They're probably not related

The authors of the following two items, that is.

It will take a lot more than gardening to fix our food system
Stan Cox, Common Dreams
Only rice, wheat, corn, beans, and other grain crops are productive and durable enough to provide the dietary foundation of calories and protein. Grains made up about the same portion of the ancient Greek diet as they do of ours. We’ve been stuck with grains for 10,000 years, and our dependence won’t be broken any time soon.
published May 30, 2008.

The smaller the farm, the better the food
Jeff Cox, Organic To Be
A big reason for eating locally -- it tastes better.
published May 30, 2008.