Comments on: Transparent vs. Local http://www.franciscanfamilyfarms.com/2009/04/03/transparent-vs-local/ No hormones. No antibiotics. No subsidies. Just real food for real people. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yeoman http://www.franciscanfamilyfarms.com/2009/04/03/transparent-vs-local/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Yeoman Sun, 10 May 2009 12:26:48 +0000 http://www.franciscanfamilyfarms.com/?p=239#comment-190 Let's not give up on "local" just yet. How about "local and transparent"? Sort of gets the message across, and takes a shot at those misusing the term. I worry a bit about the 20 mile definition, however. I live in the rural west. I drove 300 miles yesterday, one way, to pick up some things I couldn't get here in town. I thought I was being local. And if I stick to really local food, I'm going to have to re-establish my large garden (which I'd love to do), but which I haven't had time to do in several years, darn it. Let’s not give up on “local” just yet. How about “local and transparent”? Sort of gets the message across, and takes a shot at those misusing the term.

I worry a bit about the 20 mile definition, however. I live in the rural west. I drove 300 miles yesterday, one way, to pick up some things I couldn’t get here in town. I thought I was being local. And if I stick to really local food, I’m going to have to re-establish my large garden (which I’d love to do), but which I haven’t had time to do in several years, darn it.

]]> By: Jonny http://www.franciscanfamilyfarms.com/2009/04/03/transparent-vs-local/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Jonny Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:42:15 +0000 http://www.franciscanfamilyfarms.com/?p=239#comment-183 We are going to grow some tomatoes this summer for self-consumption and for friends. The tomatoes will obviously be local, but those friends are not necessarily invited to come in my house and study my bookshelves. As a result, I am adopting an even newer term: "translucent" heirloom tomatoes. We are going to grow some tomatoes this summer for self-consumption and for friends. The tomatoes will obviously be local, but those friends are not necessarily invited to come in my house and study my bookshelves. As a result, I am adopting an even newer term: “translucent” heirloom tomatoes.

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