Comments on: 40 ways to encourage more local food production

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:56:11 +0000

I like to promote the idea of using google maps to locate local produce. I've set up an open collaborative fresh food map for Ireland, which has attracted a lot of views (38000). http://siopaeile.com/blog/2008/03/fresh-food-map-for-ireland/ Unfortunately people still don't seem to realise that they can easily add to the map themselves. The cool thing as that indiv farmers can advertise themselves on the map and bypass local markets and retailers and sell directly to public. With GPS devices set to proliferate in the coming years, I can easily see people stopping at farms identified on these devises and buying directly.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:55:41 +0000

Wow, those are great! Thanks for sharing that. And I hope the crawling helped, and that your little earth child is going to join us soon!

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:45:38 +0000

When we were kids my dad grew all our veggies for winter, and my mom would ready them all for freezing-I still remember shelling buckets of peas! I wish that I could grow cucumbers like my grandma did, I can still see her cellar (one of those old dirt ones with creepy stairs and spiders) lined with jars of the most delicious pickles. My homage to them is my own vegetable garden, where my sons will find their favourites-and that they don’t come in a bright bag from Chili in the freezer. My new favourite? Lima beans-they have the nicest flavour when freash!

By: Elaine

Elaine — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:22:42 +0000

A great list and timely post — the day before Earth Day. Thank you. I support all 40, but I’m going to take a closer look at the individual actions.