By Annise Parker* Governing is often an impracticable job performed with insufficient tools by inadequately prepared people, sometimes in a system designed to prevent progress. Yet it is necessary; human beings in community must have a method of decision-making. Why, after thousands of years of trying, have we not perfected the process? Certainly partisanship, ego, and ambition can taint any government body, but even factoring out those variables, governing is hard work. Cities are where …
Market-Hungry Farmers and Food Industry Businesses: Recognizing Summer Meals for Kids as Economic Development Opportunity
By Maureen Berner* What if we could tackle childhood hunger, develop local businesses, and create community jobs in the summer at the same time? There are millions of dollars in local food system sales being left on table, and millions of children who could be served by an established program, if we can only figure out a local meal distribution system that works. The United States has had inter-governmental programs to feed hungry children when school is out for the summer since 1968 – …