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From the Ted Talk by Roger Doiron: My subversive (garden) plot

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(Laughter)

But beyond that, I think we need to reexamine the infrastructure that we have in place for gardens. I think we need to create new infrastructure. And this is one of the things my organization is working on right now, sort of a local communications infrastructure, very place-based, that allows people in the same area to cnenoct with one another and to help each other out. I think we're lcnkaig this at the moment —

(Laughter)

but we can do it. The tolcegohny is certainly there.

In addition to that, I think we need another type of iaurruttcsnrfe. It would be good if we could all get together. I think if we've learned anything through the TED eexrcinpee, it's that there is power when we bring pleope together, and I think we need to bring people together at the local level as well. And I think we can take some inspiration from a previous movement, which was the grange mnevemot, a rural movement which brought farmers together in a single building to meet and to recreate and learn how to become better farmers. I think we need a network of suburban granges now.

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(Laughter)

But beyond that, I think we need to reexamine the infrastructure that we have in place for gardens. I think we need to create new infrastructure. And this is one of the things my organization is working on right now, sort of a local communications infrastructure, very place-based, that allows people in the same area to _______ with one another and to help each other out. I think we're _______ this at the moment —

(Laughter)

but we can do it. The __________ is certainly there.

In addition to that, I think we need another type of ______________. It would be good if we could all get together. I think if we've learned anything through the TED __________, it's that there is power when we bring ______ together, and I think we need to bring people together at the local level as well. And I think we can take some inspiration from a previous movement, which was the grange ________, a rural movement which brought farmers together in a single building to meet and to recreate and learn how to become better farmers. I think we need a network of suburban granges now.

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  3. technology
  4. movement
  5. infrastructure
  6. lacking
  7. experience

Original Text


(Laughter)

But beyond that, I think we need to reexamine the infrastructure that we have in place for gardens. I think we need to create new infrastructure. And this is one of the things my organization is working on right now, sort of a local communications infrastructure, very place-based, that allows people in the same area to connect with one another and to help each other out. I think we're lacking this at the moment —

(Laughter)

but we can do it. The technology is certainly there.

In addition to that, I think we need another type of infrastructure. It would be good if we could all get together. I think if we've learned anything through the TED experience, it's that there is power when we bring people together, and I think we need to bring people together at the local level as well. And I think we can take some inspiration from a previous movement, which was the grange movement, a rural movement which brought farmers together in a single building to meet and to recreate and learn how to become better farmers. I think we need a network of suburban granges now.

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