By evaluating the extent to which the locavore movement has influenced society, the reader contemplates how this new tactic grants people the opportunity to eat locally harvested products. Moreover, as a result, the author of this argument relies on articles B and F to analyze the aspects of this new trend by meticulously scrutinizing the effectiveness its nutritional value as well as other aspects influencing the ordeal such as the product’s distance traveled.
Through article B, the author underscores the benefits of the locally grown foods by expounding on how these have a greater level of nutrition for they “travel shorter distances;” however, the author brings a counterargument that states that a person does not necessarily need to eat locally in order to be healthy. Since many any, or most, “global megamart[s]” can provide the human body with an equal nutritional value, to engage in a locavore lifestyle by eating right from farms is not of imperative need. Furthermore, in order to reinforce and sustain the credibility of his argument, the author incorporates the views of Marion Nestle, a dietician and college professor, to create his line of…show more content… On the other hand, the author enables his line of reasoning by integrating evidence from a UK-based International Society to showcase how the new locavore movement may or may not be necessarily convenient for the new “modern urbanized societies.” Accordingly, the author reinforces his argument by declaring that even those who truly wish to participate in the locavore movement, simply cannot for the “industrial quantities of fresh produce,” are found many miles away; therefore, many are forced to question what it truly means to eat locally, when mass marketer companies such as Wal-Mart incorporate products from local