A local food system starts in local kitchens, as individuals decide to take personal responsibility for the food they eat.

The permacultured kitchen is the essential foundation of a local food system. If we want a more sustainable and just food production system, then there must be a market for the products of sustainable and just food production systems. Personal and household choices about where and how we spend our kitchen money and time are critical to the design of the permacultured kitchen. This design process begins with observation of your present situation and an inventory of what you have and do, what you need, and the challenges of getting from here to there.

A local food system is about distributing basic foods; it does not look like Wal Mart. Don’t expect all the ersatz “convenience” offered by manufactured foods. The good news is that while the process is not always easy, the change that the permacultured kitchen brings to your household is uniformly positive. The food will be more nutritious, it will taste better, you will feel better about your work in the kitchen.

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