How to create a better food system (+video)

Our worldwide food system needs an overhaul. Here are 13 steps to change food policies and improve lives.

10. Acknowledge farmers

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Shoppers at Atlas Farm's stand at the Copley Square Farmers' Market in Boston. The number of farmers' markets in the U.S. has gone up because, the author argues, consumers want better food, rather than more food.

Farmers aren’t just farmers, they’re business-women and men, stewards of the land, and educators, sharing knowledge in their communities. Slow Food International works with farmers all over the world, helping recognize their importance to preserve biodiversity and culture.

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