Essays on The Locavore Movement

In this article, the authors mention “Five interlinked transformations” as the main driving force that is shaping the production of food agriculturally in Asia – urbanization, dietary diversification, evolved food supply chains, advanced agricultural-related markets, and the transition to machine-led farm technology. It also evaluates…

The advocates of the locavore movement can extend from being just concerned about the number of miles the food traveled to being involved into the ethical value of their food including the production process which emits the most greenhouse gas according to the chart in…

Children are taught to never accept anything from strangers, the same could be said about the idea of locavorism. Locavorism is the antithesis of buying food from the behemoth grocery outlets. To fully understand locavorism, one must know what’s locavore is. A locavore is a…

Consumers worldwide shop at chain supermarkets blindlessly purchase products that are being imported from other locations beyond a hundred-mile radius. The main complications from importing foods are the adulteration and the added chemicals that are found in produce to maintain freshness as well as carbon…