Bill Duesing
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Bill Duesing is executive director of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of Connecticut.
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The solution beneath our feet
As food prices rise, policymakers ignore potential of home and community gardens 9
Posted 1 year, 7 months agoThis originally aired on WSHU Public Radio in Fairfield, Conn.
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"Gardens are viewed as 'hobbies' by most politicians/bureaucrats and administrators and are seldom taken seriously as real sources of real food," says a University of Connecticut agricultural extension specialist, speaking of the United States Department of Agriculture. This attitude represents a serious impediment to a healthy, and sustainable food supply and society.
Photo: Laura GibbFeeding a growing population with shrinking resources without polluting the… Read More