Council member Ken Cockrel must be trippin! On Tuesday, December 11, after he, along with Saunteel Jenkins, James Tate, Gary Brown, and Charles Pugh, voted to approve the ill-conceived Hantz land sale proposal, he was quoted in the Detroit Free Press as saying, “a ‘no’ vote would have sent the message to the world that Detroit isn’t really serious about urban agriculture.” The foremost advocates and practitioners of urban agriculture in Detroit opposed the Hantz proposal. It is groups like Feedom Freedom Growers, Earthworks Urban Farm, the Garden Resource Program and D-Town Farm that have informed the nation and the world that Detroiters are serious about urban agriculture.

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A web chat with Raj continues the conversation from his lecture on the Green Revolution.

The Green Revolution

Advertisements showcase products to consumers, convincing them that this product or that product is the choice that best suit their needs. What happens when children are exposed to advertisements for foods that negatively affect their health?

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How do communities overcome local food issues like food deserts and big-box grocery stores?

Jim Goodman, at the Kickapoo County Fair, talks with Raj about the state of Dairy Farming in the US.