The Internet Is Powering the Local Food Movement

Family farms head online to do business

The Internet 2012 bus went off the beaten path this week to make one stop at a small Richmond, Missouri farm. While the tour has been very panel-heavy and startup-focused, the farm visit is a key component of Reddit's tour goal of framing Internet freedom as a fight that extends beyond Hollywood and Silicon Valley.

Arriving as the sun came up, Alex Ohanian and Reddit employees toured the property, owned by farmer Tom Parker, who is using Aglocal, a Kansas City startup, to connect his products with local buyers.

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