ABSTRACT
This chapter explains relocalization of the Windermere Valley's food system and an embedding of agriculture into the community by documenting the explorations of early agriculture in the valley, by outlines the subsequent decline in farming and local food production and public perceptions of this current situation. It provides recommendations on how food security can be enhanced. The Windermere Valley may have access to food at most times, but there are other times when the food supply chain is severed by weather conditions, food recalls, and food safety regulations. The chapter argues that the absence of a local food supply has led to a state of food insecurity in the Windermere Valley, there is hope, within the tenets of alternative agricultural systems and education, to enhance community food security. The results of the Windermere Valley Food Production Questionnaire shows clearly that local food system awareness is weak amongst many residents of the area.
