The locavore's dilemma
Subtitle: in praise of the 10,000-mile diet
By: Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu
Contributors: Shimizu, Hiroko, 1965-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781586489403; 9781586489410
Subjects: Transportation; Social aspects; Environmental aspects; Produce trade; Local foods; Food supply; Food; Economic aspects
Description: A carefully researched deconstruction of the "eat local" ethos argues that it distracts people from solving serious global food issues, identifying the flaws in locally minded logic while explaining how the elimination of agriculture subsidies and opening international trade offer more realistic and sustainable solutions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The globalization of the food supply chain and its discontents; title: Myth #1: Locavorism nurtures social capital; title: Myth #2: Locavorism delivers a free economic lunch; title: Myth #3: Locavorism heals the earth; title: Myth #4: Locavorism increases food security; title: Myth #5: Locavorism offers tastier, more nutritious and safer food; title: Good intentions, bad outcomes; title: Conclusion: Let them eat global cake!