Talk:Locavores

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probably too close to 'local food' category - but there are some differences, it seems betswiki (talk) 02:38, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

NPOV Dispute
The neutrality of this article is being disputed as it uses phrases like "increasingly important" and "In general the local food is thought by those in the movement to taste better than food that is shipped long distances", with a citation to a personal website. Major revisions are necessary in order to get this article in line with WP standards. Conflict of interest may be involved as well, as major citations link to a personal website. Quod erat demonstrandum 3.14159 (talk) 00:38, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
 * The former phrase "increasingly important" seems to be gone, but the second sentence is still there. If this article is really going to make a claim like that, someone should find a double-blind study to support it. Until then, I'm taking it out. --V2Blast (talk) 20:35, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Afghanistan’s Last Locavores
Many urban Americans idealize “green living” and “slow food.” But few realize that one of the most promising models for sustainable living is not to be found on organic farms in the United States, but in Afghanistan. A majority of its 30 million citizens still grow and process most of the food they consume. They are the ultimate locavores.

During the 12 months I spent as a State Department political adviser in northern Afghanistan, I was dismayed to see that instead of building on Afghanistan’s traditional, labor-intensive agricultural and construction practices, the United States is using many of its aid dollars to transform this fragile agrarian society into a consumer-oriented, mechanized, fossil-fuel-based economy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/opinion/20mcardle.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.89.208.254 (talk) 02:52, 20 June 2011 (UTC)