The Locavore Movement In Alex Hallatt's 'Arctic Circle'
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Locavorism proves to be an extencially beneficial dietary option to local economies and overall health of the consumer yet there is a major issue with regards to this decision, this being the vast amount of ignorance of the consumer towards the entirety of the locavore movement, which must be taken into consideration before communities decide to adopt locavorism into their areas. As is best illustrated in Alex Hallatt’s environmentally themed comic trip “Arctic Circle”, one central point of ignorance towards the locavore movement is the ambiguity of the term “local”. What exactly is local? In the comic strip the author depicts a conversation between an arctic hare and a penguin, the hare explains that if the penguin want to “eat better for