I haven't seen anybody discuss this here, but community gardens, supporting local food growers, and local farmers markets have been all over the news--Howard is hugely mentioned in the Dallas Observer piece. Here are some of the links to the articles--if you live in Dallas, please add your 2 cents to the comments of these pieces and/or call your City Council person to encourage them to support common sense strategies for these endeavors.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-10-0 ... real-truthhttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... ff464.htmlhttp://www.lakehighlandstoday.com/index ... _saturday/www.txwormranch.com