are with trying to eat healthier and more organic‚ there is no wonder why many people are jumping on the bandwagon with the locavore group.Although many people dream of a perfect world where they can get locally grown or produced products with a snap of their fingers‚ there is an issue that needs to be addressed. It seems that in order to achieve the goal of most locavores‚ they need to consider what constitutes local. Local should be associated with farmers markets and organic or all natural but
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Locavore Movement Affecting the World The locavore movement has started to catch on throughout the world. Locavores everywhere are pushing for people to start eating food grown within a 100 mile radius of where they are located. They convince people to try it by telling them the food is fresher‚ healthier‚ and taste better when it is produced locally. However‚ there are other aspects and factors that must be considered before deciding whether or not the locavore movement would be a sensible
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accept consequences to overturn unjust law The key issues associated with the locavore movement concern farmers‚ consumers‚ the economy‚ and the environment. In general‚ the locavore movement is not beneficial to most stakeholders. Farmers are the most obvious group immediately impacted by the locavore movement. Source C argues that small farmers gain from the locavore movement and that ut “strengthens the community.” However‚ the truth is that most farmers are hurt by the
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The Rise of the Locavore Movement The Locavore movement started in San Francisco when four women decided to promote the idea of eating foods that were only grown or produced within a 100-mile radius. In 2005 these four women challenged themselves‚ others in the Bay area‚ and the world to eat only local foods for one month. (Trimarchi) Since then this movement has become a developing trend throughout several cities around the world. By a decision to eat locally grown or produced products as much
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movements is the “locavores”. Although some benefits are gained within this movements‚ there are also several less-examined effects of this movement that should be noted as well. People might think they do less harm to the environment‚ but they are misguided. They might help out their community but they end up hurting the other nations‚ they don’t really reduce the gas emitted by transportation and there nutrients in food is a small portion larger. There are many definitions of locavore‚ from advocates
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The circumstances surrounding the locavore movement have been continuously debated over the past decade. Pro-locavores insist that locally grown produce just naturally tastes better. They claim that purchasing local products ultimately protects the consumer from bio-terrorism. However‚ the benefits of becoming a locavore are still undefined from a statistical standpoint. Because it has been proven that food miles are insignificant during the food handling process‚ and the definition of “local” is
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Locavores: Synthesis Locavores are members of a community who eat locally grown products as much as they possibly can. They are people who believe in nutrition with an eye for sustainability. The movement has spread throughout the United States and at first glance appears to be a great‚ eco-friendly idea. Although after further reviewing‚ there seems to be more than meets the eye. There are several groups who oppose the idea of locavorism‚ and others who believe that it is a lifestyle that should
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Locavores are people who have decided to eat locally grown or produced products. The more people discuss locavores‚ the more of a positive response people have towards it. A positive response such as supporting local farms makes the community stronger. Having the local farms closer will have a decrease in the carbon dioxide in the environment due to the transportation pollution. Local produce from farms will differ from the produce at the supermarket less contamination. Local farms have organic certifications
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The locavore movement has been ignited consisting of people that prefer to consume locally grown foods. According to locavores‚ locally grown foods are much healthier and contains more nutrition than foods in groceries. Local foods are processed and sold within a day‚ whereas grocery foods are take a long period of time to be and shipped‚ minimizing their nutritional value. Nonetheless‚ despite the claims pointing that being a locavore improves one’s health‚ it contains negative impacts in other
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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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