|
Support nonprofit, independent environmental journalism.
|
|
 Stories About: agriculture AND business AND CSAs AND farmers markets AND food AND local food AND sustainable ag AND Victual Reality AND Wal-Mart
| Headline |
Author |
Published |
Section |
Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood
Why 'the market' alone can't save local agriculture |
Tom Philpott |
16 Aug 2006 |
Victual Reality |
| Why "the market" alone can't save local agriculture By Tom Philpott 16 Aug 2006 The local-food movement has reached an interesting juncture. Through one lens, things are looking better than ever. According to a USDA report (PDF), the number of farmers' markets leapt 79 percent to 3,100 between 1994 and 2002. Community-supported agriculture programs -- wherein consumers buy a share of a farm's output before the season starts, sharing the risks and rew ... |
|
| Topics: agriculture, business, CSAs, farmers markets, food, local food, sustainable ag, Victual Reality, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
|
|
|
|
©2008. Grist Magazine, Inc. All rights reserved. Gloom and doom with a sense of humor®.