Synthesis Essay About The Locavore Movement

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 faster improvements to these aspects. If you ask the average imported food fanatic, they would be appalled you claimed they weren’t getting the right nutrition. However, they aren’t wrong about the locavore movement being vital for proper nutrition. Marion Nestle, of New York University, confirmed this when saying, “doesn’t mean...necessary...locally in order to be healthy.” (Source B) There. It’s confirmed. People don’t have to eat locally to get the nutrition the body needs. Although, why wouldn’t communities want maximum nutrition for their people? Cynthia Sass confirms “...travel shorter distances...closer to a maximum of nutrition.” (Source B) The more produce an area receives locally, the more benefits/nutrition …show more content…
Numerous jobs are being moved overseas every year, and unemployment is still affecting many parts of the world everyday. As a community it’s a duty of all the people to help one another fight poverty or unemployment, and the locavore movement is something that can do just that. Paul Roberts points out the locavore movement can, “...provide much-needed jobs...rebuild community…” (Source F) Eating locally is a solution to this issue, a community will need farmers to grow/raise the community’s food. This creates so many new jobs that will be essential to the area, therefore, securing jobs for people. Plus, isn’t it nice to actually have a personal relationship with the person responsible for the food on your table