[SustainableTompkins] Could San Francisco feed itself?

[George Frantz]

>From today's edition of the American Farmland Trust E-News:  Study Explores Whether San Francisco Could Feed Itself from Local Farms  
  Like other American cities, San Francisco residents rely on distant sources of food that travel an average of 1,500 miles to get to their tables. But the city is surrounded by unique agricultural lands, with a mild Mediterranean climate capable of producing nearly every kind of food enjoyed in the Bay Area. AFT's San Francisco Foodshed Study is looking into whether San Francisco residents could feed themselves exclusively from sustainable farms located within 100 miles of the Golden Gate Bridge. The project will result in a strategy to maximize the potential for the city to feed itself locally, while protecting the farmland critical to the San Francisco foodshed.
   
  If the link doesn't show up you probably get more information off the AFT website at www.farmland.org and a copy when the study is finished.
   
  George Frantz
  

       
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