Originally Posted by gosmsgo

Has anyone ever looked into the small local farmer thing a bit closer.

I have my doubts about it being more fuel efficient. Its true that the average food product has traveled 1500 miles but it also traveled that by train or big truck along with thousands of pounds of other cargo.

Somehow a guy who lives 20 miles outside of town bringing his 15 pounds of corn to the farmers market in his f-150 does not seem that much more fuel efficient if at all.

Its popular though and just like the pruis it helps make people feel better about themselves even though its probably actually worse for the environment.