Local Food: More Than a Nice-to-Have

Blog 'Local Food: More Than a Nice-to-Have' by Sustain. Photo by Gary Scott on Unsplash

While this Sustain report focuses on the UK, many of its findings are relevant to communities everywhere. — Local Futures Local food isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s an essential ingredient of UK economic resilience. Food prices in the UK are rocketing, showing just how exposed our food economy is to global shocks – from geopolitical…

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From Hollowed-Out Communities to Resilient Local Economies

From Hollowed-Out Communities to Resilient Local Economies - The Old Packhouse Market - New Zealand

A Far North Response to Global Fragility Across the Far North of New Zealand, there is a growing sense that something fundamental has been lost. Towns that once supported thriving local economies now struggle to retain young people. Main streets have emptied and small farms have disappeared. Locally owned businesses have been replaced by distant…

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