Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

Local Food Directories
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/localfood_dir.php
http://www.foodroutes.org/about.jsp

It has been estimated that in the US the average item of food has traveled
1500 to 2500 miles to reach your dinner table.
http://www.foodroutes.org/faq10.jsp

Why is buying local important?
http://www.foodroutes.org/faq11.jsp

Food Economics and Your Food Dollar
http://www.foodroutes.org/hottopic.jsp?id=4

Adding Values to Our Food System: An Economic Analysis of Sustainable
Community Food Systems 
http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/foodsys/addval.htm
This extensive paper, prepared for the US Department of Agriculture,
examines the economic viability of sustainable agriculture to determine if
it is cost competitive with industrial agriculture. It argues that under
certain conditions of production, processing, and distribution, sustainable
agriculture is highly competitive with conventional systems. In particular,
this study shows that farmers can maximize their revenue by selling
directly to the customer rather than going through the industrial
agricultural marketing system. Additionally, it finds evidence that
sustainable food systems can offer local communities a viable means for
economic development.

paul, tradingpost@riseup.net
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