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Local Food Is Still A Niche. Can It Grow Beyond That?

Pine Plains, N.Y. is an agricultural community about 100 miles from New York City, photographed here on Sept. 17, 2014. The U.C. Merced researchers estimate that New York City could potentially fulfill about 30 percent of its food needs with food grown within 100 miles of the city. (Courtesy of Planet Labs)
Pine Plains, N.Y. is an agricultural community about 100 miles from New York City, photographed here on Sept. 17, 2014. The U.C. Merced researchers estimate that New York City could potentially fulfill about 30 percent of its food needs with food grown within 100 miles of the city. (Courtesy of Planet Labs)

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