I spoke with David Fried of Elmore Roots nursery today, and he's excited about the huge interest in local food in the Montpelier area. He gave a talk at the Montpelier library last night on growing small fruits, and he was told to expect 8-10 people. Sixty five showed up, with people coming 20 minutes early to be sure to get a seat!

It's not just here, of course. Yesterday's Times Argus had an AP article about how seed companies are selling out of seeds for basic vegetable like onion, tomatoes, and peppers.

It seems slow when we're living through it, but by historical standards, the food production system may be going through a rapid transformation toward being more local.