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Local Food Could Save the Economy

Tom Philpott offers a plan to create jobs

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2012 11:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – Americans spend nearly $1.2 trillion per year on food—that's almost one-tenth of the total US GDP—but very little of that helps our local communities, since most of our food money goes to large chains. If we could turn that around and...   Read full story »

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