Grown in your backyard, but not by you…

I found this interesting article about locavore’s and thought it would be quite inviting, only to find they are talking about a special type of locavore that has ample amounts of money. This type pays for someone to grow and care for an organic garden on their property. Personally, I think eating local to reduce carbon footprint is an awesome idea, but if a person is paying for someone to drive to their house and care for plants, it is no different than them driving to pick up the produce at a farmers market. Depending on how far the “farmer” drives the overall carbon footprint could be much greater. One aspect might be the extra weight the farmer would be putting in their vehicle, like gardening tools, to be able to properly care for the garden. Unfortunately, as the article points out, this is not really about carbon footprint, but more about the fad or in thing to do. In my opinion, a person should commit to going to a farmers market or raise it themselves, instead of hiring someone to raise a garden for them and indirectly impacting their carbon footprint.