community supported agriculture (CSA) programs

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New England Turns To Local Food To Sustain Its Future

Jill Ettinger | Organic Authority | April 28, 2014

The Year: 2060. The location: New England. The menu: At least 50 percent local food. This isn’t the setting for a movie. It’s the vision for the cluster of states known as New England. By 2060, states including Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts could be sourcing half of their food from within the region. Read More »

Open Sourcing Our Food System: Planting Seeds For The Future

Jim Berets and Megan DeGruttola | Open Source Delivers | September 17, 2013

Food. It’s a basic human need.  But as the world population has moved farther and farther from our agrarian roots, the food industry has shifted away from independent farmers and toward an industrial agricultural system.  Increasingly, large agricultural companies are turning to monocultures and genetic engineering for efficiency of production and competitive advantage... Read More »