Food Systems

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It takes a lot of coordinated, moving parts, to get fresh, safe, nutritious food from the soil to your plate. There are huge water and carbon footprints associated with our food system as well as labor justice, food security, nutrition, and pollution challenges. Food systems refers to the web of jobs that produce, process, transport, distribute, or sell food to stores, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and also manage the food waste streams that result from inefficiencies in the system. 

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