Even more, when you buy from a farmer like me, you get the added benefit of a personal relationship with someone else in your community. Fewer people touched that product and fewer people needed to “get their cut” out of that sale. If you know your farmer and can get your products directly from them, think about how few people are involved in that chain. Now, compare that with the local vegetables, meats, flowers, or jar of preserves that you can pick up at the farmers market, in your Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box, or at the food co-op. Think about all the hands that touched that toilet paper before it ended up in your shopping cart: hands that manufacture, package, transport it to a storage warehouse, inventory, transport it to a retail store, carry it out to stock the shelves, and the hands that check out from your cart. International trade, national transportation systems, and giant corporations don’t worry about their neighbors in the way that we worry about ours. We’ve all seen signs and memes on social media urging us to “shop local” or “eat local,” but in uncertain times like these, the reason behind the sentiment becomes clear. Local Food Systems: Supporting Our Community In A CrisisOctober | 2018 Volume One | Lauren Langworthy
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