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🗓️ 14 July 2009
⏱️ 16 minutes
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The idea of locally grown produce as nowhere near as green as its proponents seem to think it is.
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0:00.0 | Here on Skeptoid, I try hard to step on everyone's sacred cow at least once in a while. |
0:09.4 | After all, none of us are immune to broken thought processes. |
0:13.5 | Many today enjoy their locally grown produce because they perceive that it has less environmental |
0:19.2 | impact. |
0:20.2 | Well unfortunately, the surprising truth is nearly the exact opposite. |
0:25.5 | Local deliveries and deficiencies of scale turn out to be mortal enemies. |
0:31.7 | Locally grown produce is today on Skeptoid. |
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1:29.0 | Locally grown produce Today we're going to be politically incorrect |
1:33.6 | again and point our skeptical eye at another sacred cow. |
1:38.9 | Locally grown produce. |
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