[Market-farming] NYTimes.com: Food That Travels Well
Bill Shoemaker
wshoemak at inil.com
Wed Aug 8 10:19:46 EDT 2007
E-Mail ThisWhile it was thought provoking, it's worth noting that the authors of the research were from New Zealand, a country which depends heavily on long-distance exporting. The author of the op-ed was diplomatic to the study, perhaps to a fault. It certainly didn't take into account any of the other reasons for buying locally- grown product. In my opinion, more compelling reasons are qualitative. Both culinary and nutritional value of well--travelled foods are so compromised that buying local is a real health and quality of life issue. In my 25 years of working with the produce industry, I've never seen a time when the market offers so much which has so little value. Consumers beware!
Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html
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This is from the NY Times and is thought provoking, to say the least. Nita Garcia
OPINION | August 6, 2007
Op-Ed Contributor: Food That Travels Well
By JAMES E. McWILLIAMS
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