Why We Farm

Food is a basic human need and thus a human right!

Perris, CA

My solution to the problem of poverty starts with a seed. Poverty is the root of crime, it serves as the cause of hunger among many. Poverty can not exist if the world will ever be a place of peace. One solution is to build more local businesses and create a free food system. 

If the world is going to be a peaceful place then more people will have to have access to the basic human rights. Human rights are needs that a human must have met in order to survive. Without basic human rights like food, clothing, and shelter its likely a human wouldn't survive. Not having  basic human rights and living in poverty, puts a person into a survival mode, where the person's actions are centered around securing those human rights. Living in poverty usually means less opportunity because of a lack of social network or capital, causing a person living in poverty to secure basic needs using unorthodox methods. These unorthodox methods can be very creative but some can be both creative and illegal, making the person trying to secure basic human rights a criminal. This is where I see the problem of poverty. That people can be punished in the justice system, for trying to secure human rights to survive. 

Since I find poverty a problem, I believe it is my responsibility to also find a solution. Since poverty can be characterized by a situation where a person does not have the ability to obtain basic human needs, my solution is to make basic human needs more available to people with no money. My solution starts with a seed. That seed grows into a produce, a plant and can then be consumed by a person, preventing starvation. The goal is to plant many large gardens where people in poverty can work in collaboration with the each other to grow their own food. Growing their own food will limit the amount of income a person needs to spend on just eating and grocery shopping. Saving money this way can allow the person to start other business ventures. If more poor people are able to create businesses and establish a local economy, then fewer people would be poor, thus eliminating poverty. I'm not the only one who believe in growing food to eliminate poverty and want either. This is the catalyst that drives many, it is the number one reason, Why we Farm.