Does Franklin County, Massachusetts, have the land resources needed to achieve complete food self-sufficiencyÑto sustainably produce all of the food needed to feed its population? If such food independence is not achievable in the near future, how might a model of increased food self-relianceÑwith expanded local food production for local consumption and for the regional marketÑimprove the communityÕs resilience and strengthen relationships that would benefit the residents of the county and of the larger region? These are the questions the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), working with a consortium of governmental and non-profit organizations, asked the Conway School to help it address.