If we are going to promote a network of regional foodsheds with a core value of ensuring stable farm communities in proximity to our cities, we need to rethink how we define a dependable food supply.
Access and experience is key. Not only to understand what a sustainable farm actually looks like but also to get to the bottom of some of the burning questions we face in our society today,
While Obama and Tom Vilsack have given lip service to the merits of Michael Pollan's proposals, our bold Manhattan borough president has been busy actively working to implement them.
Our great-grandparents would be flabbergasted to learn that grass-fed milk bearing the local dairy farm's logo is now a rare luxury item available to only the affluent few.