Scarlett O'Hara's Dad said it best —"the land is all that matters and in America that is what sets us apart from the rest of the world." 

So you’ve heard of carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. But what about localvores? A new word that has barely entered our lexicon, localvores are those who strive to eat food produced or harvested 100-150 mile radius from their homes. For those of you who think eating organic is good enough, think again: with your food traveling an average of 1500 miles before it ends up on your dinner plate, the fuel and energy costs are substantial.

You’d think it would be good news that consumer demand for organic foods in the US is growing in leaps and bounds. But according to a report from Organic Monitor, the demand for organic foods so far exceeds the supply of available raw materials in this country that most sectors of the organic food industry in the US are suffering shortages that are actually starting to stunt market growth.

Forget the business speak; to put it bluntly, we’re blowing it. Why aren’t American farmers stepping up to the plate to meet the demand for more organic food?