SF Gate - Food is cheap at market, but costs a lot elsewhere

By Marion Nestle
April 3, 2011

"Q: I pay a lot for food, and more each day, but then people like you say our food is cheap because its real costs are 'externalized.' Huh? What's that supposed to mean?"

Click here to read Nestle's answer, which covers the human, environmental, safety, and health care costs involved in food production that are separate from food's cost at the grocery store.