Locally grown fruits and vegetables have longer to ripen.
Eating local is better for air quality and pollution.
Buying local food keeps us in touch with the seasons.
Buying locally grown food is fodder for a wonderful story.
Food with less distance to travel from farm to plate has less susceptibility to harmful contamination.
Local food translates to more variety because a farmer does not have to produce food with a long life shelf, he/she can try various small crops of different varieties.
Supporting local providers supports responsible land development with growing food on it instead of developing it.