Attention all people who eat food in Arizona!

I came across an article today that is supposedly about what's going on in Arizona with respect to locally grown food . This article doesn't have a whole lot to add to the story, but it does reference another potentially useful resource, Fill Your Plate, a directory to Arizona-grown foods. The directory still looks pretty clunky, though, so good luck putting it to practical use.

All of this is to say, there are ways to get to locally-grown food in Arizona if you don't grow it yourself (but you should try!). Also, if you're looking to start a small-scale farm, you'll probably get business if you start it in Arizona, but good luck getting past zoning laws. And shifting Arizona's food economy to a system with a local focus is going to be a difficult transition.

Can Arizona do it? I have no idea. There are so many factors involved, not the least of which are Arizona's water supplies and climate. On the other hand, I firmly believe that places like Arizona have no choice but to try and localize.