California Grown: an exploration of Berkeley’s organic growth (VIDEO)

http://www.dailycal.org/2012/07/23/california-grown-an-exploration-of-organic-growth-in-berkeley/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8m6UuI7KAI&feature=player_embedded



Anyone who has gone for a stroll in Downtown Berkeley on a summer Saturday has invariably come across the Farmers’ Market that draws droves of locals every week.

The stalls, laden with the season’s ripest tomatoes, sweetest strawberries and other bounties of the season, offer almost entirely organic fare, and that’s just how Berkeley residents like it.

In fact, over the past 30 years, the city has grown into a local hub for organic, sustainable, locally grown foods, with three farmers’ markets a week throughout the city, one of which offers all organic foodstuffs.

But not all food in Berkeley is the same. As much as local agriculture is a part of the city, so are corporate supermarkets and fast food.

So what does that mean for the residents of a city that is lauded as one of the most progressive food cities in the country?

At the very least, it means that everyone has a choice, from the farm, to the table and everywhere in between.