Local Food

There’s nothing in our lives more basic than food.  And, as food writer Michael Pollan points out, nothing as misunderstood as our food system. But one trend seems clear:  Our industrial food production system is under scrutiny by many people because the real cost of cheap food in soil degradation and unhealthy side effects, has become top of mind.  Some people are starting to change their habits so they can eat better  food.  And those with part-time jobs, underpaid jobs or no jobs who live in so-called food deserts are getting in on the action too, rightly believing that they deserve decent food as much as anyone.

Local Food requires a different perspective.  There’s a recent book called “Cheap: the high cost of discount culture.”  Our current industrialized food system is the poster child of the high cost of cheap. Lots of calories at low prices have tremendous hidden costs as evidenced by our national epidemic of obesity and diabetes, not to mention billions of dollars in taxpayer handouts to agribusiness.  Local food by definition means fresher, more wholesome food grown on a human scale without an overreliance on chemicals or fossil fuels.  Local food has a pedigree…it comes from a specific place or farm nearby so it just doesn’t magically appear on a grocery shelf or produce counter.

We’ve got to support our Local Food Supply

Why it’s so important to stimulate  Local Food Demand

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