The Real Cost of Real Food
A question at the building supply store sparked this: what real, local food actually costs, and where the money goes.
It’s not the cow, it’s the how
What pasture-raised beef costs and why, as the White House works to make hamburger cheaper. From a regenerative farm in Lanesborough, MA.
When the Strait Closes, the Grocery Store Feels It
Fertilizer is made from natural gas, so a shipping crisis half a world away reaches the grocery bill. There is another way to feed a crop.
The Power of Choice
I went to Walmart for office supplies and stopped in front of the organic lettuce. Two heads of lettuce, two food systems.
The Taste of Home
A customer from Belgium picked up a bunch of beets and said, “This reminds me of home.” What he meant, and why the food system he described is possible here.