n contrast, local, direct food
distribution networks are strong networks as they address the environmental impacts of
food production as well as the aforementioned social, animal, and economic concerns.
These methods of alternative food production are the stronger of the two categories of
local food movements due to the strength of ties between producers and consumers.
Knowledge and money is passed from producer to consumer through direct face to face
communication and are not imbued with the extraneous costs of selling to a secondary