Insights
Notes from the seams between food, technology, and place.
Long-form notes on food systems, technology infrastructure, and the work that happens at the seams between them. New entries roughly monthly.
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What we mean by “place” in food systems
The word “place” gets thrown around a lot in food systems work, often as a kind of soft accent — a way of saying “local” with a little more warmth. We use it more precisely. A place is a set of specific conditions. A place is the specific, particular set of conditions in which a…
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The two failure modes of food systems work
Most food systems initiatives fail in one of two predictable ways. Failure mode one: the food doesn’t move. The first failure mode is the one most people anticipate. A market gets built and farmers can’t make the unit economics work. An urban farm produces well in year one and collapses in year three when the…
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