Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chain

Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chain

This shock to our food system is not the first, and won’t be the last. A focus on band-aid solutions that prop up the current system undermines long-term resilience.

Most of our food travels many thousands of kilometres across Australia to reach our kitchens. We are highly dependent on a vast web of long-haul trucks to move food between growers, massive food dist… [+5567 chars]
Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chain - FHMnews