Local food, for real

If we want to scale up the local food movement's ideas, here's a list of principles that could make all the difference.

Nathanael Johnson Food

Protecting local farms can be a recipe for urban revival, if Portland is any indication. Of course, that's easier said than done.

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It's clear that the craze for the urban farm is no answer to feeding our teeming cities. Its value lies instead in how it can change us.

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Reducing the astonishing amount of waste built into our food system will demand innovation, care, and maybe even higher prices.

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A school for entrepreneurs offers real-world business lessons to help small food businesses stay afloat.

Nathanael Johnson Technology

Delivering healthy food to underserved urban communities takes more than just good intentions and fresh veggies. It also needs hard work and smarts.

Nathanael Johnson Food

Maybe it's contradictory to mix conservation and conventional farming. Or maybe you end up with the agricultural equivalent of a Prius.

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Start anywhere, follow it everywhere: That's the key to building sustainable local food systems, according to one expert veteran.

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High-quality local ingredients can spruce up cafeteria offerings, but they require some careful bargaining and accounting, too.

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