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Just food where locavores get it wrong and how we can truly eat responsibly

A provocative response to mixed messages surrounding the "locally grown" movement challenges popular opinions about the nutritional and environmental realities of food, revealing such information as the superior energy efficiency of imported tomatoes and the greater sustainability of farm-raised fre...

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Main Author: McWilliams, James E.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Food habits > Moral and ethical aspects.
Food preferences > Moral and ethical aspects.
Food industry and trade > Moral and ethical aspects.
Natural foods.
Organic living.
Environmental ethics.
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Summary:A provocative response to mixed messages surrounding the "locally grown" movement challenges popular opinions about the nutritional and environmental realities of food, revealing such information as the superior energy efficiency of imported tomatoes and the greater sustainability of farm-raised freshwater fish.
Physical Description:viii, 258 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780316033749
031603374X
Author Notes:James McWilliams is an associate professor of history at Texas State University.He was a fellow at Yale University's Agrarian Studies Program, and is the author of three previous books. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times.He lives in Austin, Texas.

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