Although I do not have a garden or want to own one myself, my grandma does and I spent a lot of time in it when I was little. Some benefits to a garden are for environmental well being, it slows down habitat destruction, but also boosts the harbouring of biodiversity in the area as well. There are also some health benefits, it can relieve stress and lower blood pressure.

I think that home grown gardens are excellent and have many benefits. When you have your own gardens, it eliminates the need to travel anywhere to get your fruits, herbs and vegetables. and when you grow your own garden, you have control over what you put in your garden. For example, you can avoid fertilizers and pesticides which can increase greenhouse gases. When you have a home-grown garden, it could also reduce the amount of packaging because you don't need to package your garden foods while in supermarkets they are sometimes packaged. Having a home-grown garden also can make the air around you fresher because the plants absorb the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Overall, I think that home grown gardens are a great way to lower your carbon footprint.

I think is important for everyone to have a garden where ou can gro fruit and vegetables.
To have a lot of good products for the kitchen and because when you eat good food you stay fit and healty, it's a good thing for the environment because you don't buy food from the supermarket whitch has travelled a lot of kilometers producing a lot of pollution.

You make a great point about growing your own food! A lot of people don’t realize how much pollution is tied to the transportation of produce from farms to supermarkets, especially when it comes from faraway regions. By growing fruits and vegetables at home, you're cutting out those emissions and contributing to a healthier environment. Plus, you get the added benefits of fresh, nutritious food and the satisfaction of knowing exactly where your produce comes from. It’s definitely something more people should consider as part of a sustainable lifestyle.

I think it is important for people to grow their own fruits and vegetables because it is healthy products that they are growing in their backyard and it is very convenient for them as well. With people growing fruits and vegetables in their homes, it allows them to save money and enjoy fresh grown food.

I agree because i think it is important to have fruits and vegetables in your life to keep you energized throughout the day. Although there are a lot of people who live in house that do not have backyards or any space in their house to plant any fruits or vegetables. It is a very good idea, but for the people that do not have that space we should find an alternitive solution for them. Like maybe a community held garden where you can bring your own seeds and plant what you want.

Fruits and vegetables are definitely very important to your health. But I don't think everyone needs their own garden to eat healthy. Many people live in small apartments that are not equipped to grow a garden. But growing window-side herbs is a good solution if you want to start gardening but don't have enough space. Many people don't have the time or energy to keep these gardens alive and well even if they do have space and money due to school, work or family. If you live in a big city, often the grocery stores are not that far and you would be going there anyways to get other groceries. Organic fruit and vegetables can be quite expensive and if you are looking to cut costs on these things, growing a garden would be a good thing to look in to.

i think growing a garden is a good way to supplement a lowered carbon footprint and while i don't believe it to be a necessity. I think it is a fairly easy way to lower your carbon footprint and get something back from it but some people do live in apartments with not much space to grow plants. but even if you have little space you can still get a window box, grow some herbs, or even get a plot at a community garden to grow some bonus plants. if you are looking into gardening you should probably be prepared for a fair amount of failure though, gardening is hard sometimes so if you are just getting started i recommend trying to grow something easier like lettuce or potatoes.

you can grow vegetables or fruits in your own balcony or in your garden. it s pretty easy to grow it in your home, you can buy some seeds and plant them, after that, all you have to do is to wait.

Many people do not realize the amount of pollution that is related to the transportation of produce from farms to supermarkets especially when it comes from faraway countries or cities. By growing fruits and vegetables at home you are cutting out many emissions and contributing to a healthier environment. You get the added benefits of fresh, nutritious food and the satisfaction of knowing where your produce comes from. Is is definitely something more people should consider as part of a sustainable lifestyle. which will lead to a cleaner earth and healthier bodies.

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There are many benefits to growing food at home, such as lower carbon emissions from not needing to drive to get the food, less use of plastic, no harmful chemicals that damage wildlife and surrounding plants, attracting natural wildlife, and if you have a surplus you can donate to those in need. https://gardeningisgreat.com/benefits-o … -own-food/

Being able to produce your own food is a wonderful privilege that I have experienced and continue to do for myself and my family. At my house we have two main gardens which we switch produce depending on the season but it has mainly produced radishes, carrots, cauliflower, tomatoes, peppers, etc. At times it is not very easy and I have failed many times at different crops however I have learned the importance in being able to make your own food. It is truly a great experience and through gardening I have even began propagating certain seeds and houseplants in order to begin growing them in water before I transplant them into the soil. Through propagating it has taught me a whole new set of skills and challenges but once I learned it can be fairly easy to begin to implement. There are also different styles of propagating and I have not tried too many different styles however the link I am attaching discusses the different kinds and steps to take. Trying out different gardening practices as well as propagating can help you to learn so much about plants and what you are putting into your body. Food is being changed so often lately and not for the good. So it is very important to know what you are putting into your body and what you can do to take small steps to make it better.
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Growing your own food is an amazing way to minimize your carbon footprint, and possibly save money in the process. I personally have an at home garden and we grow fruits, vegetables, as well as herbs! It’s also nice knowing that I’m not eating anything that could be bad for me that might be on non local plants, like pesticides. Growing your own food is also a great way to use up your compost, to help naturally fertilize your garden at home without any chemicals. These are some of the many positives of growing your own food at home, and I definitely recommend doing it as not just a way to lower your carbon footprint (although that is a main positive) but as well as a fun and fulfilling activity, knowing that you grew the food you are eating.

i defiantly agree!

Although my family lives in a city and have a very small back yard, we still find space to grow a small vegetable garden. We grow peas, cherry tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, and basil.

Vary cool i also have a small garden where we grow tomatoes and other types of plants that we can eat

hope fully by growing these plants i can do my part in reducing our carbon footprint.

This is a great way to reduce our output of CO₂, good work.

How much of an impact will this make on climate change if only you and your family and lowering their carbon admission

Everyone should have a small vegetable garden to avoid constantly buying fruit and vegetables from large producers who use products that pollute the environment to make them grow and last longer.

Eating locally-produced food can significantly contribute to find a solution to the climate crisis and has various  environmental and social benefits. Firstly, consuming seasonal, local  products reduces the carbon footprint associated with transportation and storage. When food doesn't have to travel long distances to reach consumers, it decreases  gas emissions which helps mitigate climate change.

Secondly, individuals who have the means, such as those who live in rural areas, can cultivate their own vegetables. Growing your own food  not only allows you to reduce the amount of processed and industrial products, but also  reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, which can cause issues to the ecosystems and contribute to pollution.

Having a food garden can offer a deeply rewarding experience, my grandfather for example has a garden and he is constantly cultivating vegetables not only for himself but also for me. When I eat the vegetables he grows, I immediately notice the difference in taste and freshness compared to the ones i buy at the supermarket.

In conclusion,preferring locally-produced, seasonal food  can have a huge impact on the environment and on  personal well-being. By growing a personal garden or supporting local farmers, each of us can play a role in promoting a more sustainable food system.

Transportation Emissions: By growing your own plants, you can eliminate greatly reduce the need for transportation emissions associated with bringing food from far-away farms to your table. This means less fuel burned, and fewer greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere.

Localized Production: When you grow your own plants, you're essentially creating localized food production system. This reduces the reliance on long-distance transportation networks, which contribute to carbon emissions.

Sustainable Practices: Many home gardeners prioritize sustainable gardening practices, such as composting organic waste and using natural fertilizers. These ways not only improve soil health but also help sequester carbon in the soil, further reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Promotion of Biodiversity: Home gardens often feature a wide range of plant species, which can support local ecosystems and contribute to biodiversity conservation. Healthy ecosystems play an important role in Trapping carbon and making climate change not as bad.

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I also agree because growing our own vegetable garden reduces food miles, minimizing carbon emissions. It also cuts down on packaging waste, promoting a cleaner environment. By cultivating diverse crops, we support biodiversity and ecosystem health. Organic gardening practices decrease chemical usage, preserving soil and water quality. Healthy soils act as carbon sinks, mitigating climate change. Taking care of a garden fosters a deeper connection with nature, promoting environmental management. Overall, home gardening contributes to a healthier planet and a more sustainable future.

you are right! also Growing your own plants at home is good for the environment:

When you grow your own food, it doesn't need to be transported long distances, which means fewer cars or trucks burning fuel and putting pollution into the air.

People who grow plants at home often they do it in a way that's good for the Earth like using natural ways to make plants grow instead of chemicals. This helps to reduce the pollution and the emission of bad stuff into the air.

Having different plants in your garden can help animals and bugs too. This makes the whole area more lively and healthy.

Growing food at home can reap many benefits. Both in terms of personal health and environmental health. There is a direct contribution to the carbon emission we produce and how we choose as a nation to grow and distribute our food. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that around 25% of global carbon emissions are caused by industrial productions of food. By producing and growing your own food, your carbon emissions are essentially zero. This is due to the fact that you are growing, washing, and eating all at home. You are also able to reduce the amount of fertilizer and pesticides used when growing your food. Data recently collected from the EPA shows  the cost spent on pesticides and fertilizers. Which annually is over 15 billion dollars for both products. Not only does including these in growing foods harm the produce, but it also harms the soil itself. This not only has a negative effect on the environment but also the harmful effect of eating such produce. This shows another reason why home grown food can be more than just beneficial to humans. By growing your own foods you also connect better with nature and the world around you. You develop a relationship with the Earth which can have a positive effect on the other things you decide to do. When you put care into one aspect of the Earth's health, you may slowly start to care for other aspects as well. Growing your own food at home can also help other organisms in the environment. There are animals and insects all around that are pollinators. These pollinators use sources such as plants to survive. Not only does this benefit the insects around nature. It also benefits your plants themselves. As well as avoiding the situations of pollinators trying to feed off of over fertilized produce with pesticides. Which in turn can be fatal and spread sickness amongst the species. In conclusion, growing food at home can be beneficial for the ones growing, the environment, and other organisms around the Earth. Which is why it is overall recommended to grow your food at home.

