an experiment with becoming a backyard farmer and localvore for one month. Unfortunately his family was not on-board for this venture, and it appears to have been only a temporary lifestyle change, but I still found his story to be quite an interesting read. I actually watched the video first, before reading the entire article, so I did not realize until the end that it was temporary. Warning: There are a couple of words that I would not repeat in front of my children in the written article, located HERE.
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I was just reading my friend Anita’s great post, Off Grid, Part-Time at Prairie Dreams about a family who is going off the grid and eating locally for a one month trial.
When I began thinking about eating locally or growing my own food, I found inspiration at Path to Freedom with their 100 Foot Diet Challenge. My garden is small and actually looking like it may never produce ANYTHING, so I feel a bit defeated at the moment.
Here are the specs for the Urban Homesteader/Path to Freedom 100 Foot Diet Challenge….
If not from BACKYARD, then Locally produced (PTF’s addition)
If not LOCALLY PRODUCED, then Organic.If not ORGANIC, then Family farm.If not FAMILY FARM, then Local business.If not a LOCAL BUSINESS, then Fair Trade.
In the past, Anita and I have shared our concerns over not being able to find much locally grown produce available for purchase. We hope that soon the Farmer’s Market will be able to assist with this dilemma, but I began thinking about an alternative for future seasons after I left a comment on her post. What if Anita and I cooperated with each other…with a backyard C.S.A.? We live within 20 miles of each other, so that would certainly meet the 100 Mile Diet requirements. What if we found just two more backyard farmers who were interested in the same?
I don’t quite have the logistics of how this might work, but it is definitely something to think about for when Anita is moved into her house and has her garden growing. Do you think I should have asked Anita first, before putting her garden up for barter?
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