Growing appreciation for local and

agro-ecological producers 

Extract from artcile entitled "Building back a better food system" by Nina 4th Nov 2020 

https://goodfoodoxford.org/blog/building-back-a-better-food-system/

(Article first published as a guest blog post for CAG Oxfordshire on 22 October 2020 as part of a series on Building Back Better after COVID-19)

The pandemic has drawn renewed attention to where our food comes from.

During lockdown, demand for local veg boxes boomed, and while large supermarkets scrambled to refill the shelves, the ones who proved most resilient during this time were small retailers selling produce from local suppliers.

Local food growers and vendors had their busiest time ever during lockdown, and public awareness of the importance of a healthy regional food system is grew along with the appreciation of independent regional food producers. While many called the public to “support local businesses”, it was actually in equal measure the local producers and businesses supporting the people. The way they stepped up to the challenge showed what a local food economy could be – locally rooted, seasonally oriented and resilient.

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE 

https://goodfoodoxford.org/blog/building-back-a-better-food-system/