Do you want to feel more involved in your community, while also helping the ecosystem? Community gardens are the solution! Community gardens have the possibility to benefit multiple aspects of life. The environment would benefit greatly from a community garden. Having a community garden would help both the soil quality and air quality. It would also attract many helpful insects and wildlife. But not only would a community garden help the environment, it would help the overall well being of our communities physical health. Having a diet full of fruits and vegetables, which would be grown in the garden, can help to prevent or improve health problems. Some of the problems it could help include lowering blood pressure, controlling blood sugar, and reducing the risk of heart disease. Having a community garden could encourage people young and old to want to gain knowledge about how to cook and eat healthily. Did you know that certain fruits and veggies have even been shown to help mental health too? According to News Medical, “the more often people ate fruit, the lower they scored for depression and the higher for mental wellbeing.” (Henderson). Having a community garden could help people to have an escape from their busy life. Sometimes people just want to get away, having a community garden could solve that! Having a diverse ecosystem of plants and veggies could help people be more food conscious. In lower income areas, it could also help them to have a secure and cheap food source. For children, having fruits and vegetables locally grown could help them learn a lesson about where food comes from. Having a locally grown food source could help lower the amount of C02 emissions associated with food transportation. It could help people of all ages share and gain valuable knowledge. By advocating and supporting the idea of building a community garden, individuals can play a vital role in making a vibrant, flourishing community. Help create a more sustainable future and advocate for community gardens!

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One way to decrease carbon emissions and to help the planet is to grow your own food/have a garden. Growing your own food and produce is very beneficial to the environment. It reduces plastic pollution, food waste, pesticide usage, and carbon admissions. This allows food to trap carbon dioxide. At the beginning the cost of these gardens may be pricey but it will extend over a long period of time but it will be beneficial. Growing your own food will have an increase on your mental health, productivity, home for pollinators and greenhouse gasses. We will see a decrease in food bills because it will just be coming from your yard. You can start growing your own produce by starting with a vegan garden, vegan gardens are an organic method of growing your own produce, without the use of animal products. This is beneficial due to the fact that it promotes plant growth, and keeps our bodies from unnatural fertilizers and powerful pesticides. These plants can provide more nutritious vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to your system. The healthiest plants to grow on your own consist of spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, kale, green peas, tomatoes, and brussel sprouts. Studies show that growing your own garden can help your anxiety and stress levels. Gardens help to provide an escape from normal daily life. Not only does growing your own food help improve your physical and mental health, it helps the environment. Growing your own food means there’s no need for plastic/harmful packaging. Not only do plastics pollute the earth but the microplastics that enter your body can be severely damaging. Microplastics can enter your body though any plastic materials that have touched plastic, and it's not something small that isn't noticeable, scientists have been noticing for more than a decade. “There were around 3,000 [plastic materials] when I started researching microplastics over a decade ago,” Leslie says. “Now there are over 9,600. That's a huge number, each with its own chemical makeup and potential toxicity.” (Pinto- Rodrigues). Home grown food increases soil carbon and it decreases carbon emissions by reducing the plastic usage. Home grown food has many benefits!
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School gardens have been around for over 100 years, and school districts continue to use them today to establish healthy eating habits; as educational tools in the classroom; and to promote community inclusion. The fact sheet for farm to school stakeholders provides examples of school gardens that have taken root, and resources to continue growth: TEACHING GARDENS in Tennessee, aquaponics systems in Montana, salad bars in New Mexico, and garden based curriculum in Guam. Across the United States schools are growing gardens to provide food for child nutrition programs, connect children to the source of their food, and create hands-on interdisciplinary classrooms. School gardens pre-date the National School Lunch Program; the Federal Government has been encouraging school gardening since the early 1900s, even building a “School Garden Army” during World War I and supporting victory gardens at schools during World War II. USDA encourages school gardens by providing grant funding, guidance and resources, and support for food service personnel who are interested in purchasing products from a school garden. For additional information on school gardens across the Nation, check out the latest findings from the USDA Farm to School Census. Space for Gardens in All Seasons. School gardens come in all shapes and sizes, and districts
with varying amounts of land are finding ways to establish gardens both within and outside of school grounds. Gardens can be as simple as a few containers on a windowsill or can cover many acres, and gardens can thrive in all climates. Program operators find that even small gardens help children gain familiarity and comfort with the fruits and vegetables they are seeing more of at meal times. Districts are also overcoming growing season challenges in creative and innovative ways. Even in Montana, where the traditional growing season just barely overlaps with the school year, season extension techniques make it possible for students to garden all year long. Using School Garden Produce in the Cafeteria Food service directors use school garden products in the cafeteria every day, from herbs to spice up a pizza, to serving garden-grown lettuce on the salad bar, to roasting vegetables as part of a reimbursable meal. Foods produced in a garden operated or funded by the food service account can be used in the meal service and can be used for educational purposes. Produce can be procured from school gardens not funded by the food service account using a variety of procurement methods such as through an interdepartmental agreement, informal (small or micro purchase) procurement methods, or via a donation to the school meal program. Gardens as Classrooms, school gardens are living laboratories that create teaching
opportunities ripe for nutrition and agriculture education and experiential education across all disciplines. USDA has free resources for nutrition education lessons in the
garden through Team Nutrition, and lists garden-based curriculum on the USDA Farm to School Resources page. Food Safety in the Garden, food safety is a priority for all food served in child nutrition programs and products that come from school gardens are
no exception. Food from school gardens has the shortest physical distance to travel from harvest to plate, so its safety can be managed with more direct oversight than food
that travels long distances – a food safety benefit. While safe growing, harvesting and storage practices should be followed when implementing school gardens, there is no
research that indicates produce from school gardens carries greater food safety risk than produce from other sources. There are also children who work in the fields, that make sure the fields are taken care of, and the food is grown right, and able to eat. The nature of agricultural work exposes child laborers to many risks and dangers, many attributed to the following types of work or conditions. Every year, approximately 115 children die in an agricultural-related incident, and nearly 12,000 experience a non-fatal injury.
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If more places begin to grow food locally, more people will have opportunities to purchase the crops. Locally grown food can help to decrease someone's carbon footprint because when purchasing food the process itself releases harmful carbon emissions.The use of transportation, packaging, and especially fertilizers have a large impact on someone's carbon footprint, but when purchasing locally grown food, all those elements decrease. Different foods and the different ways of processing them, lead to different amounts of carbon emissions. For example peas do not emit that same amount of carbon as something like beef. An important factor of lowering carbon emissions would be some slight changes in diet. When food is grown more locally there is more access to fresh food which releases less carbon.
Starting your own garden at home would be extremely beneficial, but it can also be very complicated and for many difficult to maintain. Whether it be through not having the time or the resources, home gardens can be a challenging task. I propose an increased use of school gardens. They are not unheard of, and have been used in many areas, but that doesn't deny the fact that more of them can be beneficial. The use of school gardens still helps to lower carbon emissions, but for many would be an easier process. Instead of creating difficulties for families at home, school gardens would be able to be maintained by multiple people, and would benefit those in and around the school district. Not only could a school garden provide more resources that schools could use for healthy lunches, it would open up the schools to giving their students experience in agriculture. It opens up students to a different learning environment where they can work hands-on. Academic, social, and thinking skills would all be worked upon. Research has shown that students benefit from school gardens. Studies have shown that students become more attentive and engaged, but also have received higher scores in science based curriculum. School gardens not only are beneficial to the environment by reducing carbon emissions, but they can also improve the school environment. This is why I think school gardens should be a more widely utilized concept.

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Starting a garden at home is very beneficial to the environment. It can reduce carbon emissions, reduces pesticide and fertilizer usage, and provides better nutrition. You can start a garden very easily. First you want to make sure the soil is ready, if you take a handful it should fall apart. Clear the surface by removing any plants or weeds, brush or rock. Dig up the Earth and then sift the dirt. Then you can apply a covering to the bottom of your garden like clear or black plastic, cardboard, or old rugs. You need at least six to eight inches of ground for most plants to have enough room for their roots. If you're planning to grow substantial root crops (potatoes, say, or carrots), go deeper still - up to a foot or more. Adding organic material is very crucial for fertile soil.

