This New York Times op-ed piece by Blue Hill Restaurant co-owner/chef Dan Barber brings rising food prices into a positive light. Small-scale local farmers are starting to feel a competitive advantage over oil intensive industrial agriculture.
Check out his article Change We Can Stomach
Dan Barber will speak at the 28th Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures on October 25, 2008, along with Sally Fallon and Anna Lappé.
The event is sponsored by Gardener's Supply Company