Recently I was behind a vehicle sporting a bumper sticker that admonished readers to “Eat Local!” Another way of putting that is that people should discriminate against food producers who happen to be located somewhere that isn’t “local.” Well, the driver of that car ought to be free to practice such discrimination if he wishes (as well as to advocate that others do so), but I refuse. I’ll go right on purchasing food that wasn’t produced in Wake County.
Liberty Fund has just published this essay which explains why the “eat local” crusade — and some want to extend it beyond mere admonitions with legislation — is foolish.
