Local Food Systems Are the Best Driver of Economic Development

I found this great podcast online today from Equal Time Radio. After listening to it, I've gone into a wee bit of a researching frenzie. Ken has published some really interesting papers, which I'll include links to at the bottom of this post.  Enjoy!

Podcast: Local Food Systems Are the Best Driver of Economic Development

Ken Meter, one of the top experts on community food systems in the US, discusses how local food networks thrive and how they can help strengthen economies. Meter is president of the Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis.

Check out the original posting here on Equal Time Radio's website.

Download the audio for this episode here.

Several great papers published by Ken Meter

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