Does the locavore movement really have any negative consequences behind its pure intentions? When really considering the idea and purpose behind the locavore movement, only positive points come to mind rather than negative. This widespread locavore movement can boost the health of these locavores and will financially support farmers that provide the freshly grown food. This fresh lifestyle of eating promises only the healthiest kind of nutrition as the food is brought straight from where it was grown to a grocery store or restaurant, also known as farm-to-table. As compared to produce that can be bought from any normal supermarket, purchasing produce at the local farmer’s market has been “picked within 24 hours of your purchase...affects the taste of your food...nutritional value” (Source A). Most foods today go through transportation or transit for weeks at a time so the value of nutrition and freshness is minimal compared to locally grown food.
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Without the locavore movement, some farmers could possibly be put out of business and there wouldn’t have been a 20% increase of small farms in the past six years (Source E). These small farmers are able to “get up to 75% of their organic certification costs reimbursed...can obtain crop insurance” so there is more money for research into organic foods and the promotion of farmer’s markets (Source E). If this movement was completely nonexistent, small farms would more than likely be an extremely rare sight to
Without the locavore movement, some farmers could possibly be put out of business and there wouldn’t have been a 20% increase of small farms in the past six years (Source E). These small farmers are able to “get up to 75% of their organic certification costs reimbursed...can obtain crop insurance” so there is more money for research into organic foods and the promotion of farmer’s markets (Source E). If this movement was completely nonexistent, small farms would more than likely be an extremely rare sight to