‘50 by 60′ a laudable goal for food production/consumption ratio

A MATTER OF TASTE: On the left are baby carrots from Schartner Farms in Exeter; the other carrots are store bought. The spinach in the foreground is from Indie Growers of Bristol, and the spinach at the rear of the plate is shipped from California. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO
A MATTER OF TASTE: On the left are baby carrots from Schartner Farms in Exeter; the other carrots are store bought. The spinach in the foreground is from Indie Growers of Bristol, and the spinach at the rear of the plate is shipped from California. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

As of today, 1 percent of the food consumed in Rhode Island is produced here. But advocates of the locally sourced food movement want that percentage to grow significantly over the next four decades. Rhode Island is a little small to produce all its own food. But if all of New England is looked at

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