Imagine tomorrow you walk into the grocery store and find there is virtually no fresh produce available—the grocer isn’t ordering any because no one is buying cauliflower that’s 225% more expensive than before, nor is anyone paying for the other vegetables whose prices have surged. Marina Gibson walks us through the growing movement of Urban Agriculture, and fills us in on how supporting food cultivated within a city’s core can properly root our individual and communal food security.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

TEDxChilliwack 2017 took place on April 8, 2017 at G. W. Graham Theatre in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. The theme of the event was Future Shapers: The Minds of the Next Generation. Learn more at http://tedxchilliwack.com

Grow. Teach. Sell. Repeat - that's what I do. Farm. Eat. Repeat. We all want to eat. We all have to eat. What if our food could do more than just fill our belly? What if it can spark wonder as children learn how plants seem to make something from 'nothing'? What if our City in the Country has some 'country' in the city, for people to see production in action, for people to harvest just before they eat, and what if learning about growing food gives adults some garden therapy and even work experience?

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx