This is the Deanwood neighborhood in ward seven of Washington DC, the nation’s capital and a city with the highest state level of food insecurity for those 60 years old and over in the US, according to a 2021 report released by Frac (Food Research and Action Center).
This is a surprising and really sad statistic.
The farmers’ market on wheels tackling one of America’s worst food deserts
Mobile farmer's market fights food deserts.
In 2003, the parents of the unwilling star of the “Star Wars Kid” video sued their son’s classmates for posting the video online. Though the suit was settled, the video did not disappear, and the Star Wars Kid learned to deal with his fame.
I feel like this isn't an uncommon occurrence, but maybe not always to this extent. People can post things involving other people without thinking much of consequences, but when something is out there it tends to stay that way even if the original post is taken down.
Says Dawkins, “[j]ust as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs, so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which, in the broad sense, can be called imitation.”
This is an interesting way to put it. I definitely wouldn't have explained it that way but I guess it works. I like the prior nursery rhymes analogy a little better.
The illusion of choice: five stats that expose America’s food monopoly crisis
How the American food system is monopolized.
Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P), resources and public awareness
Now imagine doing it in front of millions of people and the international media. And imagine doing it without the benefit of a true celebrity’s phalanx of staff and bodyguards or the lucre such a status normally confers. Instead, all you have is that same vulnerability before a vast crowd that feels entitled to the most intimate parts of your life.
This is one of the negative things about social media. There are some people who start to feel entitled to aspects of people's lives that they are following. I can't imagine living like that.
There’s another unfortunate dimension to this whole saga that mimics the coercive effect of public marriage proposals: everyone innocently cheers on the romance because it tells a good story, but it places the woman in the invidious position of being the “bad guy” if she says no. Holden has since made romantic overtures in the press, telling Today, “She’s a very, very, very lovely girl.
I've never liked the idea of public proposals for this reason specifically. I, like many others, don't like to be put on the spot and if the person says no it makes the whole situation so much worse. Holden also seems horrible to me. He seems like he is enjoying the spotlight way to much at the expense of the woman.
Revitalizing America's Food Deserts.
Retrieved from the DVC database.
World's Largest Vertical Farm in New Jersey
Vertical farms as a solution to food deserts.
What is a food desert? Food deserts are geographic areas where residents have few to no convenient options for securing affordable and healthy foods — especially fresh fruits and vegetables. Disproportionately found in high-poverty areas, food deserts create extra, everyday hurdles that can make it harder for kids, families and communities to grow healthy and strong.
Background information of food deserts.
To be clear, there is a law that defines domestic terrorism but not one that charges people who commit acts of terrorism in America. People who conspire with international terrorists—even if they aren’t materially involved in an act of violence—are charged with “acts of terrorism transcending international boundaries.” But someone who sends pipe bombs to Democrats; plows through a crowd of anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville, Va.; or shoots up a church in Charleston, S.C., will not face domestic terrorism charges.
This is ridiculous. How can there be a legal definition for it but not a way charge people for domestic terrorism? People who commit acts of domestic terrorism should be charged accordingly.
Let’s use an analogy: which technique do you think would prevent more car accidents? A three-second check every time you switch lanes A twenty-second check executed every time you think a car might be there
I think that this is a great analogy for the problem or misinformation. It presents the issue in a way that most people can understand.
It’s not enough to check the stuff that is suspicious: if you apply your investigations selectively, you’ve already lost the battle.
https://hapgood.us/2018/08/21/the-always-check-approach-to-online-literacy/
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A vegetable garden can do more than save you money -- it can save the world. In this talk, Roger Doiron shows how gardens can re-localize our food and feed our growing population.
https://www.ted.com/talks/roger_doiron_my_subversive_garden_plot
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."
https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerrilla_gardener_in_south_central_la?language=en
A Hobby for All Seasons: 7 Science-Backed Benefits of Indoor Plants
https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-home-guide/benefits-of-indoor-plants
When Ron Finley first grew a garden on a curbside dirt strip, he got cited—and then a warrant was issued for his arrest. He fought back, got the laws changed, and started a movement. Now the community activist and self-proclaimed “Gangster Gardener” is teaching you how to grow your own food, keep your plants alive, and find beauty and freedom in gardening no matter the size of your space. Start planting a revolution.
https://www.masterclass.com/classes/ron-finley-teaches-gardening
How to Care for Houseplants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRUEfkFbkCM&ab_channel=TuftsUniversity
The Benefits of Becoming a Plant Parent
https://www.whittier.edu/admission/blog/benefits-becoming-plant-parent