Green Daily

Kim Severson writes in the New York Times about one of the newest trends for locavores: having someone else grow your own vegetables. In your yard. Or having locally produced food delivered to your doorstep, or better, your cubicle.

Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle gave readers just a taste of how difficult growing, raising, and preparing local foods can be--which is duly noted by Severson in her article. Despite all the effort involved in eating locally, whether diners seek food raised in their neighborhood or within a 200 mile radius of their homes, not everyone thinks that local eating is the most efficient use of the world's food growing potential. But efficiency is one area the "lazy" locavores may have hit right on; when organic farmers come to you, they are probably much more prepared to successfully grow your vegetables.

The idea of community gardening, farm shares, and even cowshares evokes for many the idea of interacting with neighbors. But, like the idea of buying carbon credits for long-distance plane rides, it makes me wonder: can we buy our way out of unsustainable living?