The Soul of Regional, Community-Based Food Systems

A few weeks ago I had the privilege and pleasure of being a part of the Adirondack Food System Network’s (AFSN) annual Food Summit. This years theme was “Recipe for Resilient Food Systems: Connecting Actors to Action”. Right from the opening panel discussion, I was deeply moved by this collective of people across the Adirondacks and upstate New York. This group was coming together from a place of caring deeply about the wellbeing of our community. Throughout my career, I have always seen this in people’s hearts. Despite a business and profit oriented world with systems that continue to fail…