Keep Growing?
June 5th, 2009
A few weeks ago Tilt decided to take over our neighbor’s lawn of weeds and transform it into an urban garden (with the property owners’ permission of course). After laboring many hours under the summer sun, pulling up roots, turning over dirt and nurturing the soil, we planted an assortment of fruits and veggies that are growing fast. The plants were purchased from local farmers at the market that takes place on Sunday mornings under the route 83 overpass.
Personal and urban farms have become increasingly popular during recent years. The “going green” phenomenon has caused Americans to begin questioning where their food comes from, whether or not it is organic, and how many miles it travels before it reaches the supermarket. In this era of global mass production and factory farming, food has become super efficient to produce in massive quantities, and plants have been engineered to yield the biggest and brightest fruits and vegetables. Not only this, but much of our food in America is imported from countries throughout the world. Have you ever wondered how you could possibly eat a pineapple in December?
June 5th, 2009
Posted by rtottingham
