Here’s a really compelling article from the website Grist, about how small Midwestern communities might be able to reverse their financial problems and help revive local food economies by simply growing more food for themselves.
I found this via the Ethicurean, which has become a daily read for me, and not only because they keep linking to our website. (To our friends at the Ethicurean: we sincerely appreciate the props, but I do ask that you refrain from referring to me as “Chef”, as it leads to no end of grief from my co-workers.)