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The Huron Expositor • March 18, 2009 Page 9
Farmers'- warns that redundant tis
destab.iIizing local
food security
amples of N 'U members relocalizing that it means affordable food for con- ter, a Guide to Buying Local and
the food system as an alternative to sumers. She said now is not the time Ecologically Grown Food". The Hu -
the globalized food economy. to be destroying community food self ron NFU Local has helped support
Giacomini pointed out that redun- sufficiency and undefrmining local the printing of both the map and
dant trade may make money for a food producers. brochure.
few large food companies but it is NFU women's vice president and In other business, the executive for
a way to keep prices to local farm- member of the Huron Local execu- 2009 was elected and the plans for
ers down by importing food from low tive, Joan Brady, reported on several a meeting on March 26 where Grant
cost areas. local food initiatives. Robertson, NFU Ontario Coordina-
She said it makes no sense in terms She mentioned that the Huron tor, will present the NFU's The Farm
of energy use, green house gas emis- Perth Buy Local Buy Fresh map was Crisis and the Cattle Sector report
sions and is destabilizing for local being reprinted and invited farms were discussed. Hibbert
food production and security. that wanted to be listed to get in- That meeting will be at the
As well, in a time of global eco- volved with it. • Twp. Hall in Staffa. A social period
nomic uncertainty and fluctuating She also had copies of a new bro- followed the evenings business.
exchange rates there is no guarantee chure "Why Your Food Choices Mat -
At the Huron National Farmers'
Union Local 10 annual meeting on
March 10, NFU researcher Terran
Giacomini presented her findings
on the phenomenon of redundant
trade --the simultaneous importing
and exporting of identical food prod-
ucts across the Canadian border.
With the support of statistical data
and visual representations, Giacomi-
ni traced the average yearly imports
and exports of apples, beef, tomatoes
and potatoes.
She outlined some of the leading
factors that contribute to redundant
trade in this country and offered ex -
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