Local food

the local food movement has gained popularity among those who desire this image. As this path for nutrition is becoming more defined, it has helped coin the term “locavores”, a person whose diet consists of only local, or foods grown within a ten mile radius (Miller). However, as more people buy into the argument for the local food movement, in which it states that the consumption of food translates directly to the welfare of the consumer as well as the environment, its “benefits” quickly become noticeable consequences when searching deeper into the cause. In other words, the repercussions unveiled by the growing attractiveness for this lifestyle…

Before discussing the environmental benefits of eating local food, it is very important to know about local food. Local food is basically a locally or regionally produced food product that travels less than 400 miles from its origin or within the state where it is produced. Local food is grown close to the consumer’s houses in small farmlands and is transported to the consumers through short distances. Local food is being sold near the points of its production like at farmers market or roadside…

Former editor of U.S. News & World Report and of Nature and the recipient of a Guggenheim Award, Stephen Budiansky, in his editorial, “The Local Food Movement: Is It a Better Way to Eat?”, published in 2010, addresses the topic of the local food movement, speaks on the results “arbitrary rules” and “locavores” play in the environment and argues that purchasing local food produce is not always the best thing to do. He backs up this claim by doing the following: first, he acknowledges the opposing…

ENJOY! Local Food Let’s be upfront instantly: one cannot measure the Karachiites love for food on a love meter. It’s just unlimited even if you try to calculate. George Bernard Shaw was onto something when he said, "There is no sincerer love than the love of food." Being a foodie’s hub, Karachi has a specific food scene that hands down couldn’t be found anywhere but in Karachi. Food is legit a goal to look forward to when Karachiites plan to hang out with friends and family. It’s just till they…

Having a local farm within a community can contribute positively to the community and the environment. In particular, Oxford College’s local farm run by Daniel Parson the farmer can serve as a nexus for community relationships to develop between individuals and the environment. Local farming has many benefits to the surrounding community including building relationships between people, cutting the costs of transportation and middle-men, connecting the dots between food on the farm and food on…

Northeast Ohio the most vulnerable farms, those farms most lost to sprawl and development, are small family farms of 30 – 50 acres. Even with a growing local food movement, those farms find it hard to survive. For many years, the Foundation has supported programs, like City Fresh, that work with small farmers to distribute their produce in Cleveland neighborhoods. While these programs have helped small farms, most remain unable to compete with large industrial farms and remain the most likely…

Farmers markets are scarce around campuses in the fall season. Most students would have to drive off campus to find fresh produce. This can create issues with the students schedule and discourage them to buy locally if a fast food restaurant is more convenient for them. By creating a campus wide farmers market we can assure students will always have the opportunity to buy fresh produce at their convenience. UAB’s undergraduate student government association (USGA) held a small farmers market in…

The Moscow Food Co-op and the Principle Six Movement: Personal Identity in Conflict with the Workplace Readymade I started working at the Moscow Food Co-op in the summer of 2015. Principle Six (P6) is a marketing tool that was implemented at the Co-op this August. It is named after the Sixth Cooperative Principle: Cooperation Between Cooperatives. Certain items throughout the store are labeled P6 to indicate they were either locally grown, small and independently owned, Cooperative (as opposed…

owners’ names, Marquita, Bennie, Nathan. Our company is a local company that resides the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. We sell local organic juices that is process in our own bottling plant which has our own storefront to sell our products.…

The children will be expected to attend local schools where they will first learn to read and write English and CWP will provide funding to hire qualified teachers. Students will then move on to the appropriate grade level curriculum. Immigrant families will receive assistance from community volunteers and local church organizations to learn English. Through the CWP there will be study guides provided and classes held a few times a month for adult immigrants to gain the knowledge needed, as well…