Discuss the possible implications (positive and negative) of the sustainable agriculture/locally grown food.?
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Discuss the possible implications (positive and negative) of the sustainable agriculture/locally grown foods movement on American agriculture
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Positive: Fresher, more healthy as a result. Fewer chemicals used in production and pest control (we hope).
Negative: Much more expensive to produce. The higher cost can remove fresh veggies from some lower income people so they will eat less healthy food.
Texperson
August 2, 2012 at 12:34 am
Local food can be sustainable because it reduces food miles; that is, it reduces the distance food has to travel from the farms to reach us, the consumers. Because food miles are reduced, less fuel (usually from fossil fuel sources) would be reduced. Hence, this leads to lesser CO2 emission and less detrimental global warming. One more way local food can be sustainable is it provide jobs.
However, some food items are best imported rather than grown locally. This is because America cannot possibly grow all its food. Limitations by weather, soil, or infrastructure make production of some local food more expensive and more environmentally detrimental than if the food were to be brought in from another country.
So, in short, it is best America grows what it grows best (locally) and imports those which are best grown elsewhere.
cbsteh
August 2, 2012 at 1:13 am