Striving to Meet Society’s Food Needs

"As the food system has drastically changed, from one centered around family food production on individual farms and home food preservation to the modern system of today, most people are not connected to their food nor are they familiar with agricultural production and food manufacturing designed for better food safety and quality,” notes Philip E. Nelson, 2007 World Food Prize Laureate and Professor Emeritus, Food Science Department, Purdue University.

Most people today are not connected to thei…