{"id":19088,"date":"2022-10-25T08:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=19088"},"modified":"2022-10-24T05:01:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:01:07","slug":"why-does-the-usda-want-you-to-register-your-own-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/politics\/government\/why-does-the-usda-want-you-to-register-your-own-garden-20221025","title":{"rendered":"Why Does The USDA Want You To Register Your Own Garden?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S.<\/span> Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to include more gardens in its People’s Garden Initiative. \u00a0If<\/span> a school garden, community garden, urban farm, or small-scale agriculture project meets criteria such as benefiting the community, working collaboratively, incorporating conservation practices, and educating the public, it can be recognized as a “People’s Garden” by the USDA on its website.<\/p>\n

How It Came About<\/h3>\n

USDA originally launched the People\u2019s Garden Initiative in 2009. People\u2019s Gardens grow fresh, healthy food and support resilient, local food systems; teach people how to garden using conservation practices; nurture habitat for pollinators and wildlife and create greenspace for neighbors. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said,<\/p>\n

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We welcome gardens nationwide to join us in the People\u2019s Garden effort and all it represents [1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Growers can register their gardens in a national database.<\/p>\n

Promoting This Idea<\/h3>\n

\u00a0Under Biden<\/span>, USDA is transforming America\u2019s food system with a greater<\/span> focus on equity, more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, and building new markets for farmers using climate-smart food practices [2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those participating in this idea will receive a People’s Garden sign for their yard.<\/p>\n

Unsure?<\/h3>\n

On the other side, the Gilmer Mirror<\/em> reported,<\/p>\n

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Those who have been following the USDA closely for years know that they couldn\u2019t care less about your health and nutrition [3]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Response<\/h3>\n
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Kathy Barnette<\/span><\/span> tweeted her decision [4]<\/sup><\/a> on this matter and many responded to her tweet negatively. In this day of not trusting the government, why would one offer additional personal information to the government, that will possibly be used against him?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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To Register<\/h3>\n

If you do want to register your garden, you can go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/h4>
  1. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.fsa.usda.gov\/news-room\/news-releases\/2022\/usda-opens-peoples-garden-initiative-to-gardens-nationwide (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  2. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.fsa.usda.gov\/news-room\/news-releases\/2022\/usda-opens-peoples-garden-initiative-to-gardens-nationwide (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  3. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.gilmermirror.com\/2022\/10\/05\/usda-now-asking-people-to-register-their-vegetable-gardens-for-national-database\/ (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  4. ^<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kathy4Truth\/status\/1580567481336627200?t=7dlynXMqrJnyMXQmuiP2Qg&s=03 (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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