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Monday, July 9, 2012

Authors say locavores do more harm than good (in Grist.org)

Full article: Authors say locavores do more harm than good.

Claire Thompson of Grist.org interviews Pierre Desrochers on the book he coauthored called "The Locavore's Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-Mile Diet."

Strangely, I don't see a reference to what happens if our energy supplies reduce drastically. And people in New Zealand, which the authors refer to in glowing terms, are starting to realize that feeding people could well become a problem there.

Further, rather more sensible in my view, commentary on their book in The Toronto Star. Cardboard tomatoes, anyone?