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From factories and farms half a world away to that first cilantro-sprinkled bite, ingredients for a typical taco collectively travel 2.6 times the circumference of the earth to reach your local taco truck.
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“It was very difficult to trace the origins of these foods,” said John Bela, a director at Rebar and an instructor for the class. “There was an intentional obfuscation of food origins that we didn’t anticipate. We were stonewalled by corporations. So we had to use subterfuge, like having our Puerto Rican aunt call to ask.”
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In considering ecology and the realities of a global economy, the class expanded the calculation of each ingredient’s carbon footprint to encompass not only the number of miles traveled to reach the consumer but also the energy used in the growing, harvesting, manufacturing and distribution processes.
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A recent study by engineers at Carnegie Mellon University showed that only 4% of all the greenhouse gases emitted by the food industry come from transporting food from producers to retailers.
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“Sometimes it is more energy efficient to get a tomato from Central America than from a greenhouse in your own backyard,” said Yu.

With large-scale production and specialization, a region can take advantage of economies of scale and build support networks for manufacturing and distribution that reduce energy use.

A 2008 study by George Mason University found that due to the efficient means of transport involved in high-volume shipment and trucking, it is possible that the least efficient portion of the ingredient’s journey is each individual shopper’s trip from the grocery store to home.

Food that is mass-produced does not necessarily have the carbon footprint we may assume, even taking into account transportation. But labor practices and benefits to the regional economy may persuade some to continue their pursuit of locally grown food.
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!
 
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!
MAKE GOOD TACOS!
 
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YES THEY DO!
 
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i had taco's today made by illegal immigrants

it was quality
 
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2.6 times the cirucumference? the farthest possible point on earth is only half the circumference from the origin. So your saying the AVERAGE taco travels over 5 times the FARTHEST possible distance?

Also, that's AVERAGE, which suggests that a good portion travel more then that.

Even if you combine each distance the ingredient travels that retarded.

Unless you have a 12 ingredient taco all coming from the other side of the world, then maybe.
 
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I luvz me some roach coach tacos. Here in L.A. they are truly authentic and none of that Taco Bell crap.
 
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I'm eating tamales from a drive by tamale guy that stops by work on Fridays.

 
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I just finished a hand rolled bean and cheese burrito.

I'ma stink up this forum in about 20 minutes.

 
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I heard "taco" is offensive. It should be called "folded wrap of color."
 
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It makes my taco pop!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms5d9RN0WzY
 
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