Thought I'd add my 10 pence in when i see a lot of people mention costs. There are ways to reduce those if you're willing to put a little bit of work in and learn some skills...

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I don't disagree. But institutions can leverage their purchasing power to encourage local production/sourcing making medium sized farms more viable. Especially if they act as a co-op to pool resources. But this thread is more about what we can do as individuals to take back some control and support local production by learning and sharing skills and reaources.