G FORCE | BEN HEWITT

Local food saves the day

Ben Hewitt lives on a farm in Cabot, Vt. He and his family tend cattle, sheep, and pigs and grow vegetables.

By Joseph P. Kahn

Globe Staff / April 7, 2010

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Tiny Hardwick, Vt., has embraced the local-food movement with such gusto that it’s showing other locales the way toward an “agrepreneurial’’ economy, to use author Ben Hewitt’s term. In his book “The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food,’’ Hewitt examines how the town has ensured itself against financial uncertainty and a threatened food supply. ... (Full article: 519 words)