local food

by Mary Clare Jalonick

USA TODAY Your Life
Walking into her neighborhood grocery store in Washington, Kathleen Merrigan saw a beautiful display of plump strawberries and a sign that said they were local produce. But the package itself said they were grown in California, well over 2,000 miles away.
The popularity of locally grown food — which many […]

“Food Sovereignty” law passed in small Maine town to allow sale of locally produced food without interference of regulators

Town Hall in Sedgwick Maine

Update March, 2013: Brooksville Becomes Ninth Maine Town to Pass Food Sovereignty Law
Here’s a Way to Eliminate the Regulators and Lawyers, and Build Community At the Same Time: Organize and Declare “Food Sovereignty,” Like Sedgwick, Maine
by David E. Gumpert
The Complete Patient

Maybe the citizens of tiny Sedgwick on the Maine coast were […]

Locally Grown Food? You May Be Deceived

Real Food Nutrition

Locally Grown Food? You May Be Deceived

“Food Sovereignty” law passed in small Maine town to allow sale of locally produced food without interference of regulators

Traditional Agriculture

“Food Sovereignty” law passed in small Maine town to allow sale of locally produced food without interference of regulators