$(1)$When selecting her ingredients, a chef has a seemingly small $-$but nonetheless consequential choice $-$she can patronize a conventional grocery store, or she can turn to a nearby farm. $(2)$Supposing a store may provide benefits such as a broad range of options, a local farm can offer major advantages of its own. $(3)$When chefs and other consumers appropriate local products rather than goods that have been transported across long distances to chain stores, they can enjoy better prices while bettering the local economy.