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Originally Posted by JayP
There's actually lots of evidence that transporting food long distances by rail can be more environmentally friendly than fossil-fuel-heated greenhouses transporting their food into cities by truck (which is 10 times less efficient than rail).
So, yes, thanks NDP.
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But i have read that most produce is shipped by truck and only 10 percent by rail.
Anyway if you were ship fresh produce from south america by rail (which i believe is impossible because of the Darian gap, so it needs to be on a plane at some point) (the blueberries i just bought at safeway were a product of Peru) that would be less of a carbon foot print then shipping by truck from Taber or wherever this guys greenhouse is...I don't believe that