What if the food came from marae, urban and surrounding farms, and reflected the culturally unique make-up of those communities? The name we have started using to explain this new hyper-local farming system we are envisioning is Community Centred Agriculture. Similarly in the UK, spending in smaller independent local food outlets support three times the number of jobs than at national grocery chains. Rewarding is also connected to the next R, regenerating, the type of agricultural system I am advocating for is also more personally rewarding. I think Community Centred Agriculture is richly rewarding for farmers, customers and environment.

Source: Stuff June 22, 2020 03:56 UTC