That was a straw man fallacy!

C'mon, eating food in NYC that comes from New Jersey is technically "from the backyard".

I agree! But the religious types around here will whack you on the knuckles with a stick if you bring it up. If you aren't picking slugs off your backyard tomatoes, no greenie points for you! The idea of the "division of labor" is a bit too much of a mind bender, apparently.