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Every definition of "localness" is also a "made up geographical boundary" so I fail to see the distinction. It is precisely "it's from here" that my argument ap
by AshamedCaptain 7y ago
Every definition of "localness" is also a "made up geographical boundary" so I fail to see the distinction. It is precisely "it's from here" that my argument applied to.
I.e. a supermarket advertising "it's from here" produce is not xenophobic. From my experience, Spain is actually one of the countries in Europe where it is extremely hard to find local produce. Almost everywhere else I can find specific aisle for "it's from here stuff" and again I fail to see why that would be xenophobic. At least I always prefer to buy from there since it's usually more reasonable ecologically-wise.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoI don't get the ecological argument. Small batch local produce has to be quite a bit less efficient than large-scale production. Transportation has to be a small fraction of the total impact?
- AshamedCaptain 7y agoSomeone linked an article below pointing this is an oversimplification, but yes, importing produce from another continent (e.g. California when Spain has better climate for that) tends to be bad.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoThat's curious... ocean shipping is so massive and scaled so large, I'd guess its cheaper per item than, for instance, your drive to the grocery store to pick up that item.