Starting your own garden can help the environment in many ways. Growing your own food could mean that you don't have to drive to the store to get your food. Which reduces the amount of carbon emissions that are being let out into the atmosphere. You just have to walk to your backyard! It also reduces the amount of plastic waste. There is no packaging on home grown food. Which means less plastic waste overall. Another help to the environment is less food waste. When you grow your own food you have the option to only harvest what you need. Meaning you aren't wasting as much food if you didn't grow your own. Another great way to help the environment is composting! Composting is a method of fertilization but much healthier for the environment. You can recycle your food scraps and yard waste to create a very nutrient-rich soil fertilizer. How does composting even help the environment? It reduces the amount of waste that goes into landfills and instead is being reused. By using the alternative of composting you are also reducing the use of Carcinogenic Pesticides and Fertilizers unlike commercial farming composting is much healthier for the environment. Commercial farming emits harmful chemicals into the air, and also pours harmful chemicals into our soil and water. Filling our earth and the foods that we are consuming with harmful chemicals, some that have even been proven to cause cancer and other diseases.

We can grow our own foods, Like fruits and vegetables

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Growing your food in your backyard/garden such as fruits and vegetables is a great way to reduce the emissions produced from processing and transporting the food we eat, not to mention providing a healthy, organic alternative to shop-bought, convenience foods. According to Rainforest Trust, composting conserves water and reduces water use by helping soils retain moisture. You might wonder what composting is. Composting is a process that decomposes organic matter like leaves, vegetable scraps, or tea bags into soil conditioners. This process can make sure that the plants are healthy, conserves water, and reduces water use by helping soils retain moisture. It naturally enriches the soil and prevents plant pests and diseases. In addition, the earth suffers from the loss of wildlife and deforestation because of food production. One of the main causes of deforestation and animal extinction is food production. The production of meat and dairy products in agriculture requires a lot of energy and contributes to deforestation. Always remember to buy locally or organically sourced food to prevent deforestation and loss of wildlife.

People around the world should grow their own food at home. The benefits of it include: a cheaper living. We all know that inflation has affected how people used carbon emissions for food. The New York Times says a pint of strawberries has joined up in price by 25 percent in November, 2021. Tomatoes are growing rapidly in prices at 16.9 percent every year. Miracle Gro, a website that gives tips and tricks to gardeners, explains the second benefit which is creating less waste. This point is very critical because on Earth, trash pits are being overstuffed with trash. The last benefit which is the best, is that people can get to pick how ripe in flavor they want their crops to be. This reflects how we people can pick and decided depending on our own unique taste buds.

According to The Garden Continuum, carbon emissions can be decreased by people growing crops at home. Think about how long it takes food to end up on shelves in supermarkets. Nowadays, crops are sorted and cut by machines which seem convenient but, machines need fuel releasing carbon emissions. Large trucks them come take these crops to supermarkets. Food transportation is also a big factor in carbon emissions. Imports from different countries can also cause carbon emission to be created. If people don't stop growing food at home, the Earth will be affected by global warning or other serious problems. In conclusion, people around the world should grow their own food and crops for a better future!

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You can grow vegetables and fruits in your own garden.

In my opinion, if we grow some of our food at home we can reduce carbon emmisions

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Living a vegan life style may not sound like a great diet but it does more than you think. While it is very healthy and can have great boosts and effects on you it also helps with climate change. Growing these things from your house is a key way to lower your carbon foot print and greatly expand your diet at the same time.

Eating local food helps the environment by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that are produced from transporting food long distances. It also means fewer chemicals on our food and supports local farmers and communities. Having food gardens at home or school is cool too because it teaches us about growing our own food and makes us more connected to nature. I personally have a garden at home and it’s an experience I think everyone should have.

If you grow your own food locally, say in your backyard, it can help our climate/Earth by a long shot. You don't contribute to burning fossil fuels when it comes to shipping out items, nor are you using up gas/electricity. Also, veggies/fruits often come in plastic packaging. If you grow your own food, you are not using any plastic, which means you aren't contributing to (potentially) throwing away plastic into the ocean.

I completely agree with you! Growing our own food can reduce the amount of CO2 released by factories buring fossil fuels to produce food. If we plant our own food, the plants would help the world also by taking in the carbon in the air. Overall, I think growing our own food is a great idea!

I agree, growing our own food reduces the CO2 emissions from trucks that ship the food and the CO2 emissions from the big farms.

I agree because it helps you eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and you can decide what kinds of fertilizers and pesticides come in contact with your food and it lets you control when to harvest your food

These are great responses. Growing food in your backyard is a great solution to help our climate. Growing food at your house or having a garden outside by your house is awesome because you don’t contribute to burning any fossil fuels. When you get vegetables and fruits at the grocery store there is so much unnecessary plastic that is being used. Growing your own food reduces CO2 emissions from trucks that ship the food from country to countries. With all of this being said, you should start a garden and plant your own fruit and vegetables!

I agree with growing your own fruit and vegetables because it reduces fossil fuels being used and plastic waste so it has a much more positive outcome.

I agree I think that if we choose to grow and farm our own foods we will lower the CO2 emissions and plastic wast exponentially.

I agree with that I think it’s important that we should grow our own food rather than getting it from stores which were transported by trucks (CO2 emissions). Growing our own food can help prevent most food waste because you would be growing exactly what you want to eat instead of a bunch of food being mass produced and it eventually not getting used or eaten. If you were to grow your very own food in your backyard or your own farm you would be reducing the burning of fossil fuels. Plus any plastic waste that comes from containers would be greatly reduced as well.

I agree that it is very important to grow your own food, growing your own food can reduce your carbon footprint, and help contribute to a future with less carbon. Tomatoes, potatoes, strawberry’s, lettuce, garlic, onions, carrots, these are all foods that you would normally get at the supermarket, however with a little bit of care, they can also be grown at home. Growing foods at home is a great idea, it helps the environment and most of all, it is tasty.

I agree with this statement. Growing food in your backyard is a great way to get some vitamin D, and have some fun while benefiting our environment. My mom has a small garden going and we use all of the veggies from it in our meals. It is a great way to produce healthy, tasty foods while helping out with climate change.

We should grow our own food, to be less reliant on the economy and government, to reduce green house gasses and to have healthier and more organic food. We would be less reliant on others. Because you would be in charge of your food intake, you would reduce green house gasses because there would be less fuel and gas used to ship your goods. Your food would be healthier because there would be no toxins or gmos.

I agree! Most of the problem with this tho is that not many people have time to do this, my mom for example goes into work everyday and gets back pretty late so it would be pretty hard to maintain a garden. Even so I think that if people have time or can manage to change their schedule, they totally should!

Home grown is very beneficial for the environment. I think homegrown can impact the environment positively because it reduces the carbon emissions. Carbon emission trap the sun's heat which causes climate change. Homegrown also offers more nutrients because you don’t have to worry about pesticides that are on local grown produce so, you will be eating pure grown produce. Homegrown overall just helps society because it makes people less sick and helps our global warming situation.

Have you ever wondered how fruits and vegetables get to the grocery store before you buy them? It is a long and strenuous process that includes specific trucks called reefers installed with refrigerated systems that can keep the foods as fresh as possible. This transportation of fruits and veggies leads to about 36 percent of the total food transportation emissions annually, or over 1 billion tons of CO2 emitted (popsci.com). This is an insanely high amount of carbon just for the foods to look fresh and enjoyable when we are buying them. Why not just make your own at-home garden and plant your favorite fruits and vegetables that are not only fresh, but are also not filled with the chemicals from other farms, and are carbon friendly to our planet. Eating fresh crops that have been grown in your backyard can provide more nutrients than crops that have been treated with chemicals that make them stay fresh during transportation. Vitamins and antioxidants in fresh local or at-home grown crops could be up to 100 times higher than ones that have been imported (GardenTech.com). If I had more space in my backyard, I would definitely be planting my favorite vegetables and fruits constantly because I would want to not only save my planet but also live a healthier lifestyle.

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I agree with you completely. The grocery stores and food producing companies use many pesticides to make there food, which kills many of the animals that try to eat the food. The food that is sold in stores is transported by planes, cars, and trains adding to its carbon emission. If more people made their own garden they would be helping the
environment as the food wouldn't be transported all over the globe.

Absolutely, it's eye-opening to consider the extensive journey fruits and vegetables undertake before reaching our grocery stores. Many of today's fruits and vegetables are also contaminated with chemicals to keep bugs away. I relate to your issue with space, my family owns a small planter box in which we grow tomatoes. We also grow grapes and herbs, and i can guarantee you, they are amazing.

Eating locally sourced foods is one way to make a lifestyle change that will  reduce your carbon footprint. When we purchase food not grown or raised locally, it means that it was transported by a means that will increase our carbon footprint as a whole. Eating non-locally can also mean that the produce you consume is not as fresh. It could have preservatives or pesticides that make it less healthy to consume. Furthermore, it helps strengthen your local economy. Instead of making a wealthy company more wealthy, you are supporting people in your own community. Finally, an added bonus towards eating local produce is that it is seasonal. This means whatever is in stock grows best in your location, and your climate. https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/7_benefit … ocal_foods

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You make a fair point and I would agree with this to an extent although lots of partially developed countries may not have the right climate, ecosystem, and weather to support freshly grown crops. It can be extremely expensive and unaffordable for any to purchase locally grown foods for them and their families to eat. On the other hand I can understand what you're saying about the benefits of buying locally grown food. If possible I definitely support that you should avoid buying from big corporations and try to support smaller nearby businesses where you are guaranteed fresh and non preservative food

I believe that having a garden at home is very useful and a very educational and healthy activity, apart from that you buy less and it is cheaper.

