I was in the grocery store in Oskaloosa, Iowa this past week and saw “local” apples for sale from Sparta, Michigan. “Local” was from 480 miles away, a 7 1/2 hour drive from said store, on land east and north of Chicago. This, my friends, is not local.
Love this column, Beth. First of all, I adore apples, but have been disturbed by misuse of the word local as a marketing tool. Thanks for sharing.
an apple a day keeps the doctor away.....a genuine, local apple a day keeps large corporate farmers away