This group has been spewing ideas-a-plenty. Beautiful though that is, it is time for us to start working toward something more concrete. But, as we all know, concrete cannot be placed until it has been mixed. Let us now gather the ingredients that will go into that mix. Specifically, at this time we need information. But even before that, we need to have the containers that we will put this information into.
Here are some containers that we might think about using:
Why Local Agriculture?
Dollars, Cents and Nutrition: What is the Economics of Organic?
What is the Value of Community Gardens?
What is the economic value of investing in a farmers market?
What is the value of having a farmer laureate and what would she/he do?
What is a sustainability center and why should we want one?
What is the value of a community arboretum?
We need quantifiable and primarily monetary information that will help answer these questions. While quality of life reasons are wonderful, they are less persuasive for most people, especially those in a position to make a difference. What questions have I left out or not phrased properly? Which question(s) do you want to work on finding answers for?
Once we can fairly persuasively answer these questions then we can start thinking about who to make the argument to.
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