When do you think this quote was written?
we of the east send west of the New York-Ohio state boundary between 900 Million and a Billion Dollars every year for food products that could and would grow here in the east.
And this:
If you are so unfortunate that you are compelled to live in a city where you cannot keep even a half dozen hens in your back yard, you can help some by insisting that your grocer supply you with nearby eggs.
No, this isn’t from some recent locavore tract. It’s from the Lay or Bust Almanac from 1921.