●Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu, “YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS: A Critique of the “Food Miles” Perspective”(Mercatus Policy Series, Policy Primer no.8, October 24, 2008) Summary As modern food production and distribution becomes ever more complex and globalized, a “buy local” food movement has arisen. This movement argues that locally produced food is not only fresher and better tasting, but it i