the idea of buying locally-grown foods (usually but not always organic) has become a popular topic in food circles; the term "locavore" is sometimes used to describe this philosophy. The link below takes you to an article in the latest issue of a local weekly newspaper, "Pacific Sun". Said newspaper is published in San Rafael, California, and has as primary circulation area, Marin County, California (a very high income area indeed). It describes an experiment in which the author in fact ate nearly exclusively locally grown/produced, organic foods for a week. The estimated cost was almost US $300 for a week of food for 1 person, suggesting that, at least at this point in time, the locavore movement is aimed at the rich: http://www.pacificsun.com/story.php?story_id=796 PS the link above might work for only a few days, so suggest you read it while it is available. Tom Billings