The local food movement is demonstrating what can happen when you shorten distances: you encourage a shift from monoculture to diversification on the… - Helena Norberg-Hodge

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The local food movement is demonstrating what can happen when you shorten distances: you encourage a shift from monoculture to diversification on the land; you reduce the energy consumption, the packaging, the refrigeration, and the waste; you provide healthier food at a reasonable price; and you have healthier, more prosperous farming communities.

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About Helena Norberg-Hodge

Helena Norberg-Hodge (born February 1946) is an author, film producer, an outspoken critic of economic globalization, a leading proponent of localization as an antidote to the problems arising from globalization, and the founder and director of Local Futures.

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