In an essay that’s a must-read for anyone confused by the dictates of modern “locally-grown” food zealots (the Chefs Collaborative comes to mind, along with a host of organic food activists), Reason Magazine’s Ron Bailey writes: “I don’t care where my food comes from. And neither should you.”
Bailey argues that his farmhouse upbringing, in which his family salted their own hams and “knew the names of the pigs and cows” that became lunches and dinners, makes him “cherish modern grocery stores and restaurants.”
Perhaps, someday, that will be enough. In the meantime, consider Bailey’s final words: “Eating shouldn’t be a moral duty; it should be a pleasure.”