| 26 April 2010
Over 85% of the food Hawaii islanders consume is being grown, harvested, processed, packaged, stored on, and shipped from the U.S. mainland and other countries thousands of miles away. We rely on our food to be transported to us on a daily basis. This immense international food system has offered us cheap and abundant food for decades. With rising fuel costs, many people are now asking if we can count on the current system to continue to provide Hawai‘i with a constant and safe source of nutritious and affordable food.
How can we begin to replace our current food system with a local one? In answer to this question, many people are proactively taking their food sources into their own hands by growing their own food, trading within their neighborhood, and buying from local farmers and gardeners.
