Planning for a Sustainable Local Food System

What is Organic Food

Geographer's insight:

This video (and earlier videos in the same vein) is extremely risky business.  These videos perfectly encapsulates the beliefs, values and ethics that underscore the organic farming movement and resonate with consumers.  This is a key part of Chipotle's advertising campaign, food with integrity.  Many within the agricultural industry are not amused, and as a group they are Chipotle's suppliers.  “In general, this romanticized view of agriculture is not going to be able to feed the world,” said Tom Super who is the spokesman for the National Chicken Council.  Many in the industry think that Chipotle pushing its values on consumers.  See this article for more on the tension between Chipotle and agricultural suppliers.

And one more... (A Love Story)

OK, last one for Chipotle... (Ingredients Reign)

Questions to ponder:  Do you think Chipotle's model for farming is reality?  If so, do you think it is sustainable?  

Now, check out this Washington Post article: "Smarter Food: Does big farming mean bad farming?"

Ending Hunger Now

Feeding our Hungry Planet

Feeding the Whole World

Now, Monsanto Threatens to Sue the Entire State of Vermont

The Futuristic Farms That Will Feed the World | Freethink | Future of Food

Why the Future of Farming is in Cities - The Big Money in Vertical Farming

Sustainable forestry

 Geographer's insight:

The economies of scale that globalization depends on, relies on logistics and transportation networks that can handle this high-volume.  In a word, the container, as mundane as it may seem, facilitated the era within which we live today.  This is a very useful video.

Food by Numbers: Feeding our Hungry Planet

Coop - The Organic Effect  (Mr. Siftar's disclaimer: this is an advertisement from a company supporting organic food)

Why Eating Insects Makes Sense (2:09 Minute Video)

The Green Revolution: Waging a War Against Hunger

How El Niño Affects Commodity Prices

The Luckiest Nut in the World