http://www.newresilient.com/2009/01/29/victory-gardens-for-food-security/ Blogging from Canada on food, food policy and eating as activism. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.newresilient.com/2009/01/29/victory-gardens-for-food-security/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Rawnsley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:25:18 +0000 http://www.newresilient.com/?p=262#comment-31 I am reminded of Lenin's NEP and the overwhelming relative success of small peasant plots where industrial monoculture had failed; in the face of a looming era of widespread unemployment, perhaps 'prosperity gardens' are one way to restore legitimate and authentic fundamental value to our economy. As a thought exercise, take it one step further: what if governments, specifically municipalities, considered taking taxes-in-kind after the soviet model of the time? Let suburbanites pay taxes on their enormous lots with yams and cabbage, I say. I am reminded of Lenin’s NEP and the overwhelming relative success of small peasant plots where industrial monoculture had failed; in the face of a looming era of widespread unemployment, perhaps ‘prosperity gardens’ are one way to restore legitimate and authentic fundamental value to our economy. As a thought exercise, take it one step further: what if governments, specifically municipalities, considered taking taxes-in-kind after the soviet model of the time? Let suburbanites pay taxes on their enormous lots with yams and cabbage, I say.

]]> http://www.newresilient.com/2009/01/29/victory-gardens-for-food-security/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Larry Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:49:10 +0000 http://www.newresilient.com/?p=262#comment-21 Square Foot gardening is a simlpe, organic concept city dwellers might explore, it requires little space and time. Enjoyed the article, it sparked my interest in reclaiming a small patch in the massive back yard lawn for a garden. Square Foot gardening is a simlpe, organic concept city dwellers might explore, it requires little space and time. Enjoyed the article, it sparked my interest in reclaiming a small patch in the massive back yard lawn for a garden.

]]> http://www.newresilient.com/2009/01/29/victory-gardens-for-food-security/comment-page-1/#comment-20 B Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:39:43 +0000 http://www.newresilient.com/?p=262#comment-20 Good article. Food for thought on starting a community garden . Good article. Food for thought on starting a community garden .

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