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…lying fallow
I have been meeting so many people and talking about so many ideas in the past month that I haven’t had time to devote to really developing the story-telling aspect of Justice Gardens. We’ll get there. I’m developing a list … Continue reading
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Urban Agrarianism Defined: Why food is more than eating…(1)
Agrarianism In the introduction to his 1969 book Agrarianism in American Literature, M. Thomas Inge defines agrarianism by the following basic tenets: * Cultivation of the soil provides direct contact with nature; through the contact with nature the agrarian is … Continue reading
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There’s Food in my backyard…
That’s right. Food. Beautiful food growing up from the ground. Broccoli heads starting to come forth and cabbage starting to wind tight together in the center— its big purple leaves dripping with last night’s rain. Food has never … Continue reading
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Justice Gardens
Sixty-Five years ago our country was short of food. In the spring of 1943, nearly 20 million families sowed seeds and prayed for a good harvest. They were answering a call from the US government that encouraged Americans to grow … Continue reading
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