Urban farming

Welcome! From throughout our country, these engaging blogs are authored by ordinary citizens with things to say about social, economic, environmental, human, or political conditions in our nation or world. We hope you will sign in and add your comments, too. Urban Farming and the Christian Imperative to Feed the Poor Posted by Angelo Lopez on March 18, 2014 One of Jesus's greatest imperatives to his followers was for them to care for the poor and to feed the hungry. Many Christians over the centuries have tried to follow Jesus's mandate, serving in food kitchens and building shelters to feed and house the poor. In today's industrial society, a new problem has appeared that affects the health of many of the poor. In many poor neighborhoods in the cities and towns, the poor have no ac...