Question

Explain why the situation below fails to meet the definition of a local food supply chain.

Situation: Farmer Stephens grows his arugula in Minnesota. He uses sustainable and organic farming methods. He sells it at a local farmer’s market. He is delighted when he sells the bulk of his crop to a young man who says he has a restaurant. That young man drives the arugula two hundred miles to the airport where it is flown to a gourmet restaurant in Miami.

Answer 1

When the product is transferred over 200 miles and flown to a different location then it does not meet the criteria to still be considered locally supplied food.

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