The garden at home seems very good to me since all the fruits and vegetables are grown by you and you know that they don't have chemicals and it's much cheaper

Contribution to the environment
Growing your own garden at home is a way to take care of the environment. Urban gardens help reduce pollution and the use of aggressive pesticides and fertilizers

Food diversity and availability
Home gardens allow you to grow a variety of foods, giving you greater diversity and availability of fresh, healthy produce.

Homegrown foods are so much healthier than the ones you buy at the stores. Ones at the stores have chemicals that farmers use to make sure it doesn't get infected by bugs and things that allow them to grow but these aren't good for us. Things we can plant at home, like fruits and veggies are a lot better for us and honestly, they taste better too! Sometimes you get 20-plus veggies from plants and sometimes even more. In a way, you're also saving money with that. One bought from the store could cost $2.00 and a whole pack of seeds could be $0.99. Plus, it's more fun to do it from home, you get to actually take care of it and make your own food.

I absolutely agree, my family has a garden in our backyard that produces so much! We may not be able to live entirely off food we grow ourselves, but we can definitely reduce the necessity of buying all our food from the store.

Homegrown foods indeed offer a range of benefits that extend beyond just being healthier and more cost-effective. When you cultivate your own fruits and vegetables, you have control over what goes into the soil and onto the plants, ensuring that no harmful chemicals or pesticides are used in the process. This results in more nutritious and chemical-free produce, contributing to a healthier lifestyle. Moreover, home gardening allows for a deeper connection to the food we consume; it fosters an appreciation for the time and effort that goes into growing food, which can be a highly rewarding and educational experience. As you rightly pointed out, it can be a cost-effective alternative, saving money in the long run. Not to mention, the satisfaction of nurturing your plants and harvesting your own food is immeasurable. In essence, home gardening not only improves the quality of what we eat but also provides an opportunity for individuals to take charge of their food production and foster a deeper sense of connection to the environment and the food we consume.

I agree with this. Home grown foods are much more organic and better for people considering they don't have the chemicals companies use on them to either make them taste better or to be infected. Fruits and veggies are also much healthier and they're not even bad if you eat them at the right time and choose the ones you like. With a garden you can take part in the enjoyment of growing your own plants as well which is another pro of doing things like that at home.

I fully agree that homegrown foods are indeed a healthier and more sustainable option than store-bought foods. They are free of pesticides and other chemicals, and they are more nutritious because they are harvested by the owner at the peak ripeness of the vegetable/fruit/produce. Additionally, homegrown foods are often more flavorful than store-bought foods, as they are not transported long distances or stored for long periods of time. They are definitely more organic while saving money.

I agree that producing fruits and vegetables is a better alternative than store-bought crops. These crops have pesticides that farmers use to have longer-lasting fruits and vegetables. It is also healthy.

I totally agree with this comment. Home grown foods are first off fun to plant and watch grow, but there is also health benefits. As you stated some farmers just mass produce the produce, not caring about the quality of the produce itself. And knowing what you gave that plant and what fertilizers you used is safer and you feel more secure in consuming your produce. One last thing I would like to add is that growing your own produce is also better because you know that your food hasn't been genetically modified. Many fruits are genetically modified to fit a specific trait. For example watermelons are altered genetically to not produce seeds, so knowing your fruit isn't genetically modified in any way and is good quality is something to value and enjoy.

By buying locally we are reducing the emissions we produce by food transportation. Although, I believe that the way that the food is grown has a bigger environmental impact than the transportation of those goods. So, I think we should try to eat both local and organic food although, eating local and organic foods can be expensive. I also think that we should be more careful with what we don't eat, considering about 20 percent of methane that Canada produces comes from landfills. Growing food in a garden at home could be a great solution and I think even the smallest of balcony's could be turned into a garden.

I totally agree that buying and eating organic foods can be expensive and it's such a shame that food that is better for you and better quality is so money consuming. I like that you mentioned even the smallest of balconies could be turned into gardens, there are so many ways to make-do with what you have. You could use paper mache with things like newspapers and magazines or even documents you don't need anymore, examples would be things like old school work and notebook pages. Using this you could make things for your garden and even things like using old bottles and cutting them up to make plant pots is a great and creative idea.

Is that statistic you mentioned accurate? That is a very thought provoking statistic, I completely agree with your sentiment that we should do our most with our lifestyle to help the environment, even if its small. I wonder if the U.S.'s statistics are similar or different.

Growing your produce and crops is a good idea, but could that also be expensive? Purchasing all the materials to start a garden could be more than buying your produce at the store.

Home growing your food is a powerful way to minimize your carbon footprint and contribute to a more sustainable future. By growing your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs, you cut down on the environmental impact associated with commercial agriculture, which often involves extensive transportation and energy-intensive practices. This localized approach significantly reduces the emissions tied to the production and distribution of store-bought produce. Moreover, your home garden allows you to implement eco-friendly practices, avoiding harmful pesticides. So help us all out and grow your own food.

Getting a personal garden, especially one that you can sustain yourself on, is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. I recently moved into a house with a personal garden with my family. Our garden is 9000 square feet and has a small orchard. We barely eat from our garden, which is almost entirely food-producing plants, mostly because they don't produce. I believe that getting a personal garden is a great step to reducing your personal carbon footprint. But, I also believe that your should plan and prepare the proper plants for your area and make sure you have enough space for it to make a big enough difference it to be worth it. If you aren't getting enough use out of your garden, you could be wasting water and/or fertilizer if you decide to use it. I recommend getting a small chicken coup instead if you are low on space; you will save money on eggs and it will still reduce your carbon footprint.

Here is a website about the benifits of backyard chickens: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/blog/urb … d_chickens

Eating locally-produced food could definitely help the climate problem. It can support more local farms that use more environmentally friendly production practices which can minimize their use of fossil fuel-rich pesticides and fertilizers. Local foods travel a shorter distance to markets and stores which contributes to less pollution and fewer carbon emissions. Emissions are especially high when food is transported by airplane, it can be as much as 50 times as much carbon dioxide as food transported by boat. Lots of local foods are also sold without packaging at farm markets which reduce the amount of plastic waste. Eating more locally grown food if much more fresh and nutritious too. My mom grows vegetables in her garden which we eat for dinner often, this can reduce carbon footprint because there is no need for transportation. Whenever we go to the farmers market, we bring reusable bags and the produce is always unpackaged on the stands which means a lot less plastic is used.

Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/environment … ertilizers.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/wh … al-economy

Agriculture is a major contributor to climate change, but there are a number of things that we can do at home to reduce our impact. One of the most effective ways is to reduce our consumption of meat and other animal products. This industry contributes about 24% of the global greenhouse gas emissions. Some ways we can counter this is within our own home, for example, growing a garden. The produce from a homegrown garden is not only minimizing carbon emissions but it is also healthier for you. Another alternative is raising chickens. Not only providing fresh eggs and fertilizer for gardens but reducing our reliance on the agricultural industry that contributes greatly to global warming and the burning of fossil fuels.

You go grocery shopping, the thought of how all of your food gets to these shelves and boxes doesn’t even cross your mind. This is where the problem lies. Unawareness will almost always be the number one reason for all of our problems. When most people go out to buy food at their favorite stores they don't stop and think about how much money, fuel, and carbon emissions we could be saving just by growing our own food right at home.
    If you’re growing your own food the carbon emissions are going to be quite literally zero. If you’re doing it all on your property this is even better as you are sequestering carbon. It is a great idea to start even a small garden. Is it a lot of work at the start? Yes. But is it completely worth the benefits? 100% yes, you won’t only be benefiting yourself but the planet that EVERYONE lives on.

https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/blog … 0emissions.

If every house that was able to in America had a garden in their backyard that grew a variety of food, it would help to lessen world hunger. With the increased food production, people could donate to local soup kitchens or homeless shelters, or create some of their own. People using their backyards for extravagant things that they don't need instead of helping to feed the homeless] should reconsider what they are doing.

Wealthier nations need to invest in clean transportation and need to suggest more locally grown food businesses. First of all, the food being purchased would be more fresh because of the minimal amount of time it spent being transported. Large organizations that produce only one type of crop also commonly drain the soil of all nutrients that it has which are  vital to have an adequate taste and quality, which is less common within locally grown businesses. It would also help the community and support the people who spend their time working and doing the people close to them, instead of just putting more money into another rich company’s pockets. A large portion of the effects that food production has to the environment is from the transportation within the food industry. The shipment of food produces millions of tons of CO2 in the United States alone each year. It’s something that has been more relevant as of recently, and something that also needs to go away soon.

Learn More:
https://greensproduce.com/why-locally-grown-is-better/
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2012/ … ocal-food/

There are 2 main problems with not eating locally or not growing your own food. The first is that transporting food produces a lot of carbon. The second is that large fields and orchards use a lot of water. Science Daily says that 3 gigatonnes of carbon are produced transporting food per year. The California Backyard Orchard says that 1 apple tree by the coast needs 16 gallons of water per day, that one tree uses 5,840 gallons of water per day. But there are typically more than one tree in an orchard. Let's say there are 150  trees in our orchard, they would use 876,000 gallons of water per year, and that’s only one orchard of many. Locally grown food often still applies to the second issue, so growing one's own food is another way to help the climate. That way you can ensure the food you eat doesn't use excessive amounts of water. I have a garden at my house and we eat a lot of our food from there.

