In regards to eating meat

[Bring4th_Austin]

The term sustainable has nothing to do with whether it's local or not.

The use of limited resource fossil fuels to transport it to consumers would be the non-sustainable factor here.

Not disagreeing that it is a sustainable source. A lot of "sustainably" raised crops require just as much fossil fuel to work the land and harvest. Luckily, biodiesel (not to be confused with ethanol) is becoming much more of a possibility, and it is a completely renewable source of fuel (though not enough to support the entire world's fuel needs).

As far as the sustainable food movement goes, the general sentiment is the more local the better. Less packaging, less fuel cost, and directly supportive of local community which shares sustainability with its members.