The problem with Mr. White here is that he's still internalizing capitalistic individualism.
"Everyone should grow their own food and be self sufficient." -- Nope.
"The local community should grow food for each other and be self sufficient." -- Yes.
Food self-sufficiency is much more realistic on a community scale than on an individual scale. And it can help with all the problems listed here:
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People who don't have access to land -- can share the land of others who do have access to land
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People with health problems -- can be assisted by the community and still help out where they can (maybe their health problems prevent them from effectively weeding or harvesting, but maybe they could still help with sorting/processing/preserving)
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People who value food security -- with a larger community growing more diverse crops, you're less likely to have catastrophic crop failure
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People who hate zucchini -- again, with a larger community growing more diverse crops, there would be more options for what to eat

