One of the recurring themes as we begin our downward slide along Hubbert's Peak is the need for building resilent local communities to ameliorate the effects of transitioning from a carbon based industrial society to that something else yet not well defined. Regardless, the present scheme whereby the average calorie of food that we consume travels 1500 miles or so before reaching our plates, is doomed. Food security by way of localized production is something we all will have to get better acquainted with as consumers and also as potential food producers ourselves.Currently, the agricultural landscape in Pohatcong offers little to be optimistic about as most farming here still follows along the lines of cash-cropping, petro-chemical monoculture that produces no benefit for most of the people in this town. There are of course, bright spots- one of which hit me square between the eyes while shopping at the Shop-Rite in Clinton this past Saturday. There, at the end of one of the ice-cream aisles, stands a prominent display of "Pohatcong" honey from Dale B. Hills Apiaries. (Our purchase is pictured above). So kudos to you, Mr. Dale B. Hills, for doing your part for local food security.
