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There was a good piece on last Friday's Talk of the Nation on NPR about the benefits of eating local food. Brian Halweil, author of "Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket" is one of the panelists, along with Jennifer Wilkins, a Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow and Senior Extension Associate in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University. Their conclusion: eating local is almost always the sustainably-preferable choice. Because it doesn't have to travel or be shipped far, it can be picked at the peak of freshness, insuring that it tastes better, is better for you, and better for the planet. The program is worth a listen and is available here. [NPR]