Food Miles

Definition

Locavores

Fun facts

New Zealand lamb costs more than UK lamb at a restaurant

fertile

People who only buy stuff that is local, and never international

heirloom food

lobbying

Genetically engineered

Minilivestock farming

arachnids

nutritious

spiders and scorpions

Entomophagy

the practice of eating insects

the change

something capable of producing/reproducing life

The act of convincing a group/company to invest in your business

farming small native animals

nourishing food

Food that was commonly grown in the previous centuries, but not made on a large scale

Pros and Cons of Food Miles

Cons

Pros

More extreme weather conditions/natural disasters

Increased global warming

Keeps rural community alive

Will exist for future generation because of the youth

Money can be invested into multiple things such as

Poor/Third world people suffer

Schooling

Business

Charities

Travel

Basic daily needs

Fast food vs Slow food

Fast Food is food made in food chains with a lot of processing done previously and not very nutritious - has a lot of fat.

Slow food