RE: Urban and school gardens, a sustainable alternative for food security.

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Sounds good but I have my doubts. Usually, you can't beat specialization. Now people are outsourcing their clothes washing, their clothes drying, their ironing, even people who cook at home want the ingredients to arrive at their home at the precise quantities and with clear instructions on how to make them into a meal with the exact macronutrients they need. I somehow doubt that growing our own food will be cheaper and more efficient than someone else doing it for us. If there's inflation or other issues, maybe there's better ways to deal with them, cos we're in a really sad state if we need to start growing our own food and buying our own chickens in order to survive.



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Hello my dear friend @alexanderalexis, thank you for leaving your valuable comment, in the publication I certainly did not say that the inflation of a country can be solved by making gardens, but it is also a reality that there are countries with precarious conditions and produce our own food is an economical and healthy alternative.

I have had the experience of making school gardens in areas near where I live, and I can certify that the investment was not much and for the maintenance was made with endogenous materials, ie fertilizers made by me, I felt much satisfaction when I saw the school canteen harvest the vegetables for the elbaoración of meals for students.

On the other hand, at the time of executing this type of project, training is provided to those who wish to start with these alternatives. For example in my home I have vegetable gardens, I grow vegetables, I have some fruit trees and that does not prevent me from fulfilling my work as a university professor, field engineer, blogger among other responsibilities that I may have. I know that not everyone likes agriculture and prefer to have everything at hand as is the case in urban areas, so I present it as an alternative for food, I'm sure there will be more than one who wants to join.

I know many friends from different parts of the world that although they are not professionals in agriculture, they grow their own vegetables.

I conclude by pointing out that this is not a solution to all the ills at the level of food, but it should be included in the agricultural strengthening projects of the countries, not only rural but also urban spaces should be used to produce agricultural products such as vegetables among others.

See you later brother, thanks for visiting my blog, have a great week.

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