Below are a several articles that analyze 2011 and make projections for 2012 in the food world. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the bad overwhelms the good. But we keep working towards changing the food system because it’s the right thing to do. And heck, we just love good food.

www.grist.org/food/2011-12-27-the-bad-food-news-of-2011

www.grist.org/food/2011-12-22-the-good-food-news-of-2011

www.grist.org/food/2011-12-13-2011-sustainable-food-trends/P1

www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-gunther/big-ags-gifts-for-2011_b_1172583.html#s577920&title=10_Welfare_Scandals

www.foodpolitics.com/2011/12/looking-ahead-food-politics-in-2012/