Is Local Food Better?
04/19/09
Is Local Food Better?
by Sarah DeWeerdt Yes, probably-but not in the way many people think. Local food's claimed benefits are driving health- and environment-conscious consumers to seek alternatives to the industrial agriculture system whose products dominate grocery-store shelves. This two-part series examines the potential impacts of greater localization of food, beginning with the environmental effects and then, in our July/August issue, the economic implications.
http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6064?emc=el&m=227941&l=4&v=6abd6296ca
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