It is interesting to note the discussion that is happening, particularly from the USA, about locavorianism. This is a really interesting and intelligent discussion with the guy who also wrote this
Basically James McWilliams’ point is that local food might not be the most energy efficient if you take into account the whole lifecycle [...]
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January 23, 2008
intelligent locavorian criticism
January 10, 2008
the ethics of local food
So, how do we assess the importance and contribution of food miles (ie how far food has travelled to get to our plate) to our patterns of unsustainable living? Is eating local worth the effort when we could be supporting destitute farmers by buying Fairtrade versions of the same food?
According to a report [...]
January 5, 2008
food miles for apple juices
Lets compare apple juices.
I am using figures from the CO2 Emissions from Freight Transport in the UK: Report prepared for the Climate Change Working Group
of the Commission for Integrated Transport by Professor Alan McKinnon
HGV transport: 138 g per tonne-km
Van transport: 360 g per tonne-km
International sea transport: 7 gm per tonne-km (although this varies a [...]
