ABSTRACT

The globalization of the food economy has been aided by the coincidental growth of food transportation. The international transportation of food is reliant on a number of infrastructural and technological developments that have prolonged the lifetime of organic foods and enabled them to be conveyed over great distances. These modern advances have permitted a greater distance between where foods are grown and where they are eventually consumed which has had a profound effect on patterns of consumption and production. The structure of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) focuses on transparency in the food production system. Health trainers, who sell the produce and give advice on recipe ideas and information on how to store and cook food, whilst offering tasting sessions, deliver the service. Modern capitalism and cost effective transportation of food have since eliminated livestock from our streets, leaving droving in its memory. For those who can afford it, the long distance food system offers unprecedented and unparalleled choice.