“It’s not backward-thinking to believe that this way is better; rather, it’s insane to think that abandoning regional agriculture is clever. Of course there are cultural reasons for wanting and adoring local food; your cuisine is part of your roots, even if your roots feed many trees, as they do here. Seasonality gives us reasons to celebrate what winter asparagus and spring apples cannot.”
-Mark Bittman, “Local Food: No Elitist Plot”
Yes.
