The Co-op Food Stores of New Hampshire and Vermont

added 10/14/08

The New York Times recently published an open letter to America’s future “Farmer in Chief” from Michael Pollan—the best-selling author and journalism professor at U.C. Berkeley who writes frequently about the food industry and dietary trends. Pollan and other critics of industrial dietary trends argue that the rising costs of highly processed foods should drive more Americans into the realm of the Localvores, or those eaters who prefer to buy locally produced goods. And, Pollan insists, the future President should lead the charge for the good of the nation and the planet as a whole.

Long before the rising costs of food production began sending more consumers shopping closer to home, cooperatives have touted the benefits of eating a diet rich with products from within a consumer’s local foodshed. Our Co-op is no exception. Supporting area producers is an important part of the Co-op’s FESTBL philosophy—or the “financial, environmental, and social triple bottom line” that the Co-op operates by.

What do you think?

We’d love to hear from you! Please email us what you think.