Wendell Berry and the Mayor of Louisville

After Fischer delivered his “State of the Local Food Economy” talk, he was joined onstage by Kentucky author and farmer Wendell Berry, who has become a global celebrity of sorts in the local food movement.Berry praised Fischer for his leadership on the issue and Fischer returned the compliment.“Being up here at the table with Wendell Berry, for me to talk about local food is like sitting down with the Dalai Lama thinking I’m supposed to talk about compassion,” Fischer said.

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