Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be let off so easily, for they are all farming by proxy.
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People are hungry not because there aren't enough farmers or food, but because they don't have access to it or can't afford it.
In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around.
The act of eating is very political. You buy from the right people, you support the right network of farmers and suppliers who care about the land and what they put in the food.
People complain that cities don't have fresh, sustainable food, but it's just not true.
I would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from. I would like to see small farmers empowered. I feed my daughter almost exclusively organic food.
If we as a society are willing to have a preference for organic food, the farmer can pass on the savings.
Food is a weapon - a very effective weapon. People don't cultivate, don't farm, you cut the road off, then you subjugate them very easily.
I don't understand the notion that modern farming is anything do to with nature. It's a pretty gross interference with nature.
We have to understand that we want to pay the farmers the real price for the food that they produce. It won't ever be cheap to buy real food. But it can be affordable. It's really something that we need to understand. It's the kind of work that it takes to grow food. We don't understand that piece of it.
The reasons for food insecurity are many and varied. But part of the problem is the global farming systems.
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