For much of human history, consuming locally producedfood was the norm. Agricultural industrialization and its decoupling effects, especially since the 1930s, complicated consumer–food relationships and distanced producers from consumers (Conkin 2008), prompting several undesirable, unintended consequences—such as environmental degradation, increased incidents of food-borneillness, economic turmoil in smaller food communities, and diminished food quality (Anderson 2008; Halweil 2002).