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Old 12-28-2017, 04:44 AM
 
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Farmer Markets are racist

The fruits and vegetables are escaping the asylums AND THEY WANT POWER.


Two San Diego State University professors contributed a chapter to a new anthology arguing that farmers' markets are "insidious" "white spaces where the food consumption habits of white people are normalized."

The farmers markets in my area has a good representation of Hispanic growers and sellers.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...of-white-peop/

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10306

https://www.thecoast.ca/seaportmarke...sMarkets.x.pdf

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Old 12-28-2017, 05:11 AM
 
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The Campus Reform paper and from The Coast seem to be the same. What a bunch of wasted words.

As an early supporter of an 'urban farming initiative' in a large metro area, and long-time participant in the ag industry, I am truly surprised anyone can be so ignorant. Ignorant of the contributions and participation by people of all races. Admittedly, agriculture does an inadequate job of getting our story out.

The idea of the authors operating in some form of academic cocoon seems the only answer. And they had sources for a "review of literature!" There are apparently others just as stupid! I was glad to read comments on the Washington Times article. Others find their notions as silly as I do.
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Old 12-28-2017, 05:18 AM
 
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Farmer Markets are racist

The fruits and vegetables are escaping the asylums AND THEY WANT POWER.


Two San Diego State University professors contributed a chapter to a new anthology arguing that farmers' markets are "insidious" "white spaces where the food consumption habits of white people are normalized."

The farmers markets in my area has a good representation of Hispanic growers and sellers.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...of-white-peop/

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10306

https://www.thecoast.ca/seaportmarke...sMarkets.x.pdf
There really needs to be a review of University Research Funding, as idiotic baseless research like this just takes money away from proper research such as research in to cancer or numerous diseases.

These two time wasters should just be sacked and their wages devoted to proper research.
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Old 12-28-2017, 05:23 AM
 
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Late this summer, Chicago turned a green roof into its first major rooftop farm. At 20,000 square feet, it's the largest soil-based rooftop farm in the Midwest, according to the Chicago Botanic Garden, which maintains the farm through its Windy City Harvest program.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...-rooftop-farms
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Old 12-28-2017, 05:26 AM
 
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There really needs to be a review of University Research Funding, as idiotic baseless research like this just takes money away from proper research such as research in to cancer or numerous diseases.

These two time wasters should just be sacked and their wages devoted to proper research.
It looks to say more about education and what passes for professors.
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Old 12-28-2017, 05:26 AM
 
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geography professors wrote that bilge?
sad!
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Old 12-28-2017, 05:28 AM
 
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close it down!
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Old 12-28-2017, 06:08 AM
 
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It looks to say more about education and what passes for professors.
I read this early this morning ..... the 2 'professors' in question are Geology "professors".

I guess they can't get students to sign up for real courses so they "teach" about how Farmer's Markets are ....

RACIST

California is one of the Lost States.
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Old 12-28-2017, 06:50 AM
 
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It does not surprise me. I saw a POV documentary on PBS regarding Soul Food. The black filmmaker was saying that it was quite unhealthy to indulge in it. A few black men stated such thoughts came from white people who wanted to take their culture away. For the record, I like both Farmers Markets and Soul Food.

What is really surprising is that procuring a position in academia now looks no harder than bank teller.
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Old 12-28-2017, 06:52 AM
 
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LOL article says geology profs. (Rocks) They are geography (people and place)

Letting POC buy fresh veggies, likely at lower cost, directly from a farmer.

Am I the only one thinking this is a win-win for the POC and the farmer?
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