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Please read Hazel Dene's wise words on food security in her Sunday blog. I'll put a link at the end.

Hazel is from Australia, but every single thing she talks about (except Vegemite) is true here as well.

The farming we do here in our little valley is a great example of how things can work. There are a variety of crops, they require lots of hand labor (thus, many employed people) and because they are sold directly to the public, the food is still cheaper than in the stores. It is also fresher. Every penny that is made here goes back to our community.

Even so, we are constantly on guard to protect our property from county and state governments, and from the ever-present threat of developers. They can't build down here because Sloughhouse is on a very active floodplain. But they try to buy land where they can sink wells and siphon the water off to their developments.

I could rant for hours about this, but I'll let Hazel do it for me: Here.