The e-reserve Avoiding the Local Trap argues that the instilled assumption in urban food planning, that local is always good, is faulty. They argue that basing policy off of this assumption can lead to bad decision-making. For example, they argue that local is often used as a goal to accomplish rather than making it the means to a greater goal. They also argue that the local trap can obscure more effective options for enforcing food security. Additionally, data suggests that a local-based method for food security often leads to environmental degradation or greater inequality. I found this argument really interesting as there is this underlying assumption that local food is better, and often this is the case when it comes to quality and nutrition but maybe not food food security. The 2nd e-reserve Piracy by Patent talked about corporate patenting of the neem tree, which made it unusable for the local populations in India. India before globalization had never had patent laws, and the introduction of them, without a generalized understanding of how they worked, caused harm in cases such as the neem tree. Unfortunately, there is no protection for the native use of plants and medicines that are changed and adopted by Western companies. This system bars poorer communities from using once common, local products. The 3rd article, Food Miles, Local Eating, and Community Supported Agriculture: Putting Local Food in its Place, talked about how Food Miles has become a blanket explanation for why people choose to eat locally. However, he said the explanation is more complicated.