Eating locally encourages freshness, taste, support of local growers and, in some cases, reduced fossil-fuel consumption. But not every community has farmers’ markets, co-ops, or farm-share programs. What problems do we solve by eating locally? And, what happens to community and agricultural well-being in areas without these choices? What are the challenges seen in getting local foods to rural and urban tables?

Mardell Burkholder, MA; Executive Director, Children’s Health Foundation
Dan Glickman; Former Secretary of Agriculture
Jennifer L. Wilkins, PhD, RD; Senior Extension Associate, Nutrition Sciences, Cornell University
Bjorn Lomborg, PhD; Founding Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center
Moderator: Bryan Walsh, Staff Writer, TIME Magazine