Veganism seems to be a modern invention that results from people being MORE not LESS disconnected from the land and their food sources. Only modern industrial agriculture makes veganism possible.
You don't have to "grow food to feed the animals" when you're talking about pastured animals. They eat grass - a food that human beings can't even digest. In many parts of the world, it makes far more sense to eat animals who graze on grass than to till up the land to grow grains and beans. I would even argue that it would be unethical to do so.
Amy is right, social justice issues are tough. But...
About 18 years ago we sponsors some Tibetan refugees. They had minimal skills for our society, didn't speak english, worked multiple low paying part time jobs, lived in low rent apartments in rough parts of town, and always ate their own, made from sratch food. Simple, good, and tasty (I couldn't resist).
Detroit appears to be well ahead of Minneapolis as far as gardens providing fresh produce for poor people. My guess is that every neighborhood in Minneapolis has vacant space that could become community gardens for low income people.
Junk food is really expensive when you consider the whole cost. It goes beyond the health affects of eating the stuff. Farm worker's low wages and brutal working conditions subsidize our fast food diet.
Farm workers in Florida get 44 cents to pick a 35 pound bucket of green tomatoes. They really have to hustle to make minimum wage (~$7.25) and put a slice of color on a sandwich.
Doubling their wages would increase the cost of a pound of tomatoes by 1.25 cents. So a slice must be about 0.15 cents. The fast food chains fought giving them a 2 cent per bucket raise. What's with that ? Every mouthful of fast food takes a bite out of their ass.
Good food vs. time ? I think it is mostly a matter of having recipes that are easy, quick, and good (yes, once again SGT) and the ingredients on hand. There are cookbooks that are full of recipes that they claim can be prepared in twenty minutes. One of our favorites is 'The Moosewood Cooks at Home'.
There are several real problems in our society. I think that main one is shortsightedness compounded by not thinking for yourself. Blow up your TV...
SGT and Kristin: Thanks for covering this new, innovative kind of urban farming! Congrats to The Cornerstone Group and Ecological Designs for getting the farm going in Richfield.
If any of you SGT readers want to know more about rooftop farming, also check out Sky High Harvest Rooftop Farm (www.skyhighharvest.com). We're working on building the first of several planned 20,000+ sf, commercial-scale rooftop farms in the heart of Minneapolis.
Great article and the food
Great article and the food was delicious, you go team!!!!
Debra, CDC Board Chair
Wonderful story. We're
Wonderful story. We're excited to meet the students (and taste their lunch) in Detroit!
Veganism seems to be a modern
Veganism seems to be a modern invention that results from people being MORE not LESS disconnected from the land and their food sources. Only modern industrial agriculture makes veganism possible.
You don't have to "grow food
You don't have to "grow food to feed the animals" when you're talking about pastured animals. They eat grass - a food that human beings can't even digest. In many parts of the world, it makes far more sense to eat animals who graze on grass than to till up the land to grow grains and beans. I would even argue that it would be unethical to do so.
Like me most of the people
Like me most of the people never might have thought about it. What a nice article you have posted.keep posting.
Thanks.
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Shouldn't organic sweet corn
Shouldn't organic sweet corn be purchased to avoid genetically modified varieties?
That sounds like a fun
That sounds like a fun project!
I'm sure it's delicious...
Nice work, sister. You
Nice work, sister. You continue to blaze new trails. Your mother would be proud of you! I am too.
Amy is right, social justice
Amy is right, social justice issues are tough. But...
About 18 years ago we sponsors some Tibetan refugees. They had minimal skills for our society, didn't speak english, worked multiple low paying part time jobs, lived in low rent apartments in rough parts of town, and always ate their own, made from sratch food. Simple, good, and tasty (I couldn't resist).
Detroit appears to be well ahead of Minneapolis as far as gardens providing fresh produce for poor people. My guess is that every neighborhood in Minneapolis has vacant space that could become community gardens for low income people.
Junk food is really expensive when you consider the whole cost. It goes beyond the health affects of eating the stuff. Farm worker's low wages and brutal working conditions subsidize our fast food diet.
Farm workers in Florida get 44 cents to pick a 35 pound bucket of green tomatoes. They really have to hustle to make minimum wage (~$7.25) and put a slice of color on a sandwich.
Doubling their wages would increase the cost of a pound of tomatoes by 1.25 cents. So a slice must be about 0.15 cents. The fast food chains fought giving them a 2 cent per bucket raise. What's with that ? Every mouthful of fast food takes a bite out of their ass.
Good food vs. time ? I think it is mostly a matter of having recipes that are easy, quick, and good (yes, once again SGT) and the ingredients on hand. There are cookbooks that are full of recipes that they claim can be prepared in twenty minutes. One of our favorites is 'The Moosewood Cooks at Home'.
There are several real problems in our society. I think that main one is shortsightedness compounded by not thinking for yourself. Blow up your TV...
Greg
SGT and Kristin: Thanks for
SGT and Kristin: Thanks for covering this new, innovative kind of urban farming! Congrats to The Cornerstone Group and Ecological Designs for getting the farm going in Richfield.
If any of you SGT readers want to know more about rooftop farming, also check out Sky High Harvest Rooftop Farm (www.skyhighharvest.com). We're working on building the first of several planned 20,000+ sf, commercial-scale rooftop farms in the heart of Minneapolis.