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"Should you be a locavore?" asks U. of Cal. at Berkeley, Wellness Letter, July, 2009.
"One of the hot issues in food shopping these days is locally grown food ...
a locavore is one who eats only food grown within a radius of 100 miles."
Sorry Folks, the lower U. S. 48 states' regions are too varied and complex for a 100 mile
limitation, unless it applies only to the "garden spots". The lower 48 states contain about
340 million acres of "cropland", which includes "harvested, crop failure, and cultivated
summer fallow". "Total agricultural land" is 1171 million acres, while "Total non-ag. land"
is 723 million acres - ( Year-2003 statistics). There's lots of room for "home grown",
but the "radius definition" requires regional and logistical adjustments.
The article mentions the inconsistencies of Locavore. "Locally grown fruits and vegetables picked just before you eat them will almost certainly taste better than those shipped 2000 miles. and if you buy only local, variety will be limited most of the year..Frozen and even canned fruits and vegetables are nutritious too. In conclusion, a "Word to the Wise - One sure way to cut carbon emissions while improving your health : Eat less red meat. Beef is the most
environmentally expensive food of all. According to Scientific American, "producing the annual beef diet of the average American emits as much greenhouse gas as a car driving more than 1,800 miles."
Wildegeest Foundation's EarthWise Farm, located on Bogue Sound within a mile of the Atlantic Ocean, can readily exceed the expectations of LOCAVORES. When the "one hundred mile radius is swung full circle, one-half of the encompassed area to the south is a prolific source of nutritious seafoods, and the coastal land to the north grows a wide variety of vegetables. Soon we will issue an Email bulletin regarding the farm's 2009 season, and how its production can help provide a meaningful life for persons past fifty.
WILDEGEEST FOUNDATION - http://www.wildegeestfoundation.org/
"Should you be a locavore?" asks U. of Cal. at Berkeley, Wellness Letter, July, 2009.
"One of the hot issues in food shopping these days is locally grown food ...
a locavore is one who eats only food grown within a radius of 100 miles."
Sorry Folks, the lower U. S. 48 states' regions are too varied and complex for a 100 mile
limitation, unless it applies only to the "garden spots". The lower 48 states contain about
340 million acres of "cropland", which includes "harvested, crop failure, and cultivated
summer fallow". "Total agricultural land" is 1171 million acres, while "Total non-ag. land"
is 723 million acres - ( Year-2003 statistics). There's lots of room for "home grown",
but the "radius definition" requires regional and logistical adjustments.
The article mentions the inconsistencies of Locavore. "Locally grown fruits and vegetables picked just before you eat them will almost certainly taste better than those shipped 2000 miles. and if you buy only local, variety will be limited most of the year..Frozen and even canned fruits and vegetables are nutritious too. In conclusion, a "Word to the Wise - One sure way to cut carbon emissions while improving your health : Eat less red meat. Beef is the most
environmentally expensive food of all. According to Scientific American, "producing the annual beef diet of the average American emits as much greenhouse gas as a car driving more than 1,800 miles."
Wildegeest Foundation's EarthWise Farm, located on Bogue Sound within a mile of the Atlantic Ocean, can readily exceed the expectations of LOCAVORES. When the "one hundred mile radius is swung full circle, one-half of the encompassed area to the south is a prolific source of nutritious seafoods, and the coastal land to the north grows a wide variety of vegetables. Soon we will issue an Email bulletin regarding the farm's 2009 season, and how its production can help provide a meaningful life for persons past fifty.
WILDEGEEST FOUNDATION - http://www.wildegeestfoundation.org/
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It sure doesn't hurt to try and eat local, even if you can't do it all the time.
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