Monthly Archives: December 2012

It is time for a new economic system—the “I Care” economy. 

Is it REALLY Real in the Whole Foods parking lot?  Who am I in this debate on sustainable foods?  I am far removed from the ground. 

One early autumn evening in Durham, NC…  I’d stopped by the SEEDS community garden just as it was closing.  The last remaining staff member, locking up shop at the storehouse, gave me the nod to walk through.  She paced impatiently, … Continue reading →

Admittedly, I sometimes lapse into bourgeois revere the agriculturalist’s life, like a groupie. 

A couple of weeks later, I returned to the SEEDS garden and started digging. Hillary the expert gardener directed me to help level ground for new beds.  The work was not intuitive to me. 

The second time in October visiting the SEEDS community garden in Durham, I met Mr. Duprey.  The first thing he asked was my name; the second was, “You ever get your hands dirty?”  He could smell the city on me.