Ground Level: Local Food
Local food movement searches for better system
by Dave Peters, Minnesota Public Radio
St. Paul, Minn. — Signs of a growing local food movement are everywhere. You can see them, at Saturday farmers markets and on restaurant menus. Local apples are now served at school cafeterias. There are community gardens in city neighborhoods and small towns.
So, some people are now saying the local food movement needs become a more sophisticated system, to step it up a notch. Dave Peters, who directs MPR News' Ground Level project, talked with All Thigns Considered about what that means.
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Dave Peters
• Editorial Director, Special Projects, MPR NewsDave Peters is the editorial director of special projects, overseeing Ground Level, MPR News' project covering topics that involve people taking action to improve the quality of life in their communities.
