A funny thing happened on the way to the Farmers' Market

"Gopher Broke," an Oscar-nominated animated short film, considers barriers to local food accessibility. Well, sort of... [full film at Salon, teaser at Blur Studios]

On a more serious note about issues facing local food economies, Brian Halweil, a senior research at the Worldwatch Institute participated in an online Q&A session yesterday on climate change. He recently wrote:

Farming may be the human endeavor most dependent on a stable climate—and the industry that will struggle most to cope with more erratic weather, severe storms, and shifts in growing season lengths.