"Organic" Farming and the True Cost of Food-A Small Farmers Perspective

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25. One of the major components....

of the local food movement is the development and growth of community gardens.

Let's face it, organic production or not, organic farming is a business. And like any business, it needs to make enough money to sustain itself. A farmer, np matter how well intentioned and no matter how pure the motives, needs to make money to care for his family, pay the basics of life and so forth. But in some instances, this need runs counter to what the community can afford to pay. This is where the collectivist ideals behind community gardens are very useful.

But once again, the roadblocks put in the way of community gardens run counter to serving the community. Entrenched zoning laws are the number one obstacle to the growth of urban agriculture in many areas of the country