TY - JOUR AU - Yee, Larry AU - Harvie, Jamie PY - 2020/11/17 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - An initiative to develop 21st century regional food systems: (Jump-started by a US$10 billion federal stimulus COVID package) JF - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JA - J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev. VL - 10 IS - 1 SE - Commentary on COVID-19 and the Food System DO - 10.5304/jafscd.2020.101.009 UR - https://foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/898 SP - 243–245 AB - <p><em>First paragraphs:</em></p><p>The design and development of a rejuvenated and re-created regional food system for the USA are necessary now. COVID-19 has effectively unmasked the fragility of the global industrial food system. The ensuing crisis has provided us with a rare opportunity to pause, reflect, and imagine a more resilient and sustainable food system—one that is more balanced and just, one that is capable of with­standing shocks and disruptions, and one that better provides for people’s health and community economic security as well as the planet’s well-being.</p><p>A nationwide network of regional food systems is not only possible; its development needs to be stimulated and accelerated, as inspired by the 2010 report “The 25% Shift” (Masi, Schaller, &amp; Shuman, 2010). This report analyzed the 16-county Northeast Ohio region around Cleveland and the impact of meeting a quarter (25%) of all demand for its food from the region itself. . . .</p> ER -