Aaron Delos Santos

AP English 11
Locavore

Go green. Save the planet. Be healthy and become a better person.

That is what the locavore movement has society thinking. While many
believe in this locavore movement because it is believed that it is better for
people and the environment, in reality, the theory is really just impractical
because under the idea, there are many misconceptions.
As others trust the locavore idea, in reality, it makes more sense to
import foods rather than to attempt to grow local foods. It is true that
according to McWilliams (source C), the local farmers are supported and thus
strengthen the community, however, people do not comprehend that this
also hurts farmers not from the area. If English consumers did not buy from
Kenya, then in that moment, the livelihood of 1.5million sub-Saharan farmers
are threatened. Applying that to the US soil, the locavore movement put
huge stress on farmers not in the societies that already put this theory into
practice. Farmers around the world make a living from selling goods to far of
communities and the fact that the movement threatens their livelihood thus
proves the locavore theory is not a healthy choice for societies to adopt.
Although it is believed that the theory of locavorism (source F) is
great, in reality, its proven to be difficult in practice. People around the world
have various definitions of local. Local might be defined as the store down
the street or might mean within the radius of 50 miles. Locavorism is meant
to eliminate all that distant needed to be traveled but the distances are
inconsistent. Although its true that the food is fresher, the idea of preserving
the environment is thrown out considering the distance required to travel to
acquire the food. Source G captures the picture of the ideal in the best
manner. As the penguin travels only one mile to grab food, it emphasizes the
idea that its more practical to buy food from the super market. The fact that
the characters are animals greatly emphasize that the traditional
supermarket is better for the environment. As people travel various
distances for their fresh food, they are doing nothing better for the
environment, and thus shooting down the idea of the locavore movement.
If the locavore theory is continued to be practiced, farmers around the
world will be damaged. The environment will be in an even worst position
than it is now. The movement will cause the world to dig deeper and deeper
into bigger problems.