Things are never as bad as they seem or at least we hope they aren't. If the report below is only half as dire as predicted, we need to change the way we think about food and our lifestyle. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43221576/ns/business-consumer_news/?GT1=43001 This report projects that food prices will double by 2030 and at the current time over 972,000,000 are going hungry.
We can't feed the world from our local economy but we can have real impact if we use our land wisely and buy local. There is a dedicated and growing group of local citizens that are pouring out their time, energy and money to make a change in the way we feed ourselves. Please take the time to get involved. I have started raised beds in my yard, I am buying food from the Piedmont Local Foods website, going to local farmers markets (there are now two in King) and plan to buy 1/4 of a beef from a local farmer. If enough of us change the way we think about food, we can change the world food situation, one garden plot at a time.
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