What a fascinating idea! The farmer gets his weeds cleared with fewer chemicals, locals get more food, and perhaps a greater variety of local food too, for folks who are into that. People can be so creative when they are allowed to.
The way your post is written reminded me of the way Spectrum ads are written, specifically the current one with the guy standing over the volcano waiting to become a sacrifice “for the people”.
Would love to see Trump (and/or the RNC) do one with a farmer standing in a field suggesting we plant the kind of food crops you write about and which we now need, while having his idea pooh-poohed by his Democrat (or maybe Chinese) “friend”!