This is a response to Brian Dunnings post THE FALLACY OF LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE, in which makes an argument that local produce is not very efficient. A comment from Jeff brought up Polyface farm. I continued from there.
The descriptions of Polyface farm in Michael Pollen's the Omnivore's Dilema, practically made me cry. The contrast between how Joel Salitin manages his farm and how most of our food is produced is so dramatic that it borders on the insane. How did we ever get so far off base?
I would suggest that we did because of a focus on efficiency at all costs.
