I’ve often said that all of that vacant land in places like Gary, Camden, Youngstown, etc. would be better off being turned over to farmland.
My ONLY problem with this is that there needs to be follow-up with the recipients as to how to COOK the stuff.
MIL & I have donated hundreds of pounds of fresh foods to various food pantries over the years. We stopped. No one was taking it because they didn’t know what to do with it!
Granted, this isn’t QUITE the same; they have a good teaching system set up here, but really...no one starves to death in America. *SHRUG*
However, as I said, it’s got my gears turning. My 2 acres could easily do something along these lines. Non-Profit and the huge tax breaks that brings with it? The Capitalist in me says, “I’m all over THAT,” LOL! :)