CIAO DATE: 12/2011
March 2011
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The food system of the United States is currently witnessing a remarkable shift. Small farms and artisanal producers are on the rise, working with restaurants, institutional food services, and retail outlets to make locally-sourced, sustainably-grown food more widely available. Health- and environment-conscious consumers—“the locavores”—are placing new demands on the food system in ways that are affecting the nation’s economy as well as its eating habits (see the “infographic” opposite). On March 4, 2011, United States Studies at the Wilson Center, with the support of the Chesapeake Bay Trust, convened practitioners, scholars, farmers, producers, and food activists to discuss both the scope of this phenomenon and the challenges faced by those seeking to transform the way Americans eat.
Resource link: Rebuilding the American Food System— One Heirloom Tomato at a Time [PDF] - 2.6M