The greatest catastrophe to come in this century may well he climate change, energy depletion and the inevitable decline of the fossil fuel era. the short-lived spark in time thai temporarily gave us globalization, mechanized agriculture, chemical fertilizers, biocidcs and the mass transportation of perishable foods. Today, a typical mouthful in Canada has travelled over 2,000 kilometres from producer to plate, consuming vast amounts of oil and gas in the process. Year-round access to fresh, unprocessed, locally-grown organic produce without dependence on finite resources should be at the heart of any sustainable food system, but this can be a major challenge during our Ions, cold winters.
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