Feed Yourself, Pilgrim

The Reverend Thomas Malthus said the population expands much faster than the food supply. However grim, this appeals to common sense. This ignores the tremendous grow of production inherent in our capitalistic system.
We could feed the world if we were of a mind to.
The world distribution system is based on free trade and cheap transportation costs. The RAPID rise in transportation costs has given a more rapid rise to food prices [due to speculation].
Further, the present system involves a relatively few number of big players. They control world prices to a large extent. When they panic, we all suffer. Worse, the people with incomes less than a dollar per day face starvation.
It is a great idea for everybody to start a garden on his property.