During our interview with Karlene Palmer, the director of Servants of Hope food pantry, it was clear that the government has done a lot to help solve the food insecurity problem in Brockton. Some examples include funding and weekly packages of food through pantries for those in need. It is important to note that, Karlene stated that she serves all kinds of people, and that there is not a specific demographic of people that are being served. Yet, there is a lot that still needs to be done. One of the problems that Servants of Hope is currently facing is, not 
having transportation to get food to those who are unable to go to the pantry. The problem is that, the food is there but there is no way of getting to everyone. As a result, allocation becomes an issue, even though there are food aids being provided in the city. This is a problem because those who are in need still lack the option of getting food, let alone healthy foods. According to Karlene, there needs to be more ways to get the resources out to the people. Lastly, our goal is to help the community live better within the ecosystem limits. In order to reach this goal we propose exposing the community to food resources, providing funding for local gardening programs, farming, and the knowledge on how to grow food in their backyards. Food pantry directors like Karlene would be provided pamphlets regarding neighborhood support groups, gardening programs, food education classes, etc. While in hindsight this may not directly correlate with living within ecosystem limits the reality is local gardening would reduce the amount of carbon being released into the ecosystem. For instance, “when rural people are moved into cities the food they once grow themselves must now be grown for them on giant chemical intensive farms. All this food must then be brought into the cities” (The Economics of Happiness, 00:18:39-00:18:48). Mean while much of the waste that is produced, which often includes tons of potentially valuable compost is trucked out of the cities to be treated or barred.
