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Local agriculture is one of the most ethical practices around. For one, it's far better for the environment, for a wide range of reasons starting with the impro

Local agriculture is one of the most ethical practices around. For one, it's far better for the environment, for a wide range of reasons starting with the improved living conditions for the chickens vice a Perdue chicken factory, and ending with a dramatically lower carbon footprint. In addition, it erases the curtain we as a society have drawn over where food comes from. Society cannot make ethical decisions about what to eat, how food should be produced, where it should be produced, and whether/how much waste to accept - because most people have no idea how the food gets from the soil onto their plates or into their refrigerators. Erasing our connection with the land and farming is what is unethical about this situation.

pavel_lishin 9y ago
> Local agriculture is one of the most ethical practices around I've heard arguments to the contrary, based on the efficiency of scale. Basically, it's better for the environment to grow most of your food in one place, and then ship it into a dense city, rather than everyone growing a bit of what they need, and then schlepping around in a car to gather up your other various supplies. In this specific example, I'd be curious about what sort of carbon footprint is generated by ordering chicken feed, vs. having farm eggs shipped to a local store you can walk to.