Simon brings up a great point, there are many problems , mostly a mind set, every bit of marketing is geared towards us not growing our own food. Emphasizing how hard it is, we could never grow enough, etc.
People would rather shop at a super market and are scared of becoming a "farmer". We used to all grow organic, local food 100 years ago. I am focusing on people growing food in their backyards, I'm thinking of running a Victory garden contest, try to bring back memories of the old days. An organization that really impresses me is Fleetfarming.org. They make it very easy to grow food, they give consultations, build the raised beds, bring the compost, plant the plants and set up watering, all for very little or free. They also use some of these plots called Fleetlettes to share surplus and sell that to restaurants and farmers markets. I hope to copy that idea.
I am hoping to really move forward next year and focus on education this year. My main focus is on making it fun and easy. I will keep you posted how it goes. We are called Grow Local Greenwood Lake.