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Scott talks about his relationship to local food. He breaks down why the industrialized food distribution system is not sustainable, his experience working with his dad to create an environmentally-friendly small farm in Canada, and why the United States needs...

Mackenzie and Dominick discuss local food from a past perspective growing up in different areas of the U.S. and how the local food experience has changed since coming to college in Ann Arbor, MI.

Jahna & I discuss what she’s known about local foods from both her own experiences as well as a few family members. She also expresses the impact local food has had on her growing up.

We discuss about what local food consumption means to Sebastian especially when he’s changing food preferences and where he lives.

Grace taking about her experience with local food through foraging, farmers markets, and bologna sandwiches.

Liana and Summer discuss Summer’s family connection to local food, from her grandfather’s farm in North Dakota to Ann Arbor, MI.

We discussed what makes good local, the difficulties associated with local food, and how we can integrate greater accessibility in the future.

Discussion of local food with Carson Brown.

Livi talks about accessibility of local foods, farmers markets, and moving to a new city one day.

Meg talked about how and when she was introduced to the importance of local food, and how she has maintained a relationship with it over the years. She also reminisced about fun memories from her childhood about her father having...

A discussion between two University of Michigan students regarding local food consumption in suburban and urban communities.

Linda and Kimberly discuss how Linda's heritage has led her to believe in the importance of local food.

Billy and I chatted about local food consumption and how relationships with food has changed over the years.

In this interview, I talk with my housemate Blake, who is a local organic farmer. We discuss his personal involvement in the local food movement, as well as potential barriers to obtaining local food, and the future of the movement.

Two University of Michigan students, Caleb and Mirabella, discuss Caleb’s experience with local food throughout his life.

Throughout this interview we discussed the different food options available between two places in Michigan (Ann Arbor and Southfield) and discussed the food availability between the two places. We also touched on the topic of consuming sustainable foods and how...

In this interview we talked about local food traditions our families had and the new ones we were in the process of creating. We also discussed how important the local food movement is and how necessary discussion around the topic...

Melissa and Scott discuss local foods in his home town of Orange County, CA. Scott also spoke about his grandfather’s farm.

Eddie and I talk about some of his experiences with local foods as well as traditions that have been passed down in his family.

Blake and Kaylee talk about eating local, eating sustainably, and the future of local food consumption. Blake shares his experiences with food growing up and how it has led to his career working on small farms.

Expanding our idea of local food to think about what our end goals are- supporting sustainable practices, workers’ rights, and communities- and whether our locally produced foods meet these goals.

We talk about local food consumption, traditions that are followed and how local context situations can turn into a funny story

Clara and I discussed her experience with local food in different communities. We covered her time in southeast Michigan and out of state, and what the differences were in these communities, along with the struggles of supporting and taking advantage...

A discussion about local foods and it's role in family traditions.

CSA’s that didn’t go according to plan and the benefits of the local food system beyond that of the actual food.