Community Agriculture Network

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Emily Freeman

The global food system is broken.
Local actions can solve global problems.
By 2035, half of the developing world’s poor will live in cities (Ravallion, 2007).
...from the rural areas that 
support traditional agriculture 
and food distribution systems. 
Community Agriculture:
Local people connecting ...
...with their food.
Community Agriculture Network:
Local people connecting...
...with each other...
...globally.
Far away...
Getting the food to the people...
increases costs and emissions 
and makes healthy food a privilege
not every neighborhood has.
There is a better way.
From the heart of Chicago
to the slums of Kibera
Ordinary people 
are building 
a better system
from the ground
is powered almost entirely by fossil fuels
Delhi slum
Building relationships, building understanding.
Where do we fit?
up.
Together we CAN...
can.umfglobal.org
From the suburbs
to the slums
Youth have a stake.
Communtiy Agriculture Network 
connects school youth 
to urban agriculture 
practitioners

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