Introduction: “Buy Local‚ shrink the distance food travels‚ save the planet.” Locavore is a diet a person takes up to eat only local food. It consists of a group of people that insist to help the economy and reduce the size of carbon footprint by eating local food within a 100 mile radius. Alex Hallat the creator of “Artic Circle” comic strip portrays the idea of locavore to inform and entertain people. The purpose of the comic strip is to communicate as quickly as possible an idea and an attitude
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used more often since the increasingly popular locavore movement. To understand the locavore movement one must know what a locavore is and its purpose‚ and the positive and negative aspects of localvorism. The locavore movement began when San Francisco chef Jessica Prentice‚ along with some of her colleagues‚ coined the term at the 2005 World Environment Day. It was added to the Oxford American Dictionary as the 2007 Word of the Year. Locavore describes anyone who eats food that is grown locally
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The locavore movement has taken the world by storm recently. Everyone is obsessed with the craze to eat healthy‚ and to keep up with the nutritious‚ local food fad. Consuming mostly locally grown food gives lasting effects that are felt all around the community such as increased nutrition‚ a better and safer environment‚ as well as a creation of more local jobs. While it’s not necessary for a community to be a part of the locavore movement for all these things to occur‚ it’s a great catalyst for
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Why is it important to start a locavore movement‚ and why is it important to eat your nutrition regularly? Today the problem is people are so used to eating street food that they forget local food is much better and healthier for their bodies. Communities that are thinking about starting a Locavore movement need to consider the positive effects of fresher and more nutritious foods‚ helping local businesses make more money‚ and strengthening the community. However‚ having fresh‚ healthy‚ delicious
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The Toulmin method is a method of reasoning that includes a claim‚ ground‚ and a warrant. This method of analysis breaks down the paper into parts in a way that makes the argument more effective overall. The passage‚ “The Locavore Myth‚” goes over the disadvantages of people whose diet consists only of locally produced food. The author goes over several statistics and studies that show the harmful effects of buying from nearby farmers. According to the Toulmin method‚ this argument is very effective
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his blog in 2009. His essay aims to convince his readers that the Locavore movement‚ where communities only eat and consume products produced within a hundred mile radius‚ is not realistic and could even cause famine. Pelletier uses facts to scare his audience‚ logical arguments‚ and alternatives that people could focus more on‚ to convince his audience‚ that an environmentally conscience society would be better than having a locavore system. Pelletier uses a mild scare tactic to start off his essay
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system. Many argue the products we consume are mal nutritious‚ unsafe‚ and ethically irresponsible‚ along with having an astronomical impact on the environment. The newly formed fad of locavorism claims to have a solution to the world’s problems. A locavore is an individual who believes in eating only food grown and produced locally or within a certain distance of their home. On its surface the local food movement appears to hold some merit‚ but upon further research we find some major discrepancies
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While this is true‚ it would be more beneficial to the environment‚ and to animals‚ if Americans at least attempted to consume more locally grown foods and substantially decrease unnecessary food trade. After reviewing all three combinations‚ it is clear how well they can all be combined into one ideology. Locavorism goes against the industrialized way that America makes food and encourages the humane treatment of animals‚ along with the decreased consumption of meat. Feminism says that locavorism
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All the local foods will obviously be picked by the locavore people. The locavore movement is composed of people who have decided to eat locally grown or produced products as much as possible. Sustainability and nutritional factors are all added into this concept. Locavorism has positive and negative aspects to it‚ however there are more beneficial impacts on the needs of the environment and society by straying away from becoming a locavore. Locavorism is considered to be a healthy alternative
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economy . The reality is that locally grown food does not significantly reduce the environmental and nutritional effects of food production‚ and therefore is not notably beneficial to the economy. Although the world includes so many food choices‚ locavores believe they get more nutrition by eating locally‚ which is not factual. Furthermore‚ as Source A claims that “locally grown produce is fresher‚” Source B Marion Nestle from
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