Stacy Mitchell, New Rules Project. September 8, 2009. Hoping to capitalize on growing public enthusiasm for all things local, some of the world's biggest corporations are brashly laying claim to the word "local."
Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. August 26, 2009. "Just Food" is framed as the lament of a lapsed locavore who has been driven into the arms of Agribiz by food-mile militants who, according to him, number in the millions.
Gwen Schantz, AlterNet. March 20, 2009. From a White House garden to rule changes at factory farms, the era of industrial ag calling the shots is changing.
Kerry Trueman, Huffington Post. January 17, 2009. Get your calories from local, sustainably produced, predominantly plant-based foods instead of the fossil-fueled-fare from your standard diner.
Kerry Trueman, Eating Liberally. August 13, 2008. A handful of Times writers seem to be intent on undoing all the strides Americans are making to live greener.
David Bollier, OnTheCommons.org. August 4, 2008. It is tempting to dismiss locally grown food as just another elite fashion, but its merits may mean it will be a long-term phenomenon.
Suzi Steffen, AlterNet. August 25, 2007. The author samples some of the growing list of how-to books on eating local -- including the latest from Barbara Kingsolver -- and follows their recipes for the slow food lifestyle.
