Food security

Food Security
Recently there has been a lot of talk about food security….what is that anyways? One definition is that is refers to the availability to food and one’s access to it. Basically when a home is secure when food is not scarce and there is no threat of starvation. I have heard in recent times the trend of local food with the the 100 mile diet and what not, and I always thought that was what food security was. And I guess it is, yet a better definition for that type of local scale security would be Community Food Security. This would be where a community is provided food through sustainable fashion that supports community reliance, social considerations as well as environmental concerns.
I really appreciate and like the concept of local agriculture. When people know where there food is coming from and the possible effects their consuming may have, they gain a knowledge that hopefully makes them appreciate the importance of such a fundamental source of life. When did we lose the appreciation and reliance on providing for our needs through local scale means? I guess it could be attributed to the industrial revolution and the resulting age of commodification. More on that later............