John Larson, Senior Vice President at the American Farmland Trust talks about how Coronavirus has shut down the local food movement from selling to restaurants and shown how important a diversified local food system can be during a crisis.   

Larson discusses cities that have taken on the task of buying easements that will keep farmland as farmland while still providing a burst of income for the seller. 

Learn more about the farmland trust farmer relief fund: https://farmland.org/farmer-relief-fund/

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This is the eleventh interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that society will have the rules re-written when we come out of this global pandemic and it is important to hear how various individuals and industries are handling themselves amidst the crisis.  

This series seeks to reveal many perspectives that will otherwise be ignored by both mainstream media and you might not see on your social media channels.