"I love that you've brought this to attention. An extensive database of uncommon but resistant and hardy plants/foods could be developed and organized by climate. Ease of growth and processing should also be taken in to account. I will try to…"
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Berkeley, California
Issue:
Large scale agriculture in California at times results in abuse of immigrant workers by providing generally low-paying, insecure and poor working conditions, as well as resulting in poor health of workers. Alternatively, small scale local agriculture such as community gardening projects are expensive and legally regulated. This makes it difficult for local communities to create community gardens that are economically stable, resulting in necessity of grants to fund projects and reducing access to individuals.
What is being done already:
UC Building Food Security Workgroup
Their goal is to ensure that all Californians can obtain a nutritional diet through sustainable and just means. Currently, they are conducting research on farmworker food security.
Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative
This group advocates for local gardens and a sustainable society - preserving open space, cultivating community, and building an alliance of like-minded groups. There are groups planting gardens at elementary - high schools to provide healthy food and sustainable garden education to children.
Spiral Gardens
A local community food security project. They allow volunteers to show up and help out, provide education and resources for local schools. They have a nursery, produce stand, community farm, community education, and community harvest. They sell produce to the community through farmer's markets.
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Comment by Jake F on March 24, 2010 at 10:32am
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Really like how you mentioned the UC. +1 LI for you =)
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Comment by Alon Elkin on March 24, 2010 at 11:09am
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Are you currently involved or planning to get involved with any of these groups?
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Comment by Yari A. Ojeda Sandel on March 24, 2010 at 7:35pm
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I am planning to stop by and volunteer with Spiral Gardens. I've been thinking about getting involved with a community garden to gain agricultural experience.
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Comment by Matt Gareau on March 27, 2010 at 7:53pm
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Great work on the sourcing, it really makes it easy for anybody to check out your information, and take part.
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