I once had a professor that instead on keeping a notebook on your night stand, because some of your best ideas are manifested during night time, which is when your brain works on different subconscious levels. It is four o'clock in the morning saturday night (sunday morning), and I was pondering what direction to take in this project.
I'm interested in studying the cost differential between food from local farms (<25 miles), and traditional mass-scale grocery stores. Proponents of local agriculture make a compelling argument to grow your own produce, or obtain your food from a local farm. Produce in traditional grocery stores is often grown in a far away state, and sometimes another country. Two of the most obvious problems with this is; it requires a large amount of petroleum and other resources to transport, and large scale farming is notorious for being environmentally harmful.
I would like to measure the difference in cost between food products purchased at the following three locations:
1) Farmer's Market/Farm store < 25 miles
2) City Market Co-Op
3) Major grocery store (i.e. Shaws, Price Chopper)
Methods
Starting on Saturday, March 21st, I will purchase products only from farmer's markets, or directly from a farm within 25 miles via farm stand or farm store, and record the purchases. Then, I will record the total cost of purchasing a similar "basket of goods" at a major grocery store. I will then analyze the cost differential, as well as my impression on overall food quality/satisfaction. Lastly, I will analyze whether you or not you can tell where your food comes from at a major grocery store, and if so, how far away the food is prepared.
Anyways, this is a late-night concept, but I'm excited by the idea of doing this experiment, and will provide up dates as I go.
Peace!
-Scott
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