My Locavorism Experience

Locavores consume only locally grown foods in an effort to reduce their carbon footprints and lose weight, among other reasons. The popularity of locavorism has grown dramatically over the last decade, and its merits are extolled by scientists and ordinary consumers alike. The locavore movement seems to be indisputably beneficial to the environment, the economy, and to consumer health, yet close examination of its common tenets reveals issues which should be taken into account before beginning a locavore diet.

This project could have been kicked off with a bang. Amber Briggs could have focused on five areas to improve her kick-off meeting. By not conducting research on similar projects, to lack of involvement by senior management at the meeting, to the location selected for the kick-off meeting, to delivering too much information about budgeting, and finally, failing to create and send a formal agenda prior to the meeting, Amber Briggs is now struggling for a whimper.

In the introduction to “The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Our National Eating Disorder,” author Michael Pollan argues that many American’s in today’s contemporary society have lost touch with where their food comes from and which foods actually are nutritious. We have become an unaware society and allowed our daily simple routine of eating healthy meals to become a complex mess of fear for being unhealthy. I feel that Pollan is making an effective argument in stating his beliefs and factual knowledge on the confused relationship our nation has with food by using factual knowledge and evidence to persuade the audience that he is credible.

As a team, we did not work overly well together as we duplicated much of our work, had significant disagreements regarding our answers and still ended up with incorrect answers. Essentially, we inadvertently modelled a Decision-Making Authority model but failed to be economically rational.

The beginning of the assignment started off bad but ended on a positive note. As the deadline drew closer, the group members were forced to find a common ground in regards to the specific time the group discussions would be conducted. To address the lack of communication, Marcelo, one of the group members, laid out the goal we needed to complete. After this was done the project fell into place and was competed on

The locavore movement is a powerful and extremely healthy movement; it cuts down on transportation, supports a town’s economy, and helps encourage society to consume healthier foods. It is a powerful movement that would be great to the community in many ways. It would not just benefit some people in the community but everybody individually. It is also an amazing way to bring the people in the community together.

How would you feel about only eating the food that is 100 miles within the distance that you live? Would you be able to do it every single day? Within 100 miles of where you currently living, do you have access to fresh meat products, seafood, dairy products, fresh fruit, and vegetables products? If you drink coffee, are coffee beans readily available within that area? What about chocolate or coco, are coco beans grown nearby? Are you in an area where corn and wheat are grown where you can produce all the carbohydrates like cereal, bread, and pastries that you consume regularly? What about sugar cane or sugar beats, the main sources of sugar used in soda, candy, and other sweet products? Locavores are people who only eat local food that is grown within a 100 miles from where they live. What effect does this have on people who come to visit and have to eat food that is only local food? In the article “The Locavore’s Dilemma,” author Christophe Pelletire’s skillful presentation of his ethos overshadows his less successful portrayal of pathos for locavores and logos concerning the topic about locavores. Pelletire shows his pathos for the quality of food, shows ethos by giving the readers many examples of the types of resources people would lose, and shows his logos by providing his story with data he collected while physically living in Vancouver.

A project from humble beginnings, the desire for local food products continues to grow as public opinion sways towards finding alternatives to large-scale farming manufacturers. Their minds are in the right place, regarding the flow of local economics and community unity. Notwithstanding, misinformation and contradictions have plagued the movement from the beginning. It is a movement propped up by lies and superstition.

Does the origin of where our food is being produced really matter? Is there actually a difference between locally produced food and food bought from supermarkets? How can one truly find a difference? Locavores, question this issue by providing reasons as to why one should join this movement. The locavore movement has become a progressing trend, which many people choose to follow around the world. A locavore is somebody who prefers to eat locally grown products rather than products sold in supermarkets. They believe that food grown locally is more nutritious, better in taste and greatly supports the community. However, what most people do not realize is the negative impact it has on a

I picked up a sweet, fresh, bright red apple at the farmer's market. The tangy smell of the apple makes me hungry, knowing I’m getting the freshest and most nutritious apple. Though is it really any different from the apple grown 300 miles away? The locavores are people who decided to eat locally grown produce, this has become known as the locavore movement and is quickly becoming widespread among more people. But, is a locavore movement really needed? The fact is, there is no difference between local produce and produce that was grown hundreds of miles away. The locavore movement may not make a huge difference.

the well-being of people across the globe, the locavorism movement claims to provide a much

Every Tuesday, of every summer a local foods market pops up in Thiensville, Wisconsin just a ten minute drive away. Every week my friends and I go at lunchtime to eat food grown on local farms. Fruits and vegetables of every color and every flavor. Juices and tea made from local herbs. Even an ice cream truck made with local dairy products. The locavore movement in all it’s glory. I am proud to be a proponent of a movement that has gained so much popularity in past years. Although locavore practices have proven to be difficult to maintain and unpredictable in production, the widely popular movement has incited change resulting in healthier eating practices along with profitable advancements for the local economy.

In theory, locavorism is designed to establish stable, sustainable food economies in many communities throughout the nation. While conducting business with large, out-of-town corporations takes money out of local economies, buying and selling local goods generate money for local economies (Source A). With the federal government investing billions of dollars “in the health and nutrition of American children”, the small farmers, who grow the majority of local products appearing in supermarkets, will be able to contribute to their communities’ internal cash flows for years by expanding their access to farmers markets and locally grown produce. (Source E). Finally, in addition to creating jobs at a local level, a locally sourced food economy cuts

The Western Diet mainly consists of fried foods, refined grains, sugar, high carbohydrate and fats, and meats (3). It has been hypothesized that having a Western Diet increases one’s chances for developing depression. There has been a great deal of research into why the western diet increase’s one chance of having depression. A common sense reason maybe that the Western Diet consisted of large amounts carbohydrates, fats and sugars which promotes obesity and then causes depression (1). More scientific evidence suggest that having a improper diet like the Western Diet negatively affects peripheral and central dopamine, which are neurotransmitters (chemical which transmit signals across the synapse from the nerve cell to the target cell)

When the project was first introduced, I was not happy and thought that it was just going to be another boring project, but as we continued to work and I began to understand the project better, it became much more interesting and I ended up really enjoying the process. I was in the social sciences group and at first, my group and I thought it was going to be easy, but the more we worked and talked to other groups, the more complicated it started to become. We realized that there are lots and lots of pieces that must fit together to form a perfect society. We really struggled with the other groups because they all disagreed with us including mentally ill and none of the groups were very understanding about our needs. They all asked “why do we