Using Organic Agriculture And Sustainable Crops And Livestock In The Local Food System英文电子书.pdfVIP

U S I N G O R G A N I C A G R I C U L T U R E A N D S U S T A I N A B L E C R O P S A N D L I V E S T O C K I N T H E Local Food System The local Local Foods food system The local food system is one of the fastest-growing, most promising markets in is one of the agriculture today. The concept behind local food is based on one central idea: fastest-growing, most promising when food is grown, processed, and sold locally, it is better for farmers, better for markets in communities, better for the environment, and—in both taste and nutrition—better T agriculture today. for you. In the early 1900s, almost all agricultural systems were local food systems, but with the technological innovations of the 20th century, most of the local facilities, transportation and delivery systems, and marketing connections have disappeared. Much of what remains is designed for agricultural scales well beyond the needs of local food. Generally, local food implies both that all production, processing, and retail of food occurs within a specific locality; and all production, processing, and retail are locally owned. There may be specific rules applied to local foods, vary- ing with context. For instance, the “A T