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Locavores vs. Distavores I'm sorry that the local-food movement is cramping Joel Stein's style [Jan. 21]. But just because 100 miles (160 km) has been used as an arbitrary procurement distance for p.r. purposes doesn't mean that all people who try to eat locally walk around the supermarket with a GPS unit. I still enjoy bananas and coffee, and I have no problem drinking beer that comes from - gasp! - California. But for me and many others, the point of eating locally is to become more familiar with our food. It's nice to hear a farmer...
...Stein's rant against Locavores only emphasized how some Americans have become spoiled brats. "I want Alaskan salmon, truffles from Europe, a bottle of Beaujolais, a damn pineapple." I want, I want, I want. Considering that two-thirds of our nation's adults are overweight, perhaps a few more carrots and fewer imported bottles of wine are just what the country needs. Nick Jensen, Campbell, California...
...sorry that the local-food movement is cramping Joel Stein's style [Jan. 21]. But just because 100 miles (160 km) has been used as an arbitrary procurement distance doesn't mean that people who try to eat locally walk around the supermarket with a GPS unit. I still enjoy bananas and coffee, and I have no problem drinking beer that comes from?gasp!?California. The point of eating locally is to become more familiar with our food. It's nice to hear a farmer say that my rib-eye steak came from a cow that ate local pasture...
...Stein's rant against Locavores only emphasized how some Americans have become spoiled brats. "I want Alaskan salmon, truffles from Europe, a bottle of Beaujolais, a damn pineapple." I want, I want, I want. Considering that two-thirds of our nation's adults are overweight and our children are facing a shorter life expectancy, perhaps a few more carrots and fewer imported bottles of wine are just what the country needs. Nick Jensen, CAMPBELL, CALIF...
...sympathize with Stein's tongue-in-cheek intolerance of locavore fundamentalism. Avoiding Ethiopian coffee, Italian olive oil and Indian mangoes is a recipe for both a bland and boring diet and harmful, protectionist trade policies. There is no reason we can't eat fresh, local carrots that are seasoned with saffron from across the world. In doing so we blend cultures the way only good eating can. Susan R. Holmberg, NEW YORK CITY...