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Environment & Energy

mopinko

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1. seems to completely overlook urban farming

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 09:10 AM

Jun 2015

and the surge in community gardening. they are only looking at farm land.
i dont have any numbers, but from my experience, this is a booooooming thing.

a lot of small farmers who cannot compete w agribusiness are finding that growing what people actually eat can keep them in the farming business. that might be a useful metric for them to look at.

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Replanting America: 90 Percent of What We Eat Could Come From Local Farms [View all] eridani Jun 2015 OP

seems to completely overlook urban farming mopinko Jun 2015 #1

That would pretty much be a bonus extra eridani Jun 2015 #2

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