Take me home country road.....

A long time ago, our forefathers toiled in the fields.
'You eat what you grow', they said. And we had rice, fruits and vegetables, and we were content.

Much later, we had rice but we heard that there was more.
'There is bread and grains and fish and spice, and all from the lands afar.'
Why, that sounds enticing. And we were interested, and we tried them all.

Now everyday you walk around the covered streets.
'What to eat? Rice from Thailand? Burgers from America? Pastries from France? Fish from Japan?'
What's the difference? We're getting it ALL from somewhere else.
So much richer, but at what cost?

Well, story-time over, it seems the trend is reversing. People are realising that 'You eat what you grow' is the only way 'You know what you eat'. This article tells of how people are hiring others to work in their gardens so they get homegrown produce without the bother of growing.
You can even pool money to share parts of a cow (imagine the initial bidding - i want the right hind leg, please)

Somehow i can't help thinking that's just missing the point.
Regression or progression of the times?