Is it Possible for the NYC Metropolitan Area Feed Itself From
Its Foodshed? This map is from the Food Systems Network NYC
website We are living in an age of unprecedented violent change,
where three highly disruptive crises – global economic
instability, climate change, and peak everything are converging
insidiously to shred the fabric of society. The coming shocks:
international financial collapse, epic flood and drought, energy
and natural resource shortages, and extreme price spikes are
likely to be catastrophic if we do not prepare. The New York
City Bioregion is especially vulnerable to these disruptive
changes. With one of the world’s greatest ice-free harbors on
earth, New York City was built on global commerce. But today,
the far-flung network of international trade that once pumped
vibrant economic life into our communities threatens to collapse
as imported natural resources along with the fossil fuels needed
to transport them become increasingly scarce and expensive. The
inevitable decreasing availa