This is false. Local food is generally more expensive because real estate and labor costs are way higher. Nutrients and electricity (the inputs with direct envi

This is false. Local food is generally more expensive because real estate and labor costs are way higher. Nutrients and electricity (the inputs with direct environmental impact) account for a tiny fraction of the cost of production. Yields may be slightly lower, but farmers won't grow crops that aren't relatively optimized to the environment. No one's growing avocados in Missouri (except perhaps in a tropical greenhouse, which likely is designed to self-sufficiently sustain its environment).