September 12, 2016 — One of the most interesting developments in American agriculture during the last decade has been the rise of the local food movement. It’s incredibly popular. People love the idea ...
Buying from your nearby farmer's market offers a number of important benefits. Environmental sustainability and local economic growth are not among them, according to a new review of the evidence. If ...
Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
The production of sustainable, locally grown foods is key to providing long-term food security for communities, according to a new study. The research highlights strategies, including community ...
September 28, 1958—A Sunday comic strip by Gene Fawcett envisions a future of farming in which “fat plants” and “meat beets” are used to cut down on the amount of farmland devoted to cattle pasture.
Research supports several benefits associated with local food systems, although not without nuances and controversy. These benefits include their ability to reconnect consumers and producers, ...
Dave Dinesen is the CEO of CubicFarms, a local-chain agtech company specializing in automated, commercial-scale indoor farming technology. New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, London — all major cities ...
Food systems have long faced simultaneous challenges related to environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainability 1. The broader debate engaging both academics and societal actors on how ...