Written on November 10th, 2013 in politics
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- Kenyan Women Learn Bio-intensive Farming KHSP, 3.23 min, uploaded by ajwstv, Nov 3, 2011: Kenya—a country of nearly 35 million people—presently produces less than 50% of the food that its population needs to survive. Much of the agricultural land has been depleted by years of chemical-heavy industrial farming, and small-scale growers were long ago forced out of business by cheap subsidized imports from Western nations. Without a strong local agricultural economy, Kenya’s people are at the mercy of international market prices for food, and when prices rise, the poor go hungry …;
- Burma: Model Organic Farm for orphan education Hla za khin, 2.27 min, uploaded by greenccorg, March 26, 2013: … Hla Za Khin is from Chin State in Myanmar. She graduated from NEED-Burma MFI school in 2013. She is creating a community development project based around women’s empowerment and livelihoods training …;
- US: Community Supported Agriculture: The Benefits of Supporting Local Foods, 9.03 min, uploaded by Ohio State University Extension, August 12, 2011: If you’re interested in knowing where and how your food was grown then you might be interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA’s). CSA’s can provide you with fresh foods and help keep you and your family healthy. If you want the best for you and your family you might be interested in local foods from farmers markets, local markets and CSA’s;
- Europe: Buy Local – A Look at Community Supported Agriculture, 11.27 min, uploaded by Carey McGleish, July 23, 2011: Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a new idea in farming, one that has been gaining momentum since its introduction to the United States from Europe in the mid-1980s. The CSA concept originated in the 1960s in Switzerland and Japan, where consumers interested in safe food and farmers seeking stable markets for their crops joined together in economic partnerships …;
- US: Marana Farm (Community Food Bank, Tucson): Millennials on the Farm, 4.55 min, uploaded by E23R0, March 26, 2010: Local kids work for sustainability at Community Food Bank’s Youth Farm Project, Marana, AZ & Tucson, AZ: One in four kids age 18 and younger in Southern Arizona are at risk of hunger. Nationwide, the rate is one in five;
- US: To foster strong linkages between local agriculture and under-served communities: our goal is a more vibrant and equitable food system for all people, on wholesome wave, nourishing neighborhoods across america – including 2 videos: fight obesity, 2.52 min; nourishing neighborhoods across America, 8.59 min;
- Community Supported Agriculture, 5.32 min, uploaded by Matt Hand, Sept 26, 2006.