In general I agree with the sentiment of your message Tim. Buy local is my motto.
Most of the produce in the local grocery stores is local, meaning grown in Western Australia. But consider this, the state of Western Australia is about 2 500 000 sq km (admittedly most of it is desert) as opposed to Norway's 324 000 sq km. If you want fresh fruit & vegetables, particularly in the winter months, it has to be transported from the North of the state. To put it into scale: <http://www.wilmap.com.au/ausmaps/wamap.html> I live in Perth in the south. Quite a bit of the fresh produce is grown in Carnarvon (halfway up the coast) about a 12-15 hour drive away. The high fuel prices are having a direct effect on the cost of food around here. Dave S. On 4/28/06, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't have time for a large debate, I'm going away, but I just have to get this off my chest: And who says we _have_ to transport our daily life goods around the globe? IMO, doing that is plain stupidity. Buy local food slow food. I try to live by that slogan, but it is near impossible. Ok, some goods can't be produced locally, coffee, cameras and a few other essential goods. But most goods can, we know it, but we simply ignore it. This is because many of us don't care about what we do to Mother Earth. (I'm not accusing any specific persons, please have that in mind). Sorry about this political outburst. Let me add a little friendly :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
