{"id":19011,"date":"2016-03-18T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T16:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=19011"},"modified":"2016-03-18T11:35:35","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T16:35:35","slug":"what-it-means-to-and-why-it-matters-that-we-buy-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=19011","title":{"rendered":"What It Means To and Why It Matters That We Buy Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WHAT IT MEANS TO AND WHY IT MATTERS THAT WE BUY LOCAL<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Buying local is quickly becoming a trend, and though some folks may not have noticed the slow change in supermarkets and the growing numbers of farmers\u2019 markets, only occasionally visiting the US (where I was born) or the UK (where my wife was born) has really made it have an impact on us. Each time, we notice more. We are excited about the change. It\u2019s great to go back a try local treats we don\u2019t often get abroad, and it\u2019s nice to have the information to opt into more responsible purchases.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Whether it\u2019s mindless masses following a fashion or rise in consumer consciousness, staying local does matter on the grand scale. This morning I read an interesting, inspiring (and, for any permaculturalists, not altogether ground-breaking) article about \u201cReplanting America<\/a>\u201d. According to a study from The University of California, Merced, it would be possible to locally produce 90% of the nation\u2019s nutritional needs for a well-balanced diet, using only the existing farmland in America. It would just mean using that land to grow something besides corn, soy and other cash crops and growing food instead.<\/p>\n

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Farmers\u2019 Market (Courtesy of Gemma Billings<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While I\u2019ve seen lots and lots of these kinds of studies and claims over the years, the part of this one that struck me was that apparently scientists from earth and environmental disciplines aren\u2019t that stoked on local food because it doesn\u2019t actually make such a big difference in the scheme of emissions. The claim follows that transportation makes up only about a tenth of the total emissions from food production, with farms accounting for the rest. I know current farm practices are horrible, but I\u2019m not sure such ideas are addressing the big picture.<\/p>\n

SO, THEN, WHY DOES BUYING LOCAL MATTER?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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