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The locavore's dilemma : in praise of the 10,000-mile diet / Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu.
Lippincott Library HD9000.5 .D446 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Desrochers, Pierre, 1969-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Produce trade.
- Local foods.
- Food supply--Economic aspects.
- Food supply.
- Food supply--Social aspects.
- Food--Transportation.
- Food.
- Transportation--Environmental aspects.
- Transportation.
- Physical Description:
- pages ; cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, 2012.
- Summary:
- Today's food activists think that "sustainable farming" and "eating local" are the way to solve a host of perceived problems with our modern food supply system. But after a thorough review of the evidence, DesRochers and Shimizu have concluded that these claims are mistaken.
- Contents:
- The globalization of the food supply chain and its discontents
- Myth #1: Locavorism nurtures social capital
- Myth #2: Locavorism delivers a free economic lunch
- Myth #3: Locavorism heals the earth
- Myth #4: Locavorism increases food security
- Myth #5: Locavorism offers tastier, more nutritious and safer food
- Good intentions, bad outcomes
- Conclusion: Let them eat global cake!
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781586489403
- 1586489402
- 9781586489410
- 1586489410
- OCLC:
- 744287613
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