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Grow locally, manufacture locally
Manufacturing a new economy |
Jon Rynn |
31 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| If we eat food from local sources, we can decrease our ecological footprint, reduce carbon emissions, and eat better food. In addition, any society that cannot produce its own food is vulnerable, as it cannot create one of society's main sources of wealth. It just makes sense to grow food locally. The same principles apply to manufacturing. Grow locally, eat locally; more generally, consume locally, produce locally. In the case of manufacturing, "produc ... |
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| Topics: business, consumerism, green jobs (all these topics) |
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