Retired as Professor Emeritus from the University of Missouri in 2000.  Since then John has written six books on sustainable agriculture and sustainable economics.  In 2011, John moved to Fairfield, Iowa, where he has been co-teaching Sustainable Economics courses, putting on conferences, and collaborating with others to develop the concept of Deep Sustainability.

A longtime national and international leader in sustainable agriculture, Fred is Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and a professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy. He also continues to manage his family’s 1,800-acre certified-organic farm in south-central North Dakota.

Discuss the issues that came up for you in last week's interviews, and learn what's coming up in the Local Food Summit this week. Join members of the Local Food Academy and special guests as we explore issues and news in the local food movement.

Founder and director of Local Futures, previously known as the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC). Local Futures is a non-profit organization "dedicated to the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide."

British farmer and activist, who campaigns for organic and sustainable farming. He is the founding director of the Sustainable Food Trust, a new organisation based in Bristol, UK, working internationally to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable food systems.

Discuss the issues that came up for you in last week's interviews, and learn what's coming up in the Local Food Summit this week. Join members of the Local Food Academy and special guests as we explore issues and news in the local food movement.

Farmer and author of Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems (2013), Professor at Green Mountain College, where he established the farm and sustainable agriculture curriculum, and is director of the Green Mountain College Farm & Food Project. He also founded and directs a Masters in Sustainable Food Systems (MSFS) — the nation's first online graduate program in food systems. His latest book is A Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement.

Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is Co-Director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, Co-Director of the Program on Agricultural Technology Studies, and Director of the GreenHouse Residential Learning Community. He is also affiliated with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Agroecology Program.

Discuss the issues that came up for you in last week's interviews, and learn what's coming up in the Local Food Summit this week. Join members of the Local Food Academy and special guests as we explore issues and news in the local food movement.

Founder and chairman of the Slow Money Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to catalyzing the flow of capital to local food systems, connecting investors to the places where they live and promoting new principles of fiduciary responsibility that bring money back down to earth.

Joined Slow Food USA as Executive Director in January 2013, having previously served as Executive Director of Market Umbrella, an internationally recognized non-profit mentor organization for farmers markets, community building and sustainable economic development. After Hurricane Katrina, Richard played a key role in restarting the local agricultural economy in the New Orleans area, aiming to help provide returning residents with a sense of normalcy and resilience through the revival of farmers markets.

In this interactive session, join members of the Local Food Academy and special guests as we explore issues and news in the local food movement.