both its inhabitants and the environment‚ is invaluable. The locavore movement‚ which involves only consuming locally produced food‚ seems to do all this and more. However‚ this is only at first glance. The health‚ environmental and economic benefits of only eating locally all appear infallible on the surface‚ but when they are inspected closely they become almost inconsequential. To most people‚ the most appealing factor about the locavore movement is its various health benefits. Locally grown food
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Many people buy food are buying imported and processed food. Unaware of the locavore movement. The locavore movement is a "collaborative effort to build more locally based‚ self-reliant food economies – one which sustainable food production‚ processing‚ distribution‚ and consumption is integrated to enhance the economic‚ environmental and social health of a particular place.” There are many benefits of the locavore movement including: better taste‚ less pollution‚ supports local producers and many
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Locavores have decided to place in creative movement into eating locally grown produce products as much as possible. With eating locally‚ the Locavores have emphasize that helps environmental safety concern and economically. The Locavores have seen that eating locally give fruits and vegetables a longer time to ripen‚ which concludes in the product to be "handled less locally grown food does not have to be " rugged""(source A).The good of beating locally is better for airquality as it is good for our bodies
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products that are locally sourced. People like the Locavores invest in being environmentally friendly by eating foods that are within a 100 mile radius. When different types of foods travel across the world to many different countries and states‚ whether it be far or near‚ there will always be an issue with the environmental damage that is created during transport. Moreover‚ it could become a widespread problem that takes years of effort to resolve. Locavores are making a positive impact by eating local
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Locavores are a community of concerned consumers who stick to a diet consisting entirely or mostly of foods grown or produced within a 100-mile radius of their homes. The movement proclaims having honorable intentions by adhering to more ethical standards than that of many factory farms. Many eat locally under the belief that it’s better for the environment and more healthy and safe than mass-produced foods‚ claiming that local farms don’t mistreat crops‚ animals‚ and workers like many factory farms
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February 9‚ 2012 Synthesis Essay: “Locavores” The last hundred years in America and abroad‚ the farm and food production industry has revolutionized and been expanded past recognition of the simple entity it once was. It has been studied that the majority of food at the store‚ though seemingly varitous‚ is distributed by only a handful of monopoly companies (Food Inc.: great movie‚ it is eye-opening to the food industry). The result is that exotic‚ foreign food items are normal commodities
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Synthesis Essay: Locavores Being a locavore seems to be becoming a trend among those who seek to protect the planet and its environment. These people claim that becoming a locavore is better‚ safer and more affordable for everyone. Recruiting people to become a locavore or to get involve in the locavore movement is the main goal of the locavore communities. They want to get as many people involve in order for their goals to be achieved. They give out certain tips and recommendations that truly
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The locavore movement‚ a drive for eating food that is locally produced‚ is constantly growing across the globe. Although there is controversy surrounding the locavore movement‚ the positives of abandoning general store food outweighs the hypothesized struggle for locavores to define what “local” means. Furthermore‚ the locavore movement offers more for the local economy and decreases need for mass production and transportation of food‚ implicating revival of small farms‚ decreased pollution‚ and
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Locavores is an interesting issue in which many topics need to be reviewed. A Locavore is someone who has decided to eat locally grown or produced products as much as possible. These people have made a smart decision in the fact that it is true that whatever produce is grown locally is most likely healthier‚ and they are supporting their fellow townspeople. Locavores from cities however face the challenge of trying to find a local producer to buy from. Locavores is a large movement‚ that although
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Locavore Essay A new agricultural movement has emerged and has become widespread in the past decade called “locavores”. These locavores advocate the consumption of only locally grown foods. This healthy movement would not only change a person’s nutrition but also the sustainability and economics of our world. Eating locally grown food has a higher nutritional value than foreign food shipped overseas. For starters‚ foods begin to lose nutrition as soon as it has been picked off its’ vine (Source
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