It seems to me there are plenty of papers summarizing concepts and research results in the BD literature.
BD has even developed a series of qualitative bioassay methods to understand the quality of soils, composts, and foods. It seems to me people either value BD foods as it stands right now, or they don't. More "data" is not going to make a lot of difference. Connecting farms to local consumers will make an economic difference. Institutional food buying is a prominent new market, from the foodshed perspective. Appeal to young women about their beauty and their physical appearance. We are growing fatter as a population. Connect BD food with radiant health. Link BD food with yoga and excerise. Appeal to young men about their sexual reproductive capacity. Sperm counts are dropping. Young men today are "half the man" their grand-daddy was. Appeal to young mothers about pesticide-free vegetables and fruits for their young children. Studies now prove that pesticide residues bring significant risk to the health of infants and children to age 12. Appeal to cancer patients, for the healing quality of BD foods. Appeal to holistic health practitioners, to emphasize BD foods to their patients. But don't look for more studies as the magic elixir that will make a difference; go get all the studies and concepts that already exist and you will have a powerful statement, as is. Steve Diver
