Before the Industrial Revolution in the early 20th century, many Americans were farmers that created food product then sold them in the local market. However in the 1900’s, people shifted from buying food locally to buying food that was produced from all around the world. Now, acknowledging the disadvantages from buying food in the global market, lots of Americans are starting to go back to purchasing food products that were harvested locally, this is called the “locavore” movement. While the locavore movement brings the consumers healthy and fresh food, this movement also damages, alters the global economy and hurts the farmers worldwide, it also is difficult to practice.

The locavore movement brings many health benefits to the consumers. Locally grown food products contain much more nutritional value than non-locally grown food products shipped over the world. Food at the local market was picked within the 24-hour period (Maiser), which means several things. First, the food has less susceptibility to contamination (Maiser). Since locally grown food travels less distance from the farm to the buyers than the same product ships from another country, Locally grown food will have a much lower chance of carrying diseases or harmful contamination. Second, food products that travel less distance has less time to lose their nutritional values (Smith and MacKinnon). This means that buying food locally will ensure the consumers to have food that has high nutritional values, however a person making smart choices on the global market can still easily meet the body’s need. Third, fresh produce tastes better, many consumers believe in better tasting food than healthier food, so buying food locally is a win-win situation, the food is guaranteed to taste good and at the same time contain tons of nutrients.

While the locavore movement offers nutritious and fresh produce, it