Food: 1,500 Miles to You?
The meme in the press: “On average, food travels 1,500 miles from farm to plate.” (In the U.S.)
Response from Slate‘s Jane Black: “There’s just one problem. It’s only sort of true—and only if you live in Chicago.”
She tracks down where the number came from, how it’s misused and the implications.
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/17 at 08:22 AM |
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