eat locally?

There are a number of reasons why we should all consider eating “local” foods.  Which reason motivates you?

1) Taste

2) Health

3) Environment

4) Economics

Taste: Local food is sold directly to consumers.  Therefore, we skip the processing and packaging, and instead, we get to focus on the taste, the freshness, and the quality of the food.

Health: Even if the food is NOT organic, smaller local farms often use less pesticides on their crops than larger factory farms, which consequently, is better for your overall health.

Environment: Food from our grocery stores travel, on average, around 1,500 miles.  Extra miles means extra fuel.  Extra fuel means extra green house gas emmisions.

Economics: With extra fuel and extra packaging, comes extra costs.  Buying locally minimizes these additional costs.  Additionally, bringing business to our local economy keeps the local community businesses thriving.

If you are interested in learning more about seasonal and local farming, check out these sites:

http://www.nrdc.org/health/foodmiles/ (Thanks Kori!)

http://www.homesweetfarm.com/CSA.htm (Thanks Noe!)

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