<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Sustainable food meets social justice]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Brudaimonia http://www.grist.org/article/equal-opportunity-organic/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:54:43 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/equal-opportunity-organic/1 Culture plays a role

It's heartening to hear about these two urban agriculture organizations.

Sometimes, though, noble efforts such as the two mentioned have to do battle with the prevailing urban culture, which is to get food for cheap without working to prepare it.

In the something-for-nothing society in which we live, the manual-labor-for-vegetables tradeoff, no matter how vital urban agriculture will be for saving ourselves in a post--cheap energy future, just is not that appealing to the mainstream.

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It's heartening to hear about these two urban agriculture organizations.

Sometimes, though, noble efforts such as the two mentioned have to do battle with the prevailing urban culture, which is to get food for cheap without working to prepare it.

In the something-for-nothing society in which we live, the manual-labor-for-vegetables tradeoff, no matter how vital urban agriculture will be for saving ourselves in a post--cheap energy future, just is not that appealing to the mainstream.

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