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<h1>Everybody Eats: How a Community Food System Works</h1>

<p>It begins with small farms working with natural cycles and ends with fresh food and stronger communities in nearby cities.</p>  <p><figure><img src="/wp-content/uploads/imports/3f1e31f872394d6c98add1ebd52a2a49.jpg"></figure></p>  <hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><div>  <p><span><em>Sources:</em></span></p>  <p><em><span>FARMS OF 27 ACRES OR LESS:</span></em></p>  <p><em><span>In the United States farms of 27 acres or less have more than ten times greater dollar output per acre than larger farms. </span></em><br><em><span> <a href="http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/246">www.foodfirst.org</a> </span></em><br><br><em><span> NO-TILL AGRICULTURE: </span></em><br><em><span> <a href="http://www.researchnews.osu.edu/"> http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/notill.htm </a> </span></em><br><br><em><span> 75% OF VEGETABLE VARIETIES: <a href="http://www.fao.org/FOCUS/E/Women/Biodiv-e.htm"> <br> www.fao.org </a> </span></em><br><br><em><span> TRUCK VS. TRAIN: </span></em><br><em><span> US Dept. of Transportation via Appalachian Regional Commission, <a href="http://www.arc.gov/"> <br> www.arc.gov </a></span></em><br><br><em><span> LOCAL DOLLAR: </span></em><br><em><span> Institute for Local Self-Reliance, </span></em><br><em><span> <a href="http://www.newrules.org/retail/midcoaststudy.pdf"> www.newrules.org/retail/midcoaststudy.pdf </a> </span></em><br><br><em><span> REGIONAL DIET USES 17 TIMES: </span></em><br><em><span> A regional diet consumed 17 times less oil and gas than a typical diet based on food shipped across the country </span></em><br><em><span> <a href="http://www.dickinson.edu/storg/sisa/TheDirt08/100milediet.html"> www.alpha.dickinson.edu </a> </span></em><br><br><em><span> VICTORY GARDENS: </span></em><br><em><span> Michael Pollan, New York Times, </span></em><br><em><span> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?pagewanted=9"> www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?pagewanted=9</a></span></em></p>  <hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Download the poster of Everybody Eats: How a Community-Based Food System Works.</p>  <p><a href="resolveuid/a61e561b8d76443b993804250837ccdf" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">11x17 Poster</a></p>  </div>

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Everybody Eats: How a Community Food System Works

It begins with small farms working with natural cycles and ends with fresh food and stronger communities in nearby cities.      Sources:  FARMS OF 27 ACRES OR LESS:  In the United States farms of 27 acres or less have more than ten times greater dollar output per acre than larger farms.  www.foodfirst.org  NO-TILL AGRICULTURE:   http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/notill.htm   75% OF VEGETABLE VARIETIES:   www.fao.org   TRUCK VS. TRAIN:  US Dept. of Transportation via Appalachian Regional Commission,   www.arc.gov  LOCAL DOLLAR:  Institute for Local Self-Reliance,   www.newrules.org/retail/midcoaststudy.pdf   REGIONAL DIET USES 17 TIMES:  A regional diet consumed 17 times less oil and gas than a typical diet based on food shipped across the country   www.alpha.dickinson.edu   VICTORY GARDENS:  Michael Pollan, New York Times,   www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?pagewanted=9  Download the poster of Everybody Eats: How a Community-Based Food System Works.  11x17 Poster

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