I shopped yesterday. My local supermarket is out of stock of regular items like vegan pies. Staff say supply chains have been broken since #CycloneGabrielle and rod damage. Disruption to ordinary lives from #ExtremeWeather is likely to be an ongoing issue.

Good to see growth of #UrbanFarms #allotments in Aotearoa New Zealand. Hope this flows into #CircularEconomy and community sharing. Some people could offer skills in exchange for food or just give and hope for gifts too, Like #TimeBank

This is FANTASTIC.

I'm a deep believer in creating small, self-sufficient and sustaining communities, especially where #food is concerned.
(Small is Beautiful by E F Schumacher is a #MustRead #book

This leadership from #NewYorkCity is something to be admired.

Giving the local #community more #ownership and #sovereignty over the means of #production has so many fabulous benefits:
- Benefits #ClimateAction / #ClimateChange by reducing #FoodMiles
- Benefits local #people by reconnecting them with the food on their plates
- Supports the #Local #Economy by keeping wealth & spending in the local area for the benefit of local #business

#Bristol (where I live now) is a city of #UrbanFarms and #allotments. It's staggering, actually, how much production capacity there is here. And I'm proud of it.

However, we must also be attentive to the #equality and #equity issues. #LocalSourcing can come with a price premium (local carrots here can cost 4x supermarket versions from the other side of #Europe).
Local production must come with local affordability too. That's a redline for me...

https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/we-can-move-beyond-food-access-to-food-sovereignty

Hey @BrentToderian - did you see this?

#UrbanFarms Are Stepping Up Their Roles in #Communities Nationwide
https://civileats.com/2022/11/10/urban-farms-food-access-community-support-fountain-heights-tri-cycle-alma-backyard-urban-agriculture/

#Seeds #SeedSavers #UrbanFarms #RuralFarms #CulturallyImportant #Sustainable #TrueLoveSeeds #Philadelphia

May I share this wonderful company, who are doing awesome things? I highly recommend visiting their site to see what they do and maybe you can order a few items for YOUR garden! They have seed collections featuring seeds from all over. Check out their list.

Their seeds are grown and harvested by co-operating farms. They have videos on the YouTube as well.

https://trueloveseeds.com/

Saw some four-legged neighbors on my walk home. #urbanFarms #MoritzHof #goatsofmastodon