Helena Norberg-Hodge founded Local Futures with a mission of strengthening local economies and ending the most wasteful aspects of the global trade system.
Tag: Local Food
New Zealand on a Plate
Why Aotearoa is spectacularly situated to offer some of the world’s most interesting, varied, delicious food.
A French City Dropped Meat From Kids’ Lunches. The Nation Erupted.
The Green party mayor of Lyon, a gastronomic capital, introduced no-meat menus in schools. Let the anguish begin.
What if Local and Diverse Is Better Than Networked and Global?
Helena Norberg-Hodge has been arguing for localism since the 1970s, but the pandemic is making the Australian activist-scholar’s ideas more relevant than ever.
On Your Tables: Ginger Beef, Caesars and Butter Tarts
Canada Letter readers offer their views about the foods that define the nation’s communities and regions.
In Mexico City, a Blossoming of All Things Japanese
Japanese-inspired businesses are sprouting up — from fashion labels and boutiques to a new hotel — along with new Japanese-influenced places to eat and drink.