posted by Savanah on Sep 1
Local and global have their places in our modern world but perhaps we have become too global and not local enough. Or at least not local enough in the right ways. Knowing each other as in knowing each others cultures is a wonderful thing and something made easier by innovations in these modern times. The ability to come to greater understanding for each other is a great gift of globalization. On the local side supporting local business and local farmers keeping the goods and services used as local as possible benefits all. Keep strong local economies creates individual interdependence with out the control of the corporation. This interdependence is the community we seem to be missing in these modern times. The concept of eating in season is lost today. Tomato’s are available all year round anywhere in the world where people can afford them. This is true for most fruits and vegetables today. Sometimes the produce is produced and shipped from a region where the product cannot be consumed due to it not being affordable locally. This has an enormous impact on the planet. The carbon imprint of an apple from South America to be brought to the United State in June. The awareness of the importance of local and regional production can be seen in the raise of farmers marketsaround the United States. Where in India a short walk from Mumbai Bombay hotel is a market bustling with locally produced and grown goods. These markets feature the work of local artisans and craters as well as the bounty of locally grown produce from small farmers. The increase in this is fueling the growth of small farms and cottage industries. This helps to empower people to be independent yet interdependent within the community in which the goods and services are exchanged.
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