a perspective of our connectedness to the food system

(not sure if this post would be better in the "science and research" subcategory or even an "awareness" type of category, but...)

i'd like to share a perspective of our connectedness to "the food system" in "10 levels of L.E.I.S.A. (Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture)" document https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xMUzUkpSE_p2H9rewHE8ScT48Dji8cls, but below is a (less detailed) preview of the positive half (of the reflection).  i'm thinking it can be used for multiple purposes from educational awareness, to (permaculture) planning, and maybe even to policy-making or video-game programming.

comments & suggestions are appreciated (and considering using www.appropedia.org too), thanks!

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L5+ : transitioning mass/commercial/industrial-scale (or “bad scale”) agriculture lands to environmental sustainable, Nature-friendly, good, healthy, human-scale  (or “better-best ways”) L.E.I.S.A. (e.g.  NRDC, financial trusts, EPA, USDA, USHHS, etc.)
L4+ : practicing environmentally sustainable, good, healthy, human-scale L.E.I.S.A. on other lands than L5 that were not being used in better-best ways (e.g. gross-ery stores, warehouses, socially-downtaking uses, etc.)
L3+ : practicing environmentally sustainable, good, healthy, human-scale L.E.I.S.A. on virgin lands, invading Nature (which could even be used for demonstration purposes) (personal experience examples - ?White Rose Catholic Worker?, Maitreya Mountain Village, etc.)
L2+ : experiencing “stepping stones” to then go to higher levels, but not necessarily “LEISA” (completely), and more practically working with or in the lifestyle they are currently in (personal experience examples - Huerta Del Valle community garden, CSUF composting class, Amy's farm, probably many WWOOF opportunities, etc.)
L1+ : supporting farmers' markets, CSAs, “local” branded foods (like at markets and gross-ery stores), “food waste recycling”

Very nice! It kind of goes towards the much needed give vague direction thing. I think L4- and L3- should be reversed as I think breaking new ground is worse than using already used lands.

Thanks Amit...

Yeah, switch the L3- and L4-, I see that, and very good, (you're coming) from a more environmental or ecological perspective especially!... but let's not forget about the very important social, or human-human, (cultural) understandings too, right?

Also, have you heard about "the triple bottom line" valuation understanding (i.o.w. social, environmental, etc./"economic")...

and i believe this comic appropriately reflects my value shown here

Haha! I love Zits. Yeah, I tend to be conservative with the cultural thing since it's different in different places.  Most land here isn't virgin and most people here are already gardening non-virgin lands because it's what's available, but in a different state I worked in,  people would regularly try virgin lands.