Rebel with a Cause: Foodie Elitism

How should we respond when we’re called elitists because we buy more expensive, local food? By Joel Salatin • Photographs by Molly McDonald Peterson Because high-quality local food often carries a higher price tag than food generated by the industrial system, the charge of elitism coming from industrial foodists is often vitriolic, and embarrassed foodies [...]

Rebel with a Cause: What We Can Learn from the Big Box Stores

I am an advocate for farmers markets and CSAs.But if we really want the masses to “buy local,” do we need to consider another model? By Joel Salatin Anyone who knows me knows I’m an ardent supporter of farmers markets and community supported agriculture (CSA). Direct-marketing models linking farmers to buyers are as varied as [...]

Tales from the Field: CSA, PDQ

‘Tis the season to support local farms by signing up for a CSA.