Thank you for your inspiration!

Allison

First with produce, then later with other food products, the industry will slowly begin to depend more on local commodities. Global food markets exist because cheap oil has allowed it to. Only increasing oil/energy prices will cause industry to realize this is a finite industry and global food transportation will diminish, hopefully.

There is a self-narrated novel by a couple living somewhere in the Midwest (I think) who made a deal with themselves to only eat food that was grown within a 100 mile radius of their home for a year. They didn’t discard “>100mi” food items they had to start, but even so they essentially starved that year. Their unprecedented experience reads like a novel and is a bit verbose, but is called “Plenty”

An unfortunate consequence of modern industrialization is that we have no option if we want to adhere to what is right for our health, mental satisfaction, local businesses, and environment. Even if one only buys local produce in the market, they are limited to produce. What about the grains, spices, beverages, preserved fruits, and meats that complete a balanced meal? How can one be sure the cattle that produced your milk and flank steak ate a local diet?

Great blog post