The local food movement /
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Local eating is growing in popularity / Carol Smith -- The local food movement has a positive impact on farms, food production, and the environment / Pallavi Gogoi -- Local food is not always the best choice / Pamela Cuthbert -- Buying local is better for both local and global economies / Carlo Petrini -- Organic food and farming has drawbacks / Steve Shapin -- Buying local food protects regional flavors and traditions / Gary Paul Nabhan -- Local food is not necessarily better for the environment / Sarah DeWeerdt -- Food production causes more environmental damage than food miles / Robin McKie -- Buying local is good for the consumer, the farmer, and the planet / Brian Halweil -- The distance food travels is damaging to the environment / Marc Xuereb -- Follow that french fry: food miles and roadway damage / Gretchen Stoeltje -- Political forces make it difficult for local food economies to succeed / Michael Pollan Interviewed by Rod Dreher -- Government regulations favor big industrial, not small local farms / Megan Phelps and Joel Salatin.
Provides essays with varying opinions on the local food movement, discusses the government regulations that favor agribusiness over the small farm, the environmental aspects of shipping, and the economics of buying locally.