September 12, 2016 — One of the most interesting developments in American agriculture during the last decade has been the rise of the local food movement. It’s incredibly popular. People love the idea ...

Buying from your nearby farmer's market offers a number of important benefits. Environmental sustainability and local economic growth are not among them, according to a new review of the evidence. If ...

In tourist hotspots like Aruba, fast food chains dominate the landscape—but local food isn’t gone, just often overlooked. Here’s what that reveals about how we travel. I didn’t think of myself as a ...

Dave Dinesen is the CEO of CubicFarms, a local-chain agtech company specializing in automated, commercial-scale indoor farming technology. New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, London — all major cities ...

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...

New Vermont grants will fund school gardens, CSA shares and food hubs serving students and early learners statewide.

The production of sustainable, locally grown foods is key to providing long-term food security for communities, according to a new study. The research highlights strategies, including community ...

September 28, 1958—A Sunday comic strip by Gene Fawcett envisions a future of farming in which “fat plants” and “meat beets” are used to cut down on the amount of farmland devoted to cattle pasture.

The market for locally-grown food has seen dramatic growth over the last decade. Despite this boost in sales and popularity, evidence suggests that the economics behind the movement still don't favor ...

Food systems have long faced simultaneous challenges related to environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainability 1. The broader debate engaging both academics and societal actors on how ...

Research supports several benefits associated with local food systems, although not without nuances and controversy. These benefits include their ability to reconnect consumers and producers, ...

The distance between the origin and end-point of food supply chains, and the ‘localness’ of food systems, are key considerations of many narratives associated with sustainability. Yet, information on ...