Local food systems are often viewed as alternatives to the global food system to stress their "promise of difference." But many myths have also been debunked, such as the "local trap" — the belief ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird unveiled Lincoln’s new Local Food System Plan, designed to make the local food system more resilient, enhance supports for farmers and producers who ...

Nevada’s farmers face steep challenges. Extreme temperatures, scarce water and limited access to markets test the 3,100 farms that help supply fresh foods to Nevadans. Local farmers also struggle to ...

Four area organizations who share the goal of strengthening the local food system come together for the Northwest Arkansas Local Food Systems Conference set for Dec. 10 and 11 in Springdale. The ...

Join The Conservation Foundation, North Central College, and activist and forager Robin Greenfield for “Strengthening Local Food Systems & Living Sustainably” on Saturday, Nov. 1. Presentations will ...

Some third-graders from a local elementary school came to my farm for a tour, and I saw it as an opportunity to test their knowledge. So, before they arrived, I tied some carrots to a small maple tree ...

Many of us are familiar with grocery co-ops without truly understanding what they do — or how large of an impact they have on local food systems and the greater community. Buying from farmers is the ...

Chris Peake poses in front of a former egg processing facility, which is set to become a new food distribution center and grocery store in Charlotte. (James Farrell/Courthouse News) CHARLOTTE, N.C.

If Wyoming residents spent just 5 percent of their grocery budget on local foods, local food production could contribute an additional $36.3 million to the state’s GDP (gross domestic product), ...

In October 2017, the Tubbs Fire in Northern California burned more than 36,000 acres and a large part of suburban Santa Rosa, forcing around 100,000 people to evacuate their homes. Grocery stores, ...

WORCESTER — It may be one of the smaller grants awarded last week by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, but the recipient, 2Gether We Eat, a Worcester-based farming partnership ...