Maybe, but "locally" would be defined differently in each local. ie I
live in Maxville, Florida, so I would consider locally within a mile
or two of the center of my village, however politically I am part of
Jacksonville, Florida, which anexed about 1000 square miles, about 40
years ago making it one of the world's largest cities in land area.
Most of the tiny isolated rural villages still think of themselves as
separate communities. A few tons of food are produced within the
Maxville reduced speed area, mostly consumed by local residents and
people who buy from the vegetable stands along the roads, who may eat
the food in Savanah, Georgia or even farther away. Perhaps 70% of the
food sold in these stands was purchased at a farmer's market in an
adjacent county, so it perhaps should not be considered local.
A wild guess is one percent of the food produced locally is eaten
locally in the USA, but that could jump to 50% if you wish to consider
all of the USA as one local. Neil |
