There was an interesting article in The Economist about the "political" nature of food choices.
One of those discussed is the "local food" movement where food is bought from "local" producers The rationale is that the "shorter" supply-chain will result in less energy being used to get the food from farm to table and therefore be greener to the environment.
Interestingly it turns out that the food's initial location is not as important as the energy needed to grow the food (tomatoes in Spain vs. hothouse British tomatoes for example).
Can anyone think of a clearer way to really assess the "cost" of food consumption?
The full article can be found here:
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Local Food And Transportation Costs
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