This article from Nourishing the Planet will inspire many of you in researching about starting your home garden or even a community garden around your area. If they do it in Africa, why not in the Americas? We have the skills (if we don't, we can learn), the land (small or big) and the manpower. Gardening helps us stay healthy and fit! Enjoy the article h.deux.flo As people move from rural to urban settings in search of economic opportunities, urban agriculture is becoming an important provider of both food and employment, according to researchers with the Worldwatch Institute . “Urban agriculture is providing food, jobs, and hope in Nairobi, Kampala, Dakar, and other cities across sub-Saharan Africa,” said Danielle Nierenberg, co-director of the Institute’s Nourishing the Planet project. “In some cases, urban farmers are providing important inputs, such as seed, to rural farmers, dispelling the myth that urban agriculture helps feed the poor and hungry only in cities.” ...
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