Community Gardens Contribute to Food Security

In the global economic downturn where food insecurity has increased due to soaring food prices, backyard and community gardens are some of the most basic survival strategies. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Bonnie Allen - Dec 29, 2008 - 9:21 AM PST
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Samantha Precup
3.8
by Samantha Precup - May. 4, 2009

This article illustrates the issue of food insecurity and the benefits of something as simple as a community garden. The author uses the story of an older South African woman and her township with their struggles to obtain fresh vegetables to explain how a very poor area can use community gardens to help a large number of people.

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Bonnie Allen
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by Bonnie Allen - Dec. 29, 2008
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