30 Apr
Locally Grown Food
Buying locally grown food supports local farmers and minimizes the environmental costs of transporting the food to market.
Do we really need to eat asparagus flown in from Argentina in the dead of winter?
You can also skip the buying part and grow the food yourself. Some of my favorite memories from being a kid are in the garden. This also gives you a piece of mind if you are concerned about chemicals that might have been used in growing the food you buy at the store. You can’t get any fresher food than picking it right off the vine yourself!
Here’s a link to find a farmer’s market in your area: http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/localfood_dir.php