Sentences with phrase «robust local food systems»

Jonathan works at the nexus of energy, water and food systems to promote farmland stewardship and improve ecosystem health while contributing to robust local food systems.

But a robust local food system — such as the one in B.C.'s lower mainland — requires the protection of good, agricultural land.

Not exact matches

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I think the evidence is pretty clear that for instance, local, labor — intensive, low - input agriculture is the smartest option from much of the world, both in terms of providing jobs, security, stability and food, and in making those ecological systems robust enough to withstand the damage that's coming, that's already here.

A sustainable food system requires robust networks of local and regional food production and distribution.