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said fanners' markets ::cone
wayof doing. that. He also told the
audience about a new Tcronto, fcx d . .
board he is involved with.
.board is "trying. to get a contract
with the Torontol
school bciarc to
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bring in nutrition • fOokfor lutide
that is locally uc
He said someone ► eke .,the
first step and farmers can't Y `be
afraid to :.try something different.
Buying l+oeal products . •elimina
the middleman; he said.
To decommodify the lata, Kneen
suggested. putting all farm land in
trusts to be dedicated to agricultt
use and nothing else. Under his°
scenario : the ::agenc,y holding the
trusts would also hold ,the
Mortgages: and: the land would be
leased to farmers on a tenure basis.
It Then removes the burden of -trying
• save°th'fn- and pits the focus
Sack onproducing quality foxl, he
These lands trusts don't .,ham' to
be on a large scale dither,_ he said.
It can startarnali with nity.
group holding, local- land trust.
All it takes is someone to start
doing it, for the.. idea to- catch on
elsewhere, be said.
' We have to, start -wilding new
systems from the ground. up. Some
of the ideas may seem wild, but
when you look at them closely they
really aren't that wild."
Much of'what ween said sparked
debate in, the audience. Keit Kelly.,
from Rural Connections, said after
the meeting 'that it was a positive
sign that the farmers were
motivated by what •Kneen said, even
iC they didn't agree with all of it.
"I don't agree with all he said,
but it certainly was thought-
provoking," said Kelly.