Posts by Calla’s FoodWorks Blog

Overcoming Challenges of Local: Food Hubs

Overcoming Challenges of Local: Food Hubs

Consumers have a growing interest in local foods. According to the USDA 2007 Census of Agriculture, direct to consumer food sales increased threefold from 1992-2007 and grew twice as fast as total agricultural sales in US.1 Food produced to be sold at local markets, however, […]

Why Local? Resilience

Why Local? Resilience

Look, for a second, at that tomato on your plate. It probably traveled a long way to get there—on average, about 1,500 miles. In fact, your lunch has probably travelled more than you have: the average American meal contains ingredients from at least five countries […]

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