The History of Food Transportation, From Amphorae to Airplanes

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
The average meal has traveled thousands of miles to reach your plate. But long-distance food travel is nothing new, going back to the olive oil trade throughout the Roman Empire. Sarah Murray’s history of food transportation is Moveable Feasts.

Weigh in: Does your grocery store label your produce’s origins? Do you care much about where your food comes from?

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