http://lexfarm.org/2009/07/local-agriculture/neighbor-farms/verena-wieloch-video-excerpt-from-527-meeting-part-1/ "Growing Community, Community Grown." Mon, 14 May 2012 14:14:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://lexfarm.org/2009/07/local-agriculture/neighbor-farms/verena-wieloch-video-excerpt-from-527-meeting-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Sandy Gordon Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:58:42 +0000 http://lexfarm.org/?p=249#comment-192 I hope many folks get the opportunity to see these 2 videos. Forging bonds among the farmers and the other community stakeholders is such an important building block for enabling potentially sustainable microeconomies. The beauty is that a continuum of successful microeconomies may be the grass roots component to a healthy larger economy with healthier people. There is also an unmeasured benefit of a society that participates in growing its food, nurturing its natural resources and including all residents in the process. We can surely improve our collective self-esteem by incorporating local agriculture in our every day lives. I hope many folks get the opportunity to see these 2 videos. Forging bonds among the farmers and the other community stakeholders is such an important building block for enabling potentially sustainable microeconomies. The beauty is that a continuum of successful microeconomies may be the grass roots component to a healthy larger economy with healthier people. There is also an unmeasured benefit of a society that participates in growing its food, nurturing its natural resources and including all residents in the process. We can surely improve our collective self-esteem by incorporating local agriculture in our every day lives.

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