Jim has dedicated a portion of his life and resources to promoting the Mittleider Method of gardening through the Food For Everyone Foundation. “The Foundation’s purposes include encouraging and fostering the development, understanding, and distribution of the most efficient scientific non-polluting and ecologically sensitive food production procedures, by sponsoring and supporting the research, development, and dissemination of the best possible gardening methods and techniques, and the most effective information delivery systems and teaching methods throughout the world…” (see www.foodforeveryone.org) With our financial crisis looming, American families would do well to begin producing some of their own food (ecologically sound and national security enhancing advice since there is a costly dependence on oil for our food supplies to be shipped over long distances. It also makes no sense at all for us to be importing our food supplies; that is such an insecure notion for a nation not to produce its own food (think of what Grant was able to accomplish during the Civil War by cutting off supply trains) and America should not lose the ability to feed ourselves with our rich natural resources. This method of gardening gives high yields, is water conserving, and there is virtually no pollution due to fertilizer runoff or combustion engine exhaust. He teaches people how to be self-sufficient and that is good for America. I believe more people would become interested in doing this if an example and encouragement from the Whitehouse was given; a revival of the Victory Garden if you will.