A recent article in the Jacksonville Times-Union, Poverty, But Obseity: The Hunger Paradoxdescribes the ways in which the lack of nutrition in "energy dense" foods and the availability of healthy food have contributed to a simultaneous obesity epidemic and increasing food insecurity. It's a great article about kids gardens, food security, nutrition, and the growing food movement. Also, take a look...
(And a couple notes about community gardens and the food movement)Perhaps you've been wanting to catch me in action or have been looking for an opportunity to get some get-going gardening tips/ideas/instruction. Volia! I'll be leading a Gardening 101 workshop at the Leon County Sustainable Communities Summit May 6th and 7th.  Take a look at the website. Should be fun-- planting a raised bed...
Once you delve into the emerging food movement, it's amazing how much there is to it, how fast it's growing and how much potential it holds.In the past hour, I received an email from my father containing a link to "Garden Girl TV" with Patti Moreno, talked with a man that lives on Wakulla Springs road that has a one acre property on which he hopes to establish "an active edible landscape with...
People invite me to their houses to for me to offer ideas and advice and/or to scout out sites for where I'll place their new Square Foot Gardens... and every now-and-again, they ask, "So is this all you do?" This question always makes me smile.I know (I assume) this question originates from intrigue. How cool, they must think, I'm able to keep busy just doing food gardens. If they only knew......
Health-- especially with a focus on childhood health-- is another thriving component of the food movement that I have yet to mention.My primary link into this emerging expression of the food movement is Jan Daly who works with the Leon County Health Department. I put in a garden at Jan's house last December. While digging in the dirt together, we share our dreams of community gardens, widespread...