Hey all, Katy from Mount Union here again. Before I give you my thoughts on the video and the article for this week, I gotta tell you about the parade over the weekend.
Cali and I were in a parade in downtown Alliance with other people from the Nature Center, promoting the center itself and our VISTA program. We handed out over 500 healthy snacks to people along the streets and distributed over 200 flyers promoting the Nature Center and our programs. My poor feet are covered in blisters...sacrifice I guess.
I thought the video was very interesting. The idea of people from underprivileged communities having shares in farms and their produce is excellent. Obviously its working for the South Bronx area and the more people there who see their neighbors flourish because of being able to eat healthier, the more people who will join this program. I think CSAs ar a wonderful idea. I actually know some people from Carroll County who participated in one last year. It was shown how they were actually able to purchase a farm that could then be divided into shares amongst the people. There are too many farms going under now because of the economy and by salvaging them, the doors have been opened to fresh produce and healthier living. Hopefully more farms can be saved for programs like this.
As for the program in Belo, I think that is a good idea too. In the United States, I don't know how much I could see it working. The government already has too much power and so giving them control over farmers and how they sell their produce could go in a bad direction. The idea is good however. That's it for now.
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