David Martirossian
Over the past few decades, the locavore movement has received a considerable amount of attention and gained many supporters. The entire premise to this movement is simply eating locally grown or produced products. However, some people have expressed disagreements and worked towards debunking the claims made by locavores and their supporters. There are many issues that must be taken into consideration when assessing the locavore movement as it is associated with nutrition, community, sustainability, and economics.
When those who are not supporters of this movement begin arguing about its fallacies, the biggest counter-argument from the locavores would be squishing a freshly harvested tomato into their open mouths. When compared to products that have been shipped across countries and oceans, locally grown food is far superior. Most food at the local market was harvested less than 24 hours ago (Source …show more content…
Eating local simply “means more for local economy” as “a dollar spent locally generates twice as much income” (Source A). This money is going into the hands of small communities and farmers while they also, on the side, receive aid from the government (Source E). Some argue that buying local “hurts farmers in other parts of the world” (Source C), but they ignore the fact that if more people ate locally, more local economies and thus, the national economy, would be in benefit. The U.K., which states most of its green beans are imported from Kenya, would hurt the farmers in Kenya if its inhabitants decided to eat locally. However, this means that these green beans stay in Kenya and there is more food available for its people. Kenya is near regions of the world where people are malnourished, so keeping green beans and other food exports local could significantly improve the people’s condition and the local and national
Over the past few decades, the locavore movement has received a considerable amount of attention and gained many supporters. The entire premise to this movement is simply eating locally grown or produced products. However, some people have expressed disagreements and worked towards debunking the claims made by locavores and their supporters. There are many issues that must be taken into consideration when assessing the locavore movement as it is associated with nutrition, community, sustainability, and economics.
When those who are not supporters of this movement begin arguing about its fallacies, the biggest counter-argument from the locavores would be squishing a freshly harvested tomato into their open mouths. When compared to products that have been shipped across countries and oceans, locally grown food is far superior. Most food at the local market was harvested less than 24 hours ago (Source …show more content…
Eating local simply “means more for local economy” as “a dollar spent locally generates twice as much income” (Source A). This money is going into the hands of small communities and farmers while they also, on the side, receive aid from the government (Source E). Some argue that buying local “hurts farmers in other parts of the world” (Source C), but they ignore the fact that if more people ate locally, more local economies and thus, the national economy, would be in benefit. The U.K., which states most of its green beans are imported from Kenya, would hurt the farmers in Kenya if its inhabitants decided to eat locally. However, this means that these green beans stay in Kenya and there is more food available for its people. Kenya is near regions of the world where people are malnourished, so keeping green beans and other food exports local could significantly improve the people’s condition and the local and national