What I took from this paper is that the two programs are
trying to be fair in distribution of food resources but due to funding and lack
of representation they are lacking. They are also dealing with a decrease in
their funding that they need to provide the recourses. It also goes on to say
that Seattle provides land as well as part of their services. To me the
providing of the land to people is the greatest benefit as it allows the people
to grow their own food and harvest it. This would provide them with great
skills because then they can take those skills to continue to grow their own
food throughout their life so they can almost always have food available that
they grew. Growing their own food would also provide them with a sense of
accomplishment. Furthermore, should they grow enough they can sell the excess to
earn a profit. I also feel using the method would somewhat help the planners
that are running into problems like funding for if they where to grow enough on
this land they can disperse that food saving money to be used else were in the program.
As for running into problems when discussing things like putting in gardens I feel
as though most people just see them as pretty with no other value and I feel this
is because most are not educated on just how useful a garden can be and all the
benefits it could provide.
2 comments:
I like how you mentioned that the City of Seattle is not just working to provide food to urban communities but also to provide the resources necessary to grow their own food. I think protecting farm land and allowing local farmers to use it is a great way to provide healthy, local, and sustainable crops to communities that may not have easy access otherwise. In most cases, just shoveling food or money to buy food into these communities is only a short term solution. I like how the City of Seattle is recognizing the need for a more long-term change and implementing solutions to help make this change possible.
Shealynn, I definitely got the same idea that you mentioned in your first sentence, from the article. Gardens would benefit the community greatly, and also help the community utilize the land they are being given by the programs.
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