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Food Security Infrastructure in Buenos Aires
I'm dismayed to learn that I've found relatively little information on the food security infrastructure that supports Buenos Aires' residents. Strange, I think, given how politicized the issues of tariffs and subsidies are around here. More on my quest to find out how the food production and distribution system works later...
I did find two small things: El Tejar, and Argentine company that works with farmers to manage risk using mapping technology. They seem to do pretty decent business managing farms and working with land holders. Additionally, a friend of mine brought Antonio Lattuca to my attention. Lattuca works in Rosario, Argentina, building urban gardens. More on Antonio later, as I'm only just now getting in touch with him. I'll let you know his response.
I think often about urban gardening, especially here in the south side of Buenos Aires. Abandoned buildings, vacant lots, and empty warehouses are the norm around here, and I often think about what a system of urban and vertical gardens spanning Boca, Barracas, San Telmo, and Montserrat would look like. Put that in conjunction with some kind of project to clean the awful Riachuelo/Matanzas. Seems like an easy way to keep these beautiful facades around, and put this valuable and underutilized land to good use in one of the city's poorest areas.
Anyway, back to my research into how the wh*** system works. I actually know personally the former subsecretary of agriculture of the nation. So I wrote him an e-mail with the following, unbelievably basic questions (unbelievably basic, but whose answer lay the foundation for a proper understanding of food security in Buenos Aires):
-Where does the food in Buenos Aires come from?
-How does the food get from the farm to the city?
-How does the distribution system between the vegetable stands work, from that moment that the food arrives in the city?
-Are the mechanisms of production/distribution/sale based entirely on market forces?
I'll let you know what I find out.
I did find two small things: El Tejar, and Argentine company that works with farmers to manage risk using mapping technology. They seem to do pretty decent business managing farms and working with land holders. Additionally, a friend of mine brought Antonio Lattuca to my attention. Lattuca works in Rosario, Argentina, building urban gardens. More on Antonio later, as I'm only just now getting in touch with him. I'll let you know his response.
I think often about urban gardening, especially here in the south side of Buenos Aires. Abandoned buildings, vacant lots, and empty warehouses are the norm around here, and I often think about what a system of urban and vertical gardens spanning Boca, Barracas, San Telmo, and Montserrat would look like. Put that in conjunction with some kind of project to clean the awful Riachuelo/Matanzas. Seems like an easy way to keep these beautiful facades around, and put this valuable and underutilized land to good use in one of the city's poorest areas.
Anyway, back to my research into how the wh*** system works. I actually know personally the former subsecretary of agriculture of the nation. So I wrote him an e-mail with the following, unbelievably basic questions (unbelievably basic, but whose answer lay the foundation for a proper understanding of food security in Buenos Aires):
-Where does the food in Buenos Aires come from?
-How does the food get from the farm to the city?
-How does the distribution system between the vegetable stands work, from that moment that the food arrives in the city?
-Are the mechanisms of production/distribution/sale based entirely on market forces?
I'll let you know what I find out.
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