Comments on: An invitation to transform our food system http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2008/05/20/an-invitation-to-transform-our-food-system/ A green and more just food system starts with small farmers. Thu, 17 May 2012 02:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alistair http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2008/05/20/an-invitation-to-transform-our-food-system/#comment-29 Wed, 21 May 2008 21:54:34 +0000 http://eecampaign.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/an-invitation-to-transform-our-food-system/#comment-29 Big Change? This is what I’d like to see.

Tens of thousands of vibrant rural communities in the coffee/cocoa/tea growing regions of the world, built on thriving small family farms.

These sound rural economies, with cooperative social institutions, and distinct local cultures would support whole families and whole ecosystems.

Scattered throught the mountains, forests and valleys of our planet, they would provide a wholesome and sustainable bridge from the urban world to the natural world.

That’s what I’d like to see.

]]> By: Andrew Kessel http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2008/05/20/an-invitation-to-transform-our-food-system/#comment-28 Wed, 21 May 2008 15:50:36 +0000 http://eecampaign.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/an-invitation-to-transform-our-food-system/#comment-28 I would like to see more people – consumers, grocery buyers, big businesses, and Equal Exchange asking more of the difficult questions like where is our current food system successful and what are its weaknesses? What follows: What are some concrete measures that consumers can take to address these problems and what are our priorities?

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