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In the latter summer months of August 2007 I recall seeing numerous Indian Women in a field in Slough, harvesting food they had grown. The field was and is quite extensive in size and is at the top end of Stoke Poges Lane, in Slough.

The Land belongs to members of the Asian Community and what I appreciated most about seeing these women harvesting their own crops, is that they took into their own hands, the responsibility to grow and produce food for themselves.

Food is one of the basic needs of human life, without which, after a certain period of time, we would become seriously malnourished and be heading towards a long-term relationship with the soil.

Is it that difficult for us to come together in communities, all over this country, acquire land and grow our own food, buy up the homes in those areas, establish shops and schools and police our own Community?

Fortunately, I have worked for several years as a Housing Officer and had the fortune to work for a number of housing associations in the Berkshire and Oxfordshire areas. In the latter area I was struck by the expanse of land, the farms, the greenery and serenity of the area in general.

With land of our own there is so much that we can do, especially for growing food in a time that may soon afflict this nation, when food prices skyrocket, and food imports from the ‘East’, South America, India and Africa come to an end!

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