Our food system is largely centralized. Take a look at some of the numbers: The amount of U.S. farms has dropped by roughly 70% since the 1930s. The average meal in the United States travels about 1,500 miles from farm to plate.
You would think the growing demand for local products would change this — but the reality is that farms are continuing to disappear. Studies show that only about one-third of small farms have a designated successor in the family, in part because many young people are unwilling to make the significant financial investment in an industry that requires them to dedicate long hours and significant physical effort for meager rewards. There’s a need for a new generation of farmers to provide that local food we seek.
Beyond this, a centralized food system poses concrete risks: widespread foodborne illness outbreaks; shipping interruptions caused by natural disasters that cause food spoilage in one part of the world while people on the other side are cut off from their food source; and depletion of our land and natural resources.
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