Why We Are Building the Not Just A Food Program

We need to start asking a simple but powerful question: why?

Why, in a world full of resources and knowledge, are people still trapped in dependency on systems that were never designed to set them free? Why are real solutions, like growing food year-round indoors at little or no cost, never widely shared? The truth is, these options exist. They are being used, sometimes even funded at great expense by large programs, yet never spoken of as tools for individuals and families to reclaim their independence.

Politicians benefit from the control that dependency brings. Organizations benefit from the security of continued funding and jobs. What…