We've been coming here for four weeks now from eight-thirty in the morning to twelve in the afternoon and we're just about as quiet a group as we have been from the start. But in the midst of all this silence, we've also learned a lot and are taking some action. Recently, we've talked to a few experts, visited a couple of nurseries, and researched local food growth and how it affects us. It was just day before yesterday that we read an article aimed at urban planners written by the Journal of Planning Education and Research. It was really extensive and said things that, being a high-schooler, I wouldn't know how to summarize. However, what I did take away from the article was that local food growth is not a quick solution to all of the world's problems, but a means to an end. It has kept me thinking over the past two days, about what local food growth really means, and what it can do for communities on a global scale if we do it right. Staying organic and going to your local farmers market is just a daily choice that anyone can make if they're conscious of what it can do for the world around them. I think telling people how important it is to make this daily choice could do a lot, even if we don't remind them of all the current issues we are faced with and the fault with their current choices. People need to know the affects of their actions, and uplifted with options. Knowledge is power.
Thanks to our experts: Steve Cohen from the Office of Stustainable Development, Vivek Shandas, and the helpful Portland Nursery employee for answering all of Elizabeth's questions. (We'll learn your name soon.)
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