There are 2 main problems with not eating locally or not growing your own food. The first is that transporting food produces a lot of carbon. The second is that large fields and orchards use a lot of water. Science Daily says that 3 gigatonnes of carbon are produced transporting food per year. The California Backyard Orchard says that 1 apple tree by the coast needs 16 gallons of water per day, that one tree uses 5,840 gallons of water per day. But there are typically more than one tree in an orchard. Let's say there are 150  trees in our orchard, they would use 876,000 gallons of water per year, and that’s only one orchard of many. Locally grown food often still applies to the second issue, so growing one's own food is another way to help the climate. That way you can ensure the food you eat doesn't use excessive amounts of water. I have a garden at my house and we eat a lot of our food from there.

I believe that home grown food is better than store bought food. Home grown food has many benefits such as reducing the carbon footprint related to transportation and/or packaging of store-bought produce, saving money, and produce that is freshly picked tends to retain more nutrients. While store-bought food has less nutrients because most of it spend its time in storages, it contributes to plastic waste that can cause pollution, and it may have hidden allergies.

I believe that food wasting is a big problem around the world.  Sub-Saharan Africa and South/South-East Asia waste about 6-11kg per person per year, and people in Europe and North America waste a good 95-115 kg, and that's not even all of the continents.Over 30% of food is wasted each year. Because of this waste, more than 50 countries are battling hunger. There are many ways to solve this, for example, not buying things that you don’t need, having samples in every store( a lot of people buy things they have never tried and end up not liking it and just throwing it away.), and donating good food that you don’t like.

we can make and grow our own foods so we can maybe stop wasting money or running out of food in stores

I agree with you

I agree with you, but not everyone lives in a climate where they can grow food. For example people in apartments who live in. Cities. I think buying local and getting organic foods is a great way to save money. And composting is a great way to not waste food.

I agree! People who don’t have land access to grow their own food should get as much local and organic produce as they can and take advantage of community gardens in the city. If you’re able to grow your own food, it’s important to do that as much as you can to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. I also agree that composting is a great way to help grow your own food and have a negative impact on your carbon footprint.

I also do agree with you. I think that if you have a backyard and are willing to make a garden then you should definitely should do it it has so many benefits for the environment. But if you dont have access you should but locally grown organic foods to help combat.

I agree. Food waste is a big problem and growing your own food and buying local can help. Gardening specifically is a great solution. In a post above someone said something about people not being able to grow food if they don’t have the available backyard space but this can be solved. There are many plants that you can grow inside your house and this could help with this issue. Also personally I have a garden in my yard and growing yummy food is not only good for the environment but it is also help  you eat healthy and get free and delicious fresh food.

I agree that growing your own food is a simple way to be more environmentally clean, but for the topic of buying local or organic food, not everyone can afford it. Many people obviously want to reduce their CO2 emissions, but many people also are not able to plant their own vegetables, or buy organic food.

I agree that growing your own food is a simple way to be more environmentally clean, but for the topic of buying local or organic food, not everyone can afford it. Many people obviously want to reduce their CO2 emissions, but many people also are not able to plant their own vegetables, or buy organic food.

I think that while what you are saying does sound good in respect to carbon emissions, you also have to consider there are costs to growing your own food, apart from the obvious ones such as labor,time, and the literal cost of procuring the materials necessary. Growing your own food is often much less water efficient than advanced farming methods such as hydroponics, and so it wastes a lot more water than just buying from something like a farmers market, where there are farmers that do use hydroponics.

I definitely agree, growing or buying local foods will reduce your carbon footprint. Without having to order food or buy it from a chain of stores, you can save money and eat better food. growing food reduces waste because there isn't any transportation needed. There is less plastic, gas, and production needed to get your food.

I agree with you. I’m lucky to have grown up with a huge garden, and it provides us with vegetables that stored correctly we can use throughout the winter. However, as said before, many people aren’t this lucky. Some live in climates where important vegetables can’t grow. Others don’t have backyards to have a garden. On the topic of locally grown and organic food, in my experience it has always been expensive. When something says organic or locally grown the price will often get marked up a few dollars. This is because there’s a lot more time and effort put into growing plants without chemicals. I would know since I spend half the summer pulling bugs off plants.

I think that it is important that we reduce emissions of carbon into our environment. One way is by growing our own food. Unfortunately I currently do not have my own garden, but if I can convince my parents to make one then we could reduce our food emissions greatly.

I agree with you, i believe that if we grow more of our own foods then we could reduced emission form having to go back and forth from the grocery store.

I agree all of this. Growing your own food at home or eating from a neighbor’s garden is helpful and important because not only do you not have to drive to the grocery store as often, but also eating locally means your food hasn’t traveled so many miles from where is was made to another stop and another and another and then finally to you. Local food also typically has way less plastic packaging than food from a store.

I agree with you. However, not everyone has enough yard space, or even a yard at all to have a garden. It is crucial that if you cannot grow your own food that you purchase locally and organically.

I completely agree with you! Growing your own food definitely has its advantages, such as reducing your carbon  footprint and having access to fresh, healthy produce. However, I understand that it may not be feasible for everyone. Buying locally grown produce is a great alternative that can also help reduce emissions from transportation. It’s a win-win situation because you’re supporting local farmers while also reducing your carbon footprint. It might take some effort to adapt to these changes, but in the long run, its worth it for the environment and our health.

to change my eating habits, I started to grow my own small vegetable garden in order to eat my own products and to limit imports

My family has been doing this for years in order to reduce the expenses of buying gorcery along with other natural reasons which I can totally side with because most of the food from local stores can sometimes be contaminated from transportation but growing your own food seems to be more safe and healthy by growing your own food.

I wanted to research how a home garden could actually do something to help climate change as I thought that, there is no way that can be enough.
Yes, a home garden would only slightly help reduce emissions. But that isn't why they are such a vital role in helping reduce climate change, there are so many indirect benefits of home gardens that aren't often considered.
For example growing produce reduces the need to buy from grocery stores which often contain produce not locally grown which required transportation and possibly unsustainable and harmful farming methods.
Another example would be that growing many plants can attract animals that have been pushed away from populated areas such as hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
Overall a home garden extends beyond just the possible emission reduction, it has many benefits not thought of before.

In modern western culture we are known for our giant supermarkets filled to the brim with overly processed food that is so bad for you and all in thousands of containers of plastic. This is just the normal way for most Americans to provide food to their families. The overwhelming majority of Americans don't grow their own food or eat locally grown food or even just organic at all. The amount of energy it takes to make these widely overproduced over processed foods is out of this world, but it is not a hard task to reduce your part in it. Growing food from home is much simpler than most people would imagine, and you can start small, start with the vegetables you and your family consume the most of and begin to just try and grow enough of those to sustain yourselves on. Then thats one or two less things your getting that is mass produced. Once you have the process of growing things more under your belt expand the things you grow.For things that aren't realistic for you to grow at home, see if any locally grown markets produce it and obtain your produce there. To learn more about starting your own home garden visit: https://cotap.org/reduce-carbon-footpri … xgQAvD_BwE

Have you ever thought about having your very own garden? I will talk about why it is better to grow your own foods instead of purchasing foods from grocery stores. One main reason it is better to grow your own food is because it is beneficial for the environment. For example in the article "10 Reasons To Grow Your Own Food" it talks about how by growing your own food, you are eliminating the transportation part of getting the food from the farms to the stores. In this transportation period the greenhouse gases produced from the trucks transporting the foods are ending up in the atmosphere causing more heat capture eventually heating up the Earth which is more commonly known as Global Warming (Green City Growers, n.d.). Another main reason it is better to grow your own foods is because it saves money. Taking the foods from your own garden doesn't cost you anything in fact it probably gives you more of a sense of pride knowing not only are you saving money, but you are also saving the environment. Another main reason growing your own food it better is because it is healthier for you. For example in the article "Backyard gardening: grow your own food, improve your health" it talks about how by growing your own food encourages you to eat more fruits and vegetables which is better for your health (Harvard Health, 2012). Also in the same article it talks about how growing your own food allows you to control what certain fertilizers and pesticides are used on your food and in particular exactly what kinds of foods you want to grow (Harvard Health, 2012). These three reasons are all great examples of beneficial ways we can grow our own foods at home.

References:
https://greencitygrowers.com/blog/10-re … -own-food/

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/bac … 1206294984

There are many reasons eating home-grown foods help the environment. First of all, for food to get on our tables it first has to be grown, processed, and transported. These things all contribute to the carbon in our atmosphere, and almost 1/3 of all our greenhouse gas emissions are related to food. The biggest parts of these emissions come from methane from cattle, fertilizers, deforestation for more farmland, and other agricultural practices. Then, the food has to be driven to different stores and markets in cars and trucks that also release tons of greenhouse gases. Interestingly, it was found that meat and other animal foods like that cause more emissions, while plants produce less emissions. Therefore growing food at home has enormous benefits. You don't have to drive anywhere, you aren't using harmful pesticides, and the food tastes fresh and more delicious. Growing your own food can reduce the amount of meat you eat, the amounts of trips you take, and the amount of waste you produce which shrinks your carbon footprint greatly. Another way home-grown food reduces the emissions you produce is through compost. Food waste accounts for 8% of of global greenhouse gas emissions, but with home-grown food you only have to take what you need for the meal and no more. If there are leftovers, you can cycle them back into the soil of your garden to help make the food grown more nutritious, tasty, and healthier. One last way home-grown food can help your carbon footprint is because you won't have waste packaging or much storage on your food, both which emit greenhouse gases. In conclusion, simply growing your own food can be very beneficial to the environment and will help save the earth.

