As energy costs increase, food providers will be driven more and more into the metropolitan centers, where there is relatively cheap water and wastewater treatment – especially in depopulating cities like Detroit, Buffalo, and Cleveland.  Last week I pitched this idea to a small group of BASF managers in a conversation about the Blue Economy.  They said food localization is already underway in Europe and Asia and they expect it to gain momentum in the US  in the near future.

The Blue Economy is one of those invisible traits that show themselves from time to time.  To learn more, check out my Proposal for a Blue Economy.