Going the extra mile for local food?

The Gurgling Cod has been accused in the past of being a bad reader, so I may be wrong about this, but this DI/DO feature about how more and more chefs have to woo local farmers because of the competition for good ingredients seems to suggest an enormous irony:

Beyond this, given the explosion of farmers’ markets, ingredient-hungry chefs have to travel farther to get what they want, said Mr. Mishanec. It can be easier for small growers to sell in farmers’ markets for immediate cash — and often more per pound — than extending restaurants credit for 30 days, said Jim Barber, whose family has inhabited the Middleburgh farm for 153 years. John Magazino, president of Primizie Fine Foods in the Bronx, a high-end produce supplier, said that increasingly “many restaurants now have to work with farmers outside the band of the Greenmarkets.”

So if I am correct, the popularity of local food means that chefs have to range farther and farther afield to find local food? Fascinating!

Comments

[Jay Porter]

I'm too lazy to read the whole article and see if it's in context, but definitely as a standalone idea that snippet is lame.

The idea behind restaurants and at-home buyers supporting local farms is that, as the market for thoughtfully grown local produce grows, the number of farmers who grow it will in turn also grow. And then there will be more good food for everyone, it will start to cost less, etc.

Assuming that the number of great local farms is already maxed out, is fairly indicative of how poorly Americans (definitely including journalists) understand the food supply.

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Who can say? We are fully distracted by thoughts of waltzing into the store when it opens and buying a few things without having to wait in or shop around a long line that wraps around the store.

[beco gemini]

The idea behind restaurants and at-home buyers supporting local farms is that, as the market for thoughtfully grown local produce grows, the number of farmers who grow it will in turn also grow.