Notable & Quotable
Hirohito Shimizu in
"The Locavore's Dilema: In Praise of the 10,000 Mile Diet" (2012):
Despite our current economic woes, we have almost vanquished famine. Most of us live longer, healthier, safer, and more enjoyable lives than previous generations. It seems incumbent upon us to put forward some constructive proposals to improve the global food supply chain rather than turn back the clock to some imagined era of pastoral bliss that most people escaped from when given the opportunity. Growing more and better quality food, and doing so ever more efficiently, healthily, safely, and sustainably is what we should aim for.
Food consumption is in everybody's and the planet's best interest. It is my hope that "Buy Local" will soon be replaced by the more desirable slogan, "Buy Global - The Planet Is Our Garden!"
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