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The Rise of the Locavore Movement

 

            The Locavore movement began in San Francisco when four women decided to promote a theory in which eating foods that were only grown or produced within a 100 mile radius would create a sustainable food system within the city. In 2005 these four women challenged themselves, others in the Bay area, and the world to eat only local foods for one month (Trimarchi). Since then this movement has become a developing trend throughout several cities around the world. Los Angeles residents should participate and take more interest in the locavore movement. By a decision to eat locally grown or locally produced products as much as possible, locavore advocates claim that buying local products consist of fresh seasonal food with a higher nutritional value that leads to a healthier life, reduces pollution that transportation creates, and helps grow the local economy.
             Locavores state that eating locally grown food supports farmers and small business in their communities. Locavores enrich their local economies. A dollar spent locally generates twice as much income for the local economy (Maiser). This is a significant amount of money that many people are frivolously giving away to multi-million corporations that could be spent helping out local economies. James McWilliams a journalist for Forbes.com implies in an article he wrote called "On My Mind: The Locavore Myth" that buying local threatens small farms elsewhere in the world (1). This assumption ignores that if everyone bought local food, everyone's local economy would improve. Several of farms go out of business or sell out to the real estate developers because they cannot make a living. Buying locally creates more jobs and helps support family farms. For many consumers there can be an increase in the amount of money that will be spent on food, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Many locavores are glad to pay a little more to support the local farmer's experiment with their crops each year.


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