Hunger Highway Plan, or Freeway Feeding

The National Highway System is approximately 160,000 miles (256,000 kilometers) of roadway important to the nation’s economy, defense, and mobility.

A lot of it is landscaped already and much is concrete or metal barriers. This still leaves a lot of fallow land.

If America were to plant potatoes, maize, rice, and wheat on even 50% of the available land in medians, we would easily be able to feed ourselves. The homeless could be paid stipends to plant, tend, and harvest the food and could keep a portion for themselves.

In Jacksonville, the situation is similar – many acres of grassy area on our roads that could be put to good use.

This project would need sponsors, farmers, nurseries, or seed companies willing to donate the seed to start it, volunteers to organize and plant, proper permissions, and much more, but it would be well worth it.

~ by Mike on June 18, 2009.