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Originally Posted by Astrocat
The first question to be considered would be "is it possible to have a workable food-miles scheme among the general populace, which is also meaningful enough to be worth having ?"
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I don't see why not. As long as it is acceptable to the majority of consumers then it is workable. Obviously there will be disagreements about what constitutes local, even once a scheme is put in place.
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Originally Posted by Astrocat
If a company is in Wick and has produce flown to Kirkwall via air..... then that produce is surely no less "local" , than if the same company sent the same produce across the Pentland Channel on the ferry.
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The whole ethos of local food is not the mileage, but the transportation involved I think. I imagine that most people wouldn't approve of unnecessary flights, but this isn't really a big issue for local food.
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Originally Posted by Astrocat
Would you consider their opinion on local produce to be acceptable ?
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Thirty miles isn't a very large area.