“ a lot more people lived and/or worked on farms and a lot more food was sold locally, not far from where it was grown” But they’re not living/working on farm

“ a lot more people lived and/or worked on farms and a lot more food was sold locally, not far from where it was grown” But they’re not living/working on farms, nor are they living near where the food is grown. Our agriculture system is capable of delivering huge amounts of food for people (including the people who live near fields), but it’s not exactly trying to do that as doing that is not economically efficient.