Positive Future #632 (Feature photo – Bobby Rush – Official photo – public domain) U.S. Representative Bobby Rush with others introduced legislation that would increase the availability of land and capital in communities to encourage more local urban agricultural production. One of the underlying goals is to improve food security for people in areas that…
Touch the Soil News #1441 (Feature photo – urban food – Manfred Sause CCA SA 3.0 Unported) AP News brings us the story of how local food and non-profits are working to bridge the gap between eating and food insecurity. The key is to get local food growing in food desert areas and then having…
Touch the Soil News #1384 (Feature photo – Powell River Edible Garden Tour – courtesy of Powell River Food Security Project.) The small town of Powell River, along the west coast of British Columbia, Canada is the center of a metro area of around 17,000 people. Yet, the community is concerned about food security and…
