Building a Local Food Economy
Wednesday, November 26 2008
by Frank Stasio and Roshen Sethna
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North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the country. So why are the sweet potatoes in our grocery stores so often from California? Global food production and national food distribution are just two of the barriers to creating a sustainable local food economy in our state. We’ll discuss what state officials and local farmers are doing to bring local produce from farm to fork. Plus, who’s left out of the local, sustainable food economy? How the location of grocery stores is not just a matter of convenience, but also of environmental justice. Our guests are: Michael Bacon, President, Durham Central Market Steering Committee; Mary James, co-owner of Dogwood Nursery Farms in Pender County; David Harper, consultant with Land In Common; Jennifer Curtis, with the Center for Environmental Farming Systems; and, Miguel Collado, owner, Los Primos grocery store.
