http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/29/animated-infographics-for-the-eat-local-eat-real-campaign/ Strength in Numbers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:09:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/29/animated-infographics-for-the-eat-local-eat-real-campaign/#comment-32403 Pat McComb Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:49:27 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2338#comment-32403 From the conflicting and various locavore arguments, this seems extremely oversimplified. The visual technique is brilliant. But the rapid-fire presentation discourages critical thought. From the conflicting and various locavore arguments, this seems extremely oversimplified.
The visual technique is brilliant. But the rapid-fire presentation discourages critical thought.

]]> http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/29/animated-infographics-for-the-eat-local-eat-real-campaign/#comment-32133 julie Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:08:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2338#comment-32133 There is of course the issue of pesticides when foods are grown in difficult climates. This is why I only prefer local that is organic. If I can support organic agriculture around the world, that is the thing to do, and maybe the US will have no excuse to dump corn if people can make profit of doing a good job growing healthy food. There is of course the issue of pesticides when foods are grown in difficult climates. This is why I only prefer local that is organic. If I can support organic agriculture around the world, that is the thing to do, and maybe the US will have no excuse to dump corn if people can make profit of doing a good job growing healthy food.

]]> http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/29/animated-infographics-for-the-eat-local-eat-real-campaign/#comment-32113 lilagrün.de: design:desire:mood Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:39:43 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2338#comment-32113 [...] Acker aus China. In Deutschland sieht das aber nicht grundlegend anders aus! Gugst du hier. via Flowing Data. Related posts:Bessere Bildung Deutschland protestiert für bessere Bildung und DYT berichtet [...] [...] Acker aus China. In Deutschland sieht das aber nicht grundlegend anders aus! Gugst du hier. via Flowing Data. Related posts:Bessere Bildung Deutschland protestiert für bessere Bildung und DYT berichtet [...]

]]> http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/29/animated-infographics-for-the-eat-local-eat-real-campaign/#comment-32108 Eric Cherry Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:13:39 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2338#comment-32108 Very nicely crafted piece from the technical, content and presentation perspectives. It illustrates one of the many complex systems in our local and global economy, and how most of us are so unaware of the source of our daily bread, so to speak. Presuming that the figures are either accurate or close to actuality, it shows how quickly trends in one area (growth of imports) can impact or interact with others (local farm decline, transportation economics). What would happen to Canadian or US food prices and availability if there were a serious disruption in the global transportation network (e.g. fuel cost/availability)? Very nicely crafted piece from the technical, content and presentation perspectives. It illustrates one of the many complex systems in our local and global economy, and how most of us are so unaware of the source of our daily bread, so to speak. Presuming that the figures are either accurate or close to actuality, it shows how quickly trends in one area (growth of imports) can impact or interact with others (local farm decline, transportation economics). What would happen to Canadian or US food prices and availability if there were a serious disruption in the global transportation network (e.g. fuel cost/availability)?

]]> http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/29/animated-infographics-for-the-eat-local-eat-real-campaign/#comment-32104 Steve Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:13:12 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2338#comment-32104 They information they presented might be fair and irrefutable, but what about information they didn't share? For example, how much food comes from the U.S.? Maybe it is small. But a huge percentage of Canadians (don't remember the number, but it is high) live 100 miles or less from American borders. I would think of food coming from some places in the U.S. as "local". They information they presented might be fair and irrefutable, but what about information they didn’t share? For example, how much food comes from the U.S.? Maybe it is small. But a huge percentage of Canadians (don’t remember the number, but it is high) live 100 miles or less from American borders. I would think of food coming from some places in the U.S. as “local”.

]]> http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/29/animated-infographics-for-the-eat-local-eat-real-campaign/#comment-32099 Glen Barnes Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:32:47 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2338#comment-32099 While I agree somewhat simply taking 'food miles' as a measure is flawed. New Zealand is the second most efficient country at producing lamb meat (we've just been overtaken by Argentina I believe). The real environmental cost of growing, processing and then shipping lamb meat from New Zealand to the UK is still better than producing the same product in the UK and trucking it to the markets there due to our farming methods being far more efficient. While I agree somewhat simply taking ‘food miles’ as a measure is flawed. New Zealand is the second most efficient country at producing lamb meat (we’ve just been overtaken by Argentina I believe). The real environmental cost of growing, processing and then shipping lamb meat from New Zealand to the UK is still better than producing the same product in the UK and trucking it to the markets there due to our farming methods being far more efficient.

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