{"id":1972,"date":"2012-06-18T21:37:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T01:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2012-06-18T22:07:44","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T02:07:44","slug":"the-locavores-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/the-locavores-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Locavore\u2019s Dilemma”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>The authors are Pierre Desrochers<\/a> and Hiroko Shimizu<\/a> (husband and wife), and the subtitle is In Praise of the 10,000 Mile Diet<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n

The publisher’s page<\/a> summarizes it thus:<\/p>\n

Today’s food activists think that “sustainable farming” and “eating local” are the way to solve a host of perceived problems with our modern food supply system. But after a thorough review of the evidence, Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu have concluded that these claims are mistaken.<\/p>\n

In The Locavore’s Dilemma<\/em> they explain the history, science, and economics of food supply to reveal what locavores miss or misunderstand: the real environmental impacts of agricultural production; the drudgery of subsistence farming; and the essential role large-scale, industrial producers play in making food more available, varied, affordable, and nutritionally rich than ever before in history.<\/p>\n

They show how eliminating agriculture subsidies and opening up international trade, not reducing food miles, is the real route to sustainability; and why eating globally, not only locally, is the way to save the planet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I very much enjoyed reading the book, you can order a copy here<\/a>. For the pointer I thank Daniel Klein.<\/p>\n

Originally posted on Marginal Revolution<\/em> – click to see comments and suggestions.<\/a><\/p>\n