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Frequently Asked Questions

The 10% Pledge is a key strategy in the Local Food Shift campaign to localize our food supply and rebuild our local food economy!

Most of the food we eat comes from sources hundreds or thousands of miles away. Local Food Shift is working to help bring every community's "foodshed" closer to home.

Little by little, we're shifting the global diet to the local, to food that is raised, caught, processed, cooked, distributed and sold by people in your community or nearby, people that you know and trust.

In most communities, less than three percent of food consumption is locally-grown and locally-produced. We're inviting everyone—individuals, families, businesses, schools, restaurants, and institutions—to devote up to 10 percent of their food budget to local food.

Shifting 10% of your food budget to local food will make a significant contribution to the health, well-being, and economic vitality of our community.

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Here's how it works:

Take the pledge using the form below, informing the system of your current weekly buying pattern.
Each week, your buying pattern will be automatically entered into the food shift results.
As your habits change, return to this site to update your pattern.
Periodically, we'll invite you to update your buying pattern to match seasonal shifts.

First Name *	Last Name *
Company Name (if pledging for a business)
City *	State
Zip Code *
Email Address *
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	About how much do you spend on all food (local and non-local) per week? *
	About how much do you spend on locally-grown or locally-produced food per week? *
	How many people does this feed? *
	Where do you currently buy most of your local food? Check all that apply:
	From retailers (such as grocery stores, online stores, co-ops, delis, and butchers)
	Direct from farmers (such as farmers' markets and road-side stands)
	Through a CSA (community supported agriculture subscriptions)
	Through self-harvesting (such as community and personal gardens, backyard livestock, and hunting and foraging)
	Eating out (such as restaurants and cafés)
	At institutions (such as schools and hospitals)
	Other

	Verification Code Please enter the characters you see above in the field below (not case sensitive)