Abstract
This chapter takes aim at a sacred cow in alternative food movements: “local.” If practices shape what we care about, then the potential of alternative food movements is not being fully realized by focusing narrowly on local food. After all, foodscapes can be “local,” “close,” and “compact” and still separate people.
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Carolan, M.S. (2017). Spatial Distance versus Social Distance. In: No One Eats Alone. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-806-0_5
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