I love Rose Hayden-Smith's work. And I'm particularly fond of her post over at Civil Eats, "There is No Box: Big Ideas About Urban Agriculture and Local Food Systems". An excerpt:
I’ve never termed myself a “Locavore,” although I’m a strong believer in the value of strong local and regional food systems, and actively promote them. I believe that multiple food systems exist – and probably always will – and that most of us participate in several kinds of food systems simultaneously. I don’t seek the destruction of any food system. I seek instead, the room and opportunity to develop alternatives for the places and situations in our country where the predominant, or meta, food system is not working effectively.
Can we get this on a t-shirt, maybe?
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