Why Don't Costa Rican Restaurants Use Locally Grown Produce

One of the things that I was most surprised during my trip to Costa Rica was how little the restaurants used locally grown produce. It became even more apparent to me how we have lost touch with our food.

They could even take it one step further and grow their own produce to utilize in their restaurants. They all have the space and certainly live in the climate.

Are we that out of touch with our food and our food systems that broken?

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[LadyGardenHoe]

I've noticed restaurants not using abundance around them too. I dream of having my own little restaurant/shack where I only use the produce that I grow.

[CanarsieBK]

@LadyGardenHoe Love that idea or at least source most of your stuff locally grown. Set the example.

[Revolutionisnow1]

I see this in Alberta Canada to. I was thrilled to find organic apples in our small town store till I found they came all the way from New Zealand when my own organic apple tree produces as good of apples blocks from the store. Plus many others in town have good apple trees and yet let the fruit fall and rot. I see your point.

[CanarsieBK]

@Revolutionisnow1 Yea not sure how things have become that way and why, but something should be done about it.

[heavenleiblu]

@canarsiebk oh no, i meant that I don't know why it's. like that, but the usda may be the reason here in the u.s. It's wack either way.

[CanarsieBK]

@heavenleiblu Yes. It most certainly whack in the States too.

[pussycat565]

@bookhound63 The zombies will go where all the food is first. No need to worry where food comes from if the undead is gnawing on yer toe. FWIW, I live far, far away from major urban centers on purpose.

[bookhound63]

@CanarsieBK I hate to say it, but I imagine there would be riots, looting, and just general breaking into people's homes looking for food. I would not envy people who live in big cities if there was a collapse. I live in the country, miles away from any town.

[CanarsieBK]

@bookhound63 There was recently an article on Grist about that. If something went down, the supermarkets in NYC would be bare in about 3 days. What would people do next? The ones with all the money couldn't buy themselves out of that problem.

[bookhound63]

@CanarsieBK I agree and I think its a shame that all those coconuts were just laying on the ground being wasted. People ARE disconnected from food in this country for sure. If our economy collapsed many wouldn't have the first clue how to grow their own food and that is sad.