10 Reasons to Eat Local Food
- Eating local means more for the local economy.
- Locally grown produce is fresher.
- Local food just plain tastes better.
- 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.