An Economist's Food Rules: Forget Local Food, Avoid Meat, Eat More Carrots

good.is — "Food people need to pick their issues," says Tyler Cowen, an economist, blogger, and connoisseur of cheap, ethnic eats in the Washington, D.C., metro area. "I think the issues that are important to pick are meat and antibiotics." Issues that are not important, in Cowen's view? Eating local, going organic, eliminating GMO crops.
RT @GOOD: An economist offers a new set of food rules: Forget local farms, but eat less meat and more carrots. t.co/iURGc8rP