Over the past two decades Americans have taken unprecedented interest in the way food is produced. Those who discover the grim facts tend to move toward traditionally and locally produced foods. Some are motivated by health concerns, others by environmentalism or alarm at the ill treatment of animals in factory farms. Many also appreciate the sheer sensual pleasure of a more traditional diet and way of life. As it happens, the neatly packaged wares lining supermarket aisles usually aren’t as tasty or nourishing as what you get from local farms.
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