todd m. sweet

Foodie Elitism | Flavor Magazine

Because high-quality local food often carries a higher price tag than food generated by the industrial system, the charge of elitism coming from industrial foodists is often vitriolic, and embarrassed foodies agonize over the label. For all their positive energy surrounding food, I’ve found latent guilt among this group—guilt for paying more for local food when others are starving, guilt for caring about taste when others would happily eat anything. Instead of cowering in self-guilt, let’s confront the issue of prices head on.

Farmer Joel Salatin of Food Inc. and The Omnivore’s Dilemma confronts the elitist label for those willing to pay more for local foods.