How is buying your food via a local food system different from buying from the agribizness supermarket corporations?
Typically, Oklahoman’s go to grocery stores several times a week. Many people do not plan meals more than a few days in advance, and everybody is increasingly hooked on quick fix meals, a/k/a “supermarket fast food.” Just dump the bag in boiling water or put the tray in the microwave and voila, instant gratification dinner. Most people have no idea how much food they buy and eat in a year. Growing a local food system requires some changes in this thoughtless way of thinking and doing food. Putting taste, nutrition, and food safety issues aside for a moment, and concentrating on the basic way a local food system works, the basic difference from the consumer’s point of view is that more attention is paid to buying supplies of basic foods which are then processed for future eating or cooked at home for tasty and nutritious meals.
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