DIY Food

by Natasha Chart · 2009-02-11 18:44:00 UTC
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Kitchen garden; by *Susie*I think I've only talked about it in comments, but one of my grandmothers had an actual victory garden during WWII.* She maintained the vegetable and herb portion of it for as long as she was able to live unassisted in her own house, though during the war, the family kept rabbits and both ate them and sold them to neighbors.

I haven't had anything resembling a yard in a long time, but I'm still holding out hope. For those of you who've moved beyond hope, or are thinking about growing your own food already, have I got the inspiration for you ...

- Why We Farm: A Young Farmer's Manifesto.

- From the new Hyperlocavore blog, some ideas for yardsharing.

- Some Ypsilanti, MI residents working with Growing Hope are keen to start urban agriculture projects including chickens, goats and bees.

- If you don't have a yard, but maybe a big warehouse going spare, consider urban aquaculture as pioneered by Milwaukee's own Will Allen of Growing Power.

- If you're living in NYC, don't despair. Kerry Trueman says that Manhattan's Borough President wants to create food enterprise zones in the city to improve the quality of its foodshed, and he's not the only local politician with a green thumb.

- Technology fails all the time, be prepared to dig that well.

- DIY fail: Asinus Asinum Fricat reports that genetically modified foods are on the attack in Europe. Syngenta and Monsanto's efforts at gene DIY stink. So say we all.

* Another grandmother (I'm lucky enough to have had three) worked wiring jets at Lockheed during the war, and stayed with the company until she reached retirement age. All my grandmothers lived in Los Angeles during that time period, two of them were born there. I've gotten prouder over the years of their involvement in our major national projects of the day, and more ticked off when stupid people suggest that Blue areas of the country like California aren't "real" America. Because f* that.

(Photo credit: *Susie* on Flickr.)

Update: link added.

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