We should all grow some of our own food. No, I don't mean we should all become farmers, but we should grow part of what we consume.  Think about it, at this precise moment there are people going to bed hungry and some are dying of starvation.  The raising prices of basic food such as rice, corn, and flour have become such an international issue that all the advances gained in the war against poverty can be lost quickly if prices continue rising and become an obstacle to people's ability to feed themselves.  If we teach people in urban centers to grow part of their own food in small lots, communal abandoned city lots, and on roof tops we will all have an impact on the demand of some foods and indirectly make food more affordable .  Growing your own food helps to bring economic justice by empowering inner city poor, promoting self-help and community spirit.  It also opens up organic food to the masses.  Everyone can grow an organic vegetable or fruit in their personal garden, but not everyone can afford to buy one. Growing your own food is economic justice.

We need to teach people how to grow their own food.  People in urban centers have lost touch with the land.  We need to promote that agriculture courses and programs be offered in schools at all levels in order to teach people how to grow their fruits and vegetables.  When people grow their own food they develop a sense of independence that links them to nature no matter how urban the environment may be.  "Urban farmers" can help in returning land to the environment from which it was once taken away to become hostage to industrial development.