Source: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/sci … ssues/food

A locavore is somebody who only buys and eats food that is in season for their specific region. This cuts off other types of foods that usually would be shipped across the world using fossil fuel-powered vehicles to transport these foods to the grocery store. The agriculture industry is problematic and negatively affects our Earth for many reasons. First off, farming and industrialization emit a lot of additional greenhouse gases (GHG) into our atmosphere. Methane from cows and nitrous oxide from fertilized fields are just two ways that farms add to the overall GHG emissions. Also, fertilizer factories and food packaging factories contribute as well in that they rely mainly on the burning of oil, gas, and coal (which are all fossil fuels) for energy to power these factories. The burning of fossil fuels add more greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, which is one of the largest factors affecting climate change in our world. Furthermore, deforestation, which refers to the clearing out of natural lands for agricultural purposes, emits carbon dioxide because of the carbon that was originally stored in those plants and trees in the land. Overall, the emissions from agriculture is around 1/4 of all global greenhouse gas emissions created by humans.

This information is significant to considering what one person could change about their eating habits in order to help reduce their carbon footprint and unnecessary emissions. My solution: become a locavore. Local food doesn't have to travel as far to get on your plate which contributes positively to the environment. Sustainable agriculture and safe production (regulating pesticides and other toxins) are promoted by being a locavore. The central idea of being a locavore is to reduce food miles, meaning the distance that your food travels for you to eat it. Whether the food is shipped on an airplane or has to be refrigerated, a lot of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. Switching to buying food from a local source will benefit the local economy and it will incredibly impact the food portion of your carbon footprint!

Sources:
https://www.mcgill.ca/foodservices/sustainability/green/local#:~:text=Local%20food%20doesn't%20have,local%20farmers%20and%20other%20producers.
https://theconversation.com/locavore-or … food-51232

There are so many reasons home grown foods are better for the environment and for you. An interesting fact is that people who garden are actually more likely to eat vegetables than those who don't. Vegetables are important to our daily health because they are packed with important vitamins and nutrients. Gardening itself can even be considered exercising which is very important to maintain your fitness and mobility. Most vegetables can even strengthen your immune system and be considered disease fighting. Another amazing thing about growing your own food is that it tastes better because of the nutrients in your soil, and because they are fresh. As fruits and vegetables sit they lose the sugars and nutrients that give them flavor, this means the fresher the food the better the taste. Along with being better for your health, home grown food is even better for the environment and reducing your carbon footprint. When you grow and pick your own food or even buy it locally there is a lot less packaging used meaning a lot less fossil fuels burned. Furthermore, when you grow or locally buy food it doesn't require the transportation most food does. Planes, cars, trains and other forms of transportation and shipment use a lot of energy that contribute to the greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere. When you have your own garden you can also avoid adding harmful chemicals to the environment like pesticides that are often used on large farms. One last thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint is start composting! Instead of throwing away your food scraps you can make a compost pile, later you can add the compost to your garden to enrich the soil and grow healthier, tastier, and overall a more sustainable source of food.

Source: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/il … nvironment

A home-grown garden helps reduce climate change. For reasons such as not using gas to go to a grocery store or reasons like not having to give money to support high prices for an avocado. A home-grown garden allows the owners to receive fresh produce without having to pay a price for the number of products. Helping lower climate change, reasons as to why people should have them.

I agree with this statement, however, more information could be added. You mentioned that driving to the grocery store as opposed to walking to your backyard will use more gasoline, which originates from pumping oil out of an oil rig, but those emissions are not the only ones that come from buying rather than growing. Going to the grocery store to purchase products releases indirect emissions, which the GHG Protocol (Greenhouse Gas Protocol) describes as “a consequence of the activities from the reporting company but occur at sources owned or controlled by another company.” In this scenario, this would be the CO2 emitted from the growing, harvesting, and transport of, say, a bag of almonds. Even though it just seems like going to the store to buy a bag of almonds, you also have to factor in the carbon emissions from crop dusters and multiple semis to get it from farm to store.

There are also mental health benefits of growing food. Charlie Hall, Ph.D., says that hands-on activities like gardening can help to reduce stress. Hall said in an interview for Texas A&M University that “Increased access to green spaces also reduces psychological distress, depression symptoms, clinical anxiety, and mood disorders in adults. Stress reduction and mental restoration occur when individuals live near green areas, have a view of vegetation, or spend time in natural settings.” He also said that living in a house that has the green color of plants can help to reduce depression, increase attention spans, and overall brighten your mood.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a … 5516301401
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if you are looking for a more sustainable way to live homegrown is the way to go. homegrown food costs less than store-bought food. you still have to pay for the tools to set up a garden, but in the end, the amount of money you would save from not buying as much food would pay for the tools and more. also, it is more sustainable than buying food because there is less food waste. one can pick what they want to eat for the night and then let the rest grow. Also, with leftover food, you can make compost to put in your garden's soil, which will help the plants keep the food cycle going. It also in general tastes better than store-bought food made with chemicals and the ones that aren't much more. with fruits and veggies when harvested they start to deteriorate, so when they come from a supper market they have harvested then they sit there for a week and lose their nutrition. on the other hand, you can harvest your food and then eat it right away without losing any nutrients. in the end, it is better to grow your food because it is healthier for you and it reduces your carbon footprint in how much you spend on food and the food you eat.
article:https://www.puckermob.com/health/why-choose-homegrown-veggies-instead-of-store-bought-ones/#:~:text=It%20is%20always%20a%20better%20idea%20to%20grow,have%20a%20richer%20texture%20than%20commercially%20grown%20products

I think home grown food is sometimes promoted without acknowledging some of the less obvious negatives of it. The primary negative of home grown food is that it is less water efficient than more advanced farming methods such as ones that use hydroponics. This means that while yes, it does technically have a lower carbon footprint, when it comes to the big picture, it is negatively impacting the environment via inefficient use of water, which is very detrimental in places such as California, where drought is very common. However, just because home grown food is inefficient does not take away the benefits of buying locally produced food, since locally grown food does make use of hydroponics. This makes it the best source to buy from, as it is more carbon neutral than major corporations and imported foods, and it is more water efficient than growing food yourself in your garden or backyard.

I disagree with your claim. Although there are very advanced farming methods that farmers use, individual farmers growing their own food can still be water efficient. According to ucanr.edu, "How a garden is irrigated can affect how much water it uses. Water early in the morning, so that water has a better chance to soak into the soil before it evaporates.  A drip system (under mulch) is an efficient way to deliver water to crops with minimal evaporation loss.  To avoid overwatering, monitor soil moisture." This is just one of the ways that individual farmers can use water efficiently. It's really up to the farmer whether or not they want to spend the time to use efficient methods. In my own personal opinion, I feel like the positives of having a garden, also outweigh the negatives. Having healthy fresh unprocessed food is very important, and is worth spending extra money either on getting an irrigation system, or spending extra money on water.

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I live in Croatia on the countryside. I eat home grown food from my garden as much as possible in the most of the time in year. I also have fruit trees in my garden.

My family has always encouraged me to consume organic and natural foods, which is something I am proud to say. I am very grateful of this because it has given me the opportunity to have a better appreciation of the necessity of clean foods in your diet.  What takes organic and natural produce to the next level is having it grown right in your own backyard. Now at first this may seem difficult but with the right mindset and proper tools it’s easy to do. You do not necessarily need an actual in-ground garden (depending on what you are attempting at growing). I have known people to raise plants indoors, of course near a window so they could receive the proper amount of sunlight, I have also known people to rise plants outside in raised garden beds. Not only is the process of growing healthy, clean food simple but it’s a very rewarding process to your physical and mental health. There is tons of research out there about how eating clean food helps your mind develop and obtain new information and how it helps your body reach its full potential. Growing your very own organic produce might be a tough process at first but again it certainly is rewarding!

Gardening is an effective way to fight climate change, as it helps reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, converting it into oxygen, and thereby reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the air. Gardening also helps to promote biodiversity and preserve natural habitats, which can reduce the impact of climate change on local ecosystems. Furthermore, growing your own food can reduce reliance on industrial agriculture and transportation, which are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. By gardening, individuals can play an active role in reducing their carbon footprint and contributing to a healthier planet.

I absolutely agree with you. However, when gardening, many people tend to lean towards chemical brands and items, to provide themselves with more efficient crops and pesticides to rid themselves of bugs and other animals, which leave negative impacts on the environment. If gardening for the sake of the environment, make sure that you use company’s and products that don’t hurt the earth.

I always new that gardens were a great way to create your own food, but I never really thought about how they absorb carbon. In another class of mine, I learned about how trees absorb carbon, and how important it is to protect them. But gardens I imagine absorb loads of carbon two. It is really interesting to see all the different benefits that gardens have. I used to have a garden, but my family and I didn’t have the time to take care of it, but after seeing this I think it would be a really good idea to home a garden.

