Now is time for Massachusetts to invest more in regional food systems: Viewpoint
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
Posted Jan 03, 2021
The Jersey cow dairy herd at Mapleline Farm in Hadley. Local dairy farms like Mapleline Farm are receiving state grants to help with infrastructure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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By Philip Korman | Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
Nine months into the pandemic, even with vaccines on the way, it is evident that its impacts will be with us for years to come. The most basic aspects of our lives have been upended, including how we feed ourselves. More and more people must rely on emergency food distributions many of whom are the same people who are still working, often in unsafe conditions, to grow, pack, process, ship, and sell our food. The weaknesses of our national industrial food system have been laid bare.
Guest columnist Philip Korman: Think big to create a better food system
Deborah Christakos (standing) of Pioneer Valley Food Tours, leads a tour outside Iconica Social Club in downtown Northampton, Sunday, July 23, 2018. Gazette FILE PHOTO/Andy Castillo
Published: 12/31/2020 7:21:53 AM
Nine months into the pandemic, even with vaccines on the way, it is evident that its impacts will be with us for years to come. The most basic aspects of our lives have been upended, including how we feed ourselves. More and more people must rely on emergency food distributions many of whom are the same people who are still working, often in unsafe conditions, to grow, pack, process, ship, and sell our food. The weaknesses of our national industrial food system have been laid bare.