Global – Local Theoretical Framework

1. Global – Local Theoretical Framework • Economic Foundation • Food • Energy • Portfolio Selection • Food • Feed • Fuel • Fiber • Floriculture • Forestry • Manufacturing • Complementary Currencies Diversification Local Integration Subsidized – Sustainable • Food Value Chain • Production • Processing • Preparation Global • Retailing • Consumption

2. Local Food System: Current Reality • Portfolio Selection • Monoculture • Chemically Dependent • Economic Foundation • Food • Commoditization Local In 2009, 95% of the food we consume is sourced globally • Characterization of • Global Food System • Distant • Dependent • Centralized • Rights-Driven • Heavily Subsidized! • No Externality Costs • Price-Support • Food Value Chain • Sequential • Production Low Value Global

3. Local Food System: Future Reality • Portfolio Selection • Wide Variety • Intensive Organic • Economic Foundation • Food, Energy, Mfg, CCs* • Customization Sustainable! Local • Characterization of • Local Food System • Close • Interdependent • Collaborative • Responsibility-Driven In 2025, 75% of the food we consume is sourced globally • Food Value Chain • Dense Integration • Total Value Extraction Global * Community Currencies

4. Local Food System: Opportunity Space • Filling the Space • Branding and Marketing • Food Safety Standards • Education, Training, Skill-Building • Community Currencies • Councils and Cooperatives • Initial Steps • Encourage internships for food, energy, and manufacturing • Pursue investment of facilities and equipment, not money • Develop and deliver a series of neighborhood-building food and music-centered events • Establish a neighborhood-based leadership council or cooperative to own the portfolio Local Food System Business Models Are 180° Apart from Global Food System Business Models Opportunity Space