Essay about Why People are Growing Vegetable Gardens

The journalist stresses that having your own garden can significantly decrease the size of one’s carbon footprint and also brings up the point that “by engaging both body and mind, time spent in the garden is time (and energy) subtracted from electronic forms of entertainment” (Pollan). For those who might question the effectiveness of gardening as means of consuming enough food, Pollan notes that “during World War II, victory gardens supplied as much as 40 percent of the produce Americans ate”. This clearly establishes the credibility of Pollan’s argument and his urgent way of presenting

To conclude, our current way of agricultural life is not sustainable. The article “What’s for supper” has made me realize that if I hope for a better future for generations to come I should support a locally sourced lifestyle. This article is an eye opener to me and proved to me the importance of supporting locally grown produce. Locally grown produce supports the environment as well as jobs for people in the community. The current system takes a toll on every species on the planet. Humans are overproducing on a massive scale and are wasting close to half of our supplies and

Many people who relied on their farm and on agriculture struggled in the 1980’s. WWII was the fire that lit the Farm Crisis of the 1980’s. WWII brought forth many new advances in all aspects of agriculture. New farm equipment, pesticides, seeds, and fertilizers made it easier for the everyday life of a farmer. Greater efficiency and productivity were the result of the new inventions. In the 1950’s and 1960’s there was a massive

With the increase in demand for healthier alternatives than processed foods, I am happy to announce the opening of The Dirt Patch, LLC in Indiana. During this new and exciting time, my partners Robert Peters, Larry and Vicky Reynolds and I, Amanda Kranning, plan to open a year round produce market providing locally grown and organic foods for our community. Within our rural area, we have obtained 1 acre of land to which we will set up a bricks and motor vegetable store. We aim to grow spring and summer vegetables on the land while continuing them in a

in 2012. The examined the potential of ethnocultural vegetables and their impacts on economic development and consumer health benefits. They studied the relationship between the social demographics and demand of ethnic vegetables and potential agricultural and health benefits. The study indicated the perception of South Asian immigrants towards ethnic vegetables. They found that the respondents have certain characteristics which trigger to buy ethnic vegetables from ethnic stores. They also found that the expenditure on ethnic foods depends on the size of the family and the amount of income of the family which indicated the demand of ethnic vegetables will increase in future. They identified it as a niche market that farmers can explore and the government can provide support to increase the production of ethnocultural vegetables by providing sufficient

Flocks of American men, outraged from the Pearl Harbor incident, voluntarily signed up for the army and navy. Those Americans who couldn’t join the armed forces helped the war effort by volunteering to grow their own vegetables in make-shift gardens. In 1941 the Secretary of Agriculture formally suggested the use of these “victory gardens”. The “victory gardens” were planted anywhere they could be, in such places as vacant lots and jails. The gardens soon accounted for 40% of the countries vegetables (Nash, 525).

She showed us a map of the widespread food deserts, the grocery stores, farmers markets, gardens and the sites that distribute the food to individuals and families who have a need for it. The map, with the bike paths represented on it, was an impactful reminder of the life and story of the edible matter that enters this process, seemingly by happenstance. Denver Food Rescue deals with a lot of the steps along the way in the life of this food. When I look at a tomato that is on display in the Regis Caf, I never think of that tomatoes story. However, looking at that map, it was easy to see that wherever we might encounter the tomato on its journey as vibrant matter, what we see is a miniscule representation of the encounters and assemblages that tomato is an actant in. I hope to keep in mind my part of the foods life in perspective even when im in the trenches riding up a large

A Victory Garden is was created during the war to help increase food production. During the war many of the food that was grown was sent to the war so communities started growing their own gardens to help supply food for the community. The way it worked was that each community would grow certain crops that were calorie rich.

We, the Green Life Committee proposes to launch and manage a community garden for the University of Delaware. The idea to create a community garden on campus was introduced based on conversations within students and faculty members. Both the faculty and students expressed concerns about the amount of healthy and fresh foods presented on campus. The intended purpose is to first economically educate students about food production and land use. As well as encouraging student awareness of what they are eating and where it comes from. We want students to become conscientious of sustainable and practical land use.

Our propaganda poster has an American flag and a basket full of vegetables to symbolize how citizens were being patriotic and helpful by participating in the victory gardens. The slogan “Dig For Our Victory” is used to promote people into lending a hand with the victory gardens. The citizens helped the US’s effort to win the war by planting vegetables and fruits instead of buying them to preserve food for the malnourished

Her voice is soft and full of joy as she gushes about the garden, which she calls a "food forest", and her permaculture plans for the future. Netsah tells me that she is a certified permaculturist and that she is co-chair of the Imagine A Permaculture World non-profit organization. The organization started this "experiment" in 2013 with the help of the Oak Harbor Gardening Club, and a land donation from the City of Oak Harbor. "All of our plants are organic, non GMO. We do not fertilize or use pesticide. " she states, rather proudly. I can tell that she is quite knowledgeable on the subject and consider attending the permaculture class that she will be teaching next spring. Her face is devoid of all emotion when she tells me that she would like to teach the class sooner but has to help her husband, who has been diagnosed with cancer. For the first time, I notice the little worry lines engraved in her round face. In a fraction of a second she is back to the greater plan of "caring for the earth and people, and returning the surplus back to the whole", a concept, she says, that embodies permaculture. Netsah explains that in two years this food forest will be self-sustainable and that from there she plans to start smaller food forests at all of the bus stops around town so that "hungry kids waiting for the bus can eat". She introduces me to

About 16.7 million children lived in households classified as food insecure in 2011 (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics 2013). Food insecurity is limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways (Coleman-Jensen, A. & Nord, M., 2013). There is a way for the United States to help these families in need besides just giving them financial assistance; they could create a program focused on educating families on a healthier lifestyle and helping them start a self-sufficiency garden or implementing a community garden program.

Historically community gardens have been a mean of improving local food supplies. Community gardening has been around since the late 1800’s. During the great depression cultivated for poor and unemployed citizens. Community gardening reduced the transportation of food and increased the supply for food for soldiers for fought in both World Wars. During 1940’s millions of Victory gardens were created for millions of families. Victory gardens made up 40% of total American supply. Activism for urban gardens began during the 1970’s. Research found that by the middle of the 1900’s there were 15,000 community gardens with a high participation rate from millions of people. Many of the Hispanics have carried the traditions of family gardening from their roots in Mexico. (Okvat & Zautra,

The author particularly and uniquely writes through the eyes of the plants and, in doing so, lets us see from a different perspective. This book is written with a very personal touch and passion for nature. The wisdom of gardening explains why we grow certain types of apples, tulips, use marijuana, and why we doubt eating genetically-engineered potatoes, yet, within the context of human-plant relationship, it brings the uniqueness out of this book. One main theme from the book is that humans have manipulated plants in agriculture and cultivation throughout history. Humans

As a consumer, it is agreeable that fast food chains are quick and delicious, but people are forgetting the quality of local food markets and restaurants. Not many people have gardens, or even buy fresh produce anymore, which is why so many local businesses are beginning to close down. Very few places around the nation are attempting to make a change within this society, and some of them are very successful. From the article “Land of Plenty” in 2011, University of Michigan student, Tyson Gersh founded a non-profit organization called Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI), that has grew into a three acre large garden that has kindly given their vegetables free to the surrounding neighborhoods over two square miles out. The 50,000 pounds of food can benefit over two thousand families, and about fifty different other municipalities around the globe have contacted them in order to know more information to help with their own growing gardens. With years of experience and research, Gersh hopes to make a change in the food industry; “Industrial cities were built for a world and an economy and a lifestyle that don’t exist anymore, so we’re at