Tom Philpott Debates Freakonomics on Local Food

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| Tue Nov. 29, 2011 12:23 PM PST

Yesterday, MoJo food and ag blogger Tom Philpott went head to head with Freakonomics' Steve Sexton on LA public radio station KPCC. If you've been reading Tom's blog, you know that the two have sparred before, most recently on the topic of whether the local food movement is good for the environment. That was the topic of yesterday's debate. Listen here:

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