tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191962993642362228.post5566021581116181327..comments2023-09-13T09:37:38.880-04:00Comments on Conversations: Local Food, Local HungerErwin de Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924372969851877627noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191962993642362228.post-2681429139701599922008-08-03T08:00:00.000-04:002008-08-03T08:00:00.000-04:00In response to this post, Tom E. wrote on Facebook...In response to this post, Tom E. wrote on Facebook: <BR/>"You make some interesting points, Erwin. It's unfortunate that a lot of the publicity that has attached to the locavore movement in this country has focused on what I would call "locavoraciousness," local eating for self-centered reasons (e.g. it's chic, it tastes better, it's less expensive), as opposed to "locavory," local eating for other-centered reasons (e.g. it's more sustainable, less energy-intensive, more environmentally friendly). This neglects the critical point that locavory can also be a political act that is not captured fully by reductionist economic analysis and that, if practiced more widely, could have a significant impact on maldistribution and outright waste of food. I don't want to go off on a rant about our misshapen global food market, but I do believe that if more people thought more about where their food was coming from, they might also think more about where other people's lack of food is coming from."Erwin de Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924372969851877627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191962993642362228.post-15292405719316293632008-07-23T21:50:00.000-04:002008-07-23T21:50:00.000-04:00One cool thing I see every week at the Rockville F...One cool thing I see every week at the Rockville Farmers Market is a table set up by Manna (the Montgomery County Food Bank). The idea is to buy a little more than you need from the farmers and donate the excess produce to Manna. You feel doubly rewarded to support the farmers and Manna and the Manna recipients receive the same actually fresh produce the rest of us can enjoy.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504558483661843234noreply@blogger.com