Some but not all US metro areas could grow all needed food locally, estimates study

Some but not all U.S. metro areas could grow all the food they need locally, according to a new study estimating the degree to which the American food supply could be localized based on population, geography, and diet. The modeling study … is published today in Environmental Science & Technology.

Eureka Alert article: Some but not all US metro areas could grow all needed food locally, estimates study

Original study: Mapping U.S. Food System Localization Potential: The Impact of Diet on Foodsheds

According to the study, Columbia, MO, which is central to mid-Missouri, is positioned well to localize its food supply. However, just having the potential to localize isn’t enough — we must actually do the work!