Reality Report: Household and Community Food Security

By Jason Bradford, originally published by Reality Report

July 17, 2009

Society
NOTE: Images in this archived article have been removed.

Image RemovedThis show of the Reality Report discusses household and community food security through local granaries and local currency. The guest is Cyndee Logan of Mendo Food Futures, a project funded by the California Endowment that includes the local, food-backed money called Mendo Credits.

An article about this project is also available at The Oil Drum. Jason was also interviewed about this project on Ecoshock Radio.

Jason Bradford

Dr. Jason Bradford is an organic farmer, and owner of Sol Cycle Farm near Corvallis, Oregon. He has been affiliated with the Post Carbon Institute since 2004, initially as a Fellow. He is currently Board President and a co-host of the Crazy Town podcast. In 2019, he authored The Future is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification. Prior to his switch to agriculture, he was a research biologist studying evolution, ecology, and global change.

Tags: Alternative Currencies, Building Community, Food, Media & Communications

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