Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2011
OCLC FAST subject heading
Environment law
Abstract
A collection of essays that have strong arguments in favor of shifting from our existing centralized industrial agricultural system to a more localized system. This shift will reduce reliance on fossils fuels, which are used to make pesticide and fertilizer inputs and to transport foods long distances, thereby reducing contributions to climate change and decreasing environmental impacts. The shift will also provide social and economic benefits to local communities, improved health and a more sustainable, secure, and resilient food supply. To achieve such a shift, however, it will be necessary to overcome existing legal, economic, and social barriers and to institute new innovative ideas to incentivize and promote local agriculture.
Recommended Citation
Mary Jane Angelo, Amelia Timbers, Matthew J. Walker, Joshua B. Donabedian, Devon Van Noble, Erik Phillips-Nania, Emily Parish, & Jennifer L. Perez, Essay, Small, Slow, and Local: Essays on Building a More Sustainable and Local Food System, 12 Vt. J. Envtl. L. 353 (2010).