local food systems--whose responsibility?

Jeri L. Neal (wink@iastate.edu)
Mon, 03 Jun 1996 15:47:26 -0500

>Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:16:08 -0400 (EDT)
>From: jcb13@cornell.edu (Jennifer Bokaer-Smith)
>Subject: local food systems--whose responsibility?

>how about
>pushing policy makers to create urban growth boundries outside of which
>agriculture can flourish?

not entirely sure what is meant by urban growth boundries, but I wonder if
(sustainable) agriculture wouldn't be better served by integrating with
non-ag populations rather than creating further boundaries?
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Jeri L. Neal, Research Programs Coordinator
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
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