In my opinion I would say yes because home grown food is usually better than store bought food because home grown food teaches you how to grow, it’s usually organic, tasty, and it gives a lesson on growing food. The problem with store bought food includes pesticides, wax coverings, and other not so tasty things.

Going to your local farmers' market can be beneficial in the reduction of gas usage. When individuals buy products from outside their general region, the process of transporting the items requires different forms of transportation. Products are often shipped in large amounts, so they require large vehicles like airplanes, trucks, or ships. All of these use a lot of gas, increasing the use of unsustainable fossil fuels. If people buy from their local sources, less transportation is required. It is also more likely that individuals have a say in how local materials are produced, meaning people can make a difference in the sustainability of farms and other groups.

I agree, going to your local farmers market is better for the environment as it doesn't go through the process of mutating it like with a company. Companies like to mess with their fruits to make them stay fresh longer which can make them less healthy. In contrast, farmers like to market theirs as organic and not messed around with in a lab.

Good point, buying locally is better for helping to save our environment as shorter commutes for the food helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Your food will also be less likely to contain preservatives as the food doesn’t need to travel a long way to reach the destination. The food grown locally can also be better for you as local food producers tend to use more natural pest repellents rather than the larger farms who most likely mass spray their crops. Eating locally can also help you have a more balanced diet as you will be more likely to buy fruits and veggies rather than packages and processed foods from your grocery market.

I completely agree, buying locally can reduce the amount of driving you need to get to place to place, helping reduce the amount of carbon getting emitted into the air. Your foods, most likely organic, are much less likely to contain preservatives, and toxic chemicals sprayed onto the foods. These foods also endure less travel, making it better for the environment because these huge trucks need a lot of gas, and produce a lot of carbon on their long trips to grocery stores. Locally grown crops, most local food producers and growers are more likely to spray pest repellents rather than larger farms most likely do not spray their crops. Eating healthy, and locally can help with a better gut because the toxins that aren’t in these foods and more balanced diet, as you are more likely to buy fruits and veggies rather than package foods.

Home grown should be encouraged because the transportation of agricultural products create carbon footprint because the transportation creates air pollution. A home grown food creates way less carbon footprint

I agree Brandon, you should buy local made food instead of imported ones to save carbon footprint. Home grown things is much healthy and fresh then imported ones because you don’t know what companies keep in the imported food but you know what you keep in your home-grow food.

I also agree with you Brandon, The use of transportation for food like fruits and vegetables can create air pollution, which harms our environment. Having an at home garden can help reduce air pollution because there is less use of carbon and fossil fuels with cars.

I agree with this Brandon, when it comes to having a chance to pick between home grown or having it being transported people should choose homegrown.It consumes a lot of fossil fuel & carbon to transport agriculture to your home, while doing at home doesn't consume as much carbon/ fossil fuels meaning it causes less harm to our environment.

I agree with this Brandon, when it comes to having a chance to pick between home grown or having it being transported people should choose homegrown.It consumes a lot of fossil fuel & carbon to transport agriculture to your home, while doing at home doesn't consume as much carbon/ fossil fuels meaning it causes less harm to our environment.

We should really encourage locally cultivated veggies to minimize carbon emissions caused by the use of fossil fuels. So when you pick veggies straight from the garden, there will be no need for plastic packaging, which will significantly decreases the use of fossil fuels. Also, Pesticide and other chemical inputs in a modest, well-tended garden can be significantly lower than in a small farm.

I agree that homegrown and locally bought food should be encouraged rather than getting foods transported. Transporting food can emit harmful gases into the air such as methane and other fossil fuels that can increase and induce harmful side effects to the environment.

I agree with you on this but making this reality will be hard since the world has evolved for importing food to keep relations with others. For example if the united states need rice ¨which probaly won´t¨ they would trade with china for the rice to get some. Now they can grow it but places are built by a order which is why certain places are known for certain stuff. Like in the states a lot of cheese is produced in winsconsin. Now other states can produce it but winsconsin is the lead of it. Though it is possible to have home grown food people will be lazy and it will take a change but it´s possible.?

I agree with you, but I think if people need to buy vegetables /fruits because they haven't grown it, didn't have the time to grow, or can't grow they should use reusable bags and go to their local grocery shop because usually local shops bring in fruits and vegetables locally instead of bringing them internationally like Walmart or other stores which lowers the transportation pollution a lot and this will a way of helping climate change

Some benefits of home grown food would be that you wouldn’t have to worry about buying the food, and it would help save money. With that money you would be more immune to a high carbon footprint. It is a great advantage to be able to grow food at home. This would also save you gas bills for your cars. Take note that cars also give you a high carbon footprint, so without the need to go out to buy food, and waste gas, you have the luxury of home grown foods.

Oh I agree that growing your own food is beneficial to reducing your carbon footprint as you don't have to drive to the grocery store and add more greenhouse gases. I do think that making your own garden is pretty time consuming as my dad has made a large garden for our family in our backyard, but it took him 2 years of care, time, and pure dedication to successfully cultivate multiple fruits and vegetables.

Buying locally is a really good idea when you’re thinking about carbon footprint, but sometimes it’s not always practical. I live in Sacramento, and it’s supposed to be the Farm to Fork capital of America, but a lot of the locally grown things where I live is expensive and goes bad quickly. I also imagine if you live somewhere like a city away from the agriculture it can be really difficult to buy locally grown produce. I think the best down the middle solution is composting your food waste either at home or at a facility. This  will prevent landfills from getting bigger and producing more Co2, in fact astdr.cdc.gov found that landfills produce 60%  of the carbon in the atmosphere right now! Composting food scraps is inexpensive, and has an impact on both the quality of our food and our carbon footprint.

Great point! There are a huge variety of options for people who want to reduce their carbon footprint. We can definitely buy locally as a way to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we produce, but it's nice to know that there are other options as well, since one thing may not work for everyone. Composting is amazing for the environment, and it is something you can do right at home!

Is home grown food better or is organic store bought food better?

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Hi it is harder to grow food if you don't have a garden, in my house we use old yogurts pots we put soil in it and we grow plants thet don't take much place, you can also use egg box for the beggining of the growth then you put it in the yogurts pot. Maybe you can buy indor small greenhouse, they can be put inside or outside, it's like a big flower pot with a lid.
Does anybody have over ideas?

I think that is a great way of being more environmentally clean, and really anybody can do it since you don't need a yard or garden. You could also use compostable materials like old newspaper and make paper mache pots.

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We grow most of our own lettuce, peas, beats, and tomatoes each year as they are a very beginner friendly crop that can produce a lot. Home grown food is better for the environment than food from the supermarket because it doesn't use pesticides or come in packaging.

One of the things we do in my family is gardening, we plant some plants, potatoes, onions, rhubarb. It varies between the years, but its a way to insure where and how you get your food.

There are many reasons why buying locally grown food reduces your carbon footprint. The first that I came across in my research was primarily about transportation. Due to the fact that buying locally limits travel time, the vehicle that is used for this commute only has to go a short distance, therefore releasing less greenhouse gases. Along with this, buying locally protects local lands. If those who grow the produce went out of business, that land would most likely be sold to big corporate companies where giant carbon emitting buildings would take over. The most locally sourced food you can get would be through your own home garden. This idea has been trending recently as a result of the pandemic and many people looking for sustainable alternatives to buying from chain stores. Growing your own food, or even just part of your meals like fruits and veggies, greatly reduces your carbon footprint. First, with absolutely no travel time, folks with home gardens completely eliminate greenhouse gases due to transportation. And, gardens regenerate themselves! So a home-gardener doesn’t have to buy produce over and over again. Lastly, you are growing plants. A plant’s photosynthesis cycle will constantly be cleaning the air, reducing the excess carbon.

There are many reasons why buying locally grown food reduces your carbon footprint. The first that I came across in my research was primarily about transportation. Due to the fact that buying locally limits travel time, the vehicle that is used for this commute only has to go a short distance, therefore releasing less greenhouse gases. Along with this, buying locally protects local lands. If those who grow the produce went out of business, that land would most likely be sold to big corporate companies where giant carbon emitting buildings would take over. The most locally sourced food you can get would be through your own home garden. This idea has been trending recently as a result of the pandemic and many people looking for sustainable alternatives to buying from chain stores. Growing your own food, or even just part of your meals like fruits and veggies, greatly reduces your carbon footprint. First, with absolutely no travel time, folks with home gardens completely eliminate greenhouse gases due to transportation. And, gardens regenerate themselves! So a home-gardener doesn’t have to buy produce over and over again. Lastly, you are growing plants. A plant’s photosynthesis cycle will constantly be cleaning the air, reducing the excess carbon. I personally have grown my family's herbs and a few vegetables, but after researching and writing this, I am on a mission to grow my home garden so much bigger!

Completing the quiz to find my carbon footprint impact quiz opened my eyes to the amount of unnecessary things in which I endorse. One basic change that I could take would be to grow fruits and vegetables from an at-home garden. In this way, I can reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases because the machines that are used to power large food plants typically use gasoline which pollutes the air and the foods. Additionally the factories that disperse the items release toxic gases into the atmosphere making it unsafe for humans to both breathe and ingest the food that is contaminated. Additionally, the use of plastic packaging of fruits and vegetables has a drastic effect on the environment. By growing food in a small garden, I can reduce my carbon footprint by not purchasing foods that have been sourced using gasoline-powered equipment which has a detrimental cost to the greenhouse gas emission levels. By having a garden, I can also live a healthier lifestyle because of the healthy options in my backyard. If one were to go even further, they could raise livestock such as chickens, goats, pigs, sheep and cows to produce both dairy and meat products. This would remove endless amounts of greenhouse gases that are poured into the atmosphere by large packinghouses and distributor plants by removing those steps to getting meats and dairy products. Overall, owning livestock or even simply creating a small backyard garden can have an impact on the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted into the environment from large corporations.

Home-grown food comes with many benefits. When growing food at home, less meat is eaten and more vegetables are eaten. Having a more vegetable-heavy diet comes with many benefits, including eating healthier, spending less money on food, and helping the environment. When animals are reproducing for the sole purpose of being consumed, it lets out unnecessary greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, including methane, CO2, and nitrous oxide. As well as releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, negatively affecting the Earth, it also takes thousands of gallons of water to raise the livestock. For example, one single burger takes 4,000-18,000 gallons of water to create (average but not exact estimation). Home-grown food is also extremely nutritious and wholesome compared to restaurant food. Although it is just as nutritious as the vegetables sold in supermarkets, growing food at home can allow people the ability to control how their food is grown (pesticides, chemicals, etc.). By eating food grown at home instead of at restaurants, not only is it positively impacting you but the Earth as well. Personally, I have not started growing food at home. However, I hope that in the future, I can start growing my own food in an effort to help the Earth.

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https://www.deseret.com/2012/7/12/20504 … aised%20in.

Buying locally produced food reduces the distance that food needs to travel in order to reach you. The vehicle that transports the food goes a shorter distance, and emits less greenhouse gasses. This is a good reason to start eating local food on its own, but another understated reason is the spillover effect of doing the action itself. Other people will see that it’s possible to incorporate eating local food into your life, and will follow suit. Realizing that you yourself can take this step to help against climate change can also inspire you to look for other actions you can take to contribute. This additional effect can also spillover, and cause other people to look to contribute, creating an infection of climate justice.

While researching for this post, I found a reason to eat local food that I haven’t heard of before. It protects local lands. It keeps local farmers in business by giving them money. If local farmers weren’t to be in business, they’d sell their lands and the land might be redeveloped for industrial or commercial uses. This outcome most likely creates more greenhouse gas emissions than the original local farmer’s business did. Redevelopment can also hurt the wildlife on the lands. (The reason came from the University of Waterloo source) Another reason again provided from this source is that food transported from far away places can spoil before being purchased by someone. Because of this, that food is wasted. Food from local areas travels a shorter distance, and has less time to spoil before being purchased. 30-40% of all the US’ food is food waste, and reducing this number allows us to use more of what we have.

Another topic I wanted to bring up was the most local food possible; a home food garden. I myself have a giant garden at my school, and it’s used sometimes to make food for activities for clubs, or give food products in a raffle. I have noticed it takes quite a bit of work to maintain though, which may be a border for schools who want to adopt it. The garden was built on an unused slope along the side of the hill, and was repurposed into a natural habitat for life and a place to keep the garden. I also am trying to develop vegetable plants at home, and enjoy it myself and would suggest it for others. One tip that I believe is crucial if this is a route someone is interested in, is to try to not get disheartened when your plants die. It’s a sad part of the learning process, and it may feel as if it’s because they aren’t capable of being a home gardener. But, with trial and error, it’s possible to grow plants that survive and grow produce. The joy when a garden survives, and the taste of the produce is worth the effort.

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https://uwaterloo.ca/food-services/blog … nvironment
https://www.usda.gov/foodwaste/faqs

One of the small efforts you can make to reduce your carbon footprint is to simply prepare and grow your own food!  Not only is growing your own food eco friendly and cuts carbon emissions, but also, you learn how to garden, save money, reduce your use of plastic, can utilize your garden for compost, and the best thing, you get to walk to your backyard for the freshest produce instead of driving to the grocery store!

Eating home grown or locally grown food helps the climate problem because it reduces or eliminates the need for transporting food. My family has a garden in our backyard where we grow tomatoes, squash, strawberries, peaches, plums, etc. If you have the ability to, I would really recommend starting your own garden. Not only will you get fresh, delicious food, but the environment will benefit from it!

I agree that growing food locally or at home helps global warming because it reduces/does not require transportation. If you grow food at home, you won't have to use your car and release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the air. Although you may have to use your car to get locally grown foods, it probably won't be too far to get there.

I agree that both purchasing locally sourced food, and cultivating your own garden have immense benefits. Not only does buying local reduce transportation emissions, buying local emphasizes the importance of supporting local businesses! So much of what goes into producing mass amounts of food these days involve pesticides and other synthetic fertilizers, which local foods and home grown food typically steer clear of. If you choose to buy local, you also have the opportunity to understand how the food was grown and if there were any pesticides used. On top of the environmental benefits of locally grown food, you are essentially buying and consuming food that is in season. And of course, to reiterate what both of you said, the major impact of growing or buying local is fewer CO2 emissions by transportation of goods! An added bonus is that plants consume CO2 in the process of photosynthesis!

Eating locally-produced food helps the climate problem because the locally-produced food is healthy and reduces the risk of cancer. There are other elements that support this thesis, for example when I eat locally-produced food I don't use much fuel and the duration of transport is limited. Environmental pollution isn't increased and costs for customers can be cut. I haven't got a food garden but I would like to have one, as a further benefits is that home grown food is tastier.

My family has been keeping chickens as pets and for egg production since 2008, and have been keeping ducks since 2019. We have 11 chickens, 10 mallard-derived ducks, and 7 muscovy ducks. Of those, we have 6 laying hens and 9 laying ducks. We get about 3-4 chicken eggs a day and 4-5 duck eggs a day. I can count on one hand the amount of times we have had to buy eggs in the last ten years. In fact, I have two and a half dozen chicken eggs and four dozen duck eggs on my kitchen counter right now. We give eggs to our neighbors and friends regularly, and still have many to spare. I haven't seen any posts in this subforum that discuss keeping cickens or other poultry in anything more than the abstract, so I thought I would make a post to share some of my experience with them.

Chickens:

I would recommend chickens for most people, really. I've always been surprised that they aren't more popular in urban and suburban areas. A small flock of 3-4 hens would definitely meet or even surpass the egg needs of a single family. A backyard is enough space for them, and many keepers have their flock in an entirely enclosed coop and run. Entirely built or some assembly required coops are availaible, but I would recommend just building one yourself so you can meeet your specific needs. If space is very limited I would suggest looking into bantam, or miniature, breeds, although I have not personally kept these before. I would also suggest staying away from commercial or industrial production breeds; while their output may be more per year, their are extremely prone to health issues, especially reproductive ones. It is not uncommon for them to die suddenly and before three years of age. Heritage breeds laying 150-200 eggs per year are overall healthier, hardier, and more long-lived than their commercial counterparts. The average lifespan of a hen is 6-8 years, but I have had several make it to 10. Depending on your local climate, you may want to research cold or heat tolerant breeds. Chickens are friendly, personable, and severely underrated as pets. Ours always want to hang out with us, and our particularly friendly hens will do social things like groom us and sit in our laps. Our rooster even warns us when strange birds (or butterflies) fly overhead, to make sure we stay safe. Be aware of your local ordinances, because some cities will only allow a certain number of chickens, or will not allow roosters.

Waterfowl:

This includes mallard-derived ducks, muscovy ducks, and geese. Mallard-derived ducks and muscovy ducks are actually two different species, but they have basically identical requirements. A backyard may be suited to two or three ducks, but they require a pool for bathing and constant access to water. I would not recommend waterfowl of any kind if you have limited space, simply because emptying their pool(s) daily to change their water will quickly make a mucky mess of any space you do have. But if you have the space, ducks are excellent layers and are productive for most of their lives. Mallard-derived ducks will lay anywhere from 150-300 eggs a year depending on the breed and live to be about 10, while muscovies will lay around 180 eggs a year and can live up to 20. The most productive breeds of geese, however, will lay a maximum of 65 eggs a year. I would not get geese if you are looking for eggs.

Quail:

If you were reading this and thinking: "I can't have any of these, I don't have any yard at all," then quail are the birds for you!  They only need 0.5 to 1 square foot of space per bird, and any people keep quail in rabbit hutches. Their enclosures can potentially be entirely indoors, and are the only ones on this list to be so. Quail are small, quiet, and lay up to 300 eggs a year for 3-4 years. Coturnix quail are the most popular domestic quail, but there are a couple others you could choose from. While I haven't personally kept quail due to their small size, I would like to in the future. They're so cute. Here's a link to someone who has kept quail, since I have not, and I suspect this will be of interest to at least a few people: https://www.attainable-sustainable.net/quail-part-one

Turkeys:

Most turkeys are kept for meat, not eggs, but they do lay around 100 eggs per year. They have similar requirements to chickens, but are much bigger. This means more food, a larger coop and a larger run/forage area. Turkey eggs are bigger than a chicken or duck egg. This doesn't mean you can't keep a turkey for eggs, but it generally isn't recommended and we don't eat turkey eggs because it isn't profitable commercially.

Other/Exotic Poultry:

This includes guinea fowl, peafowl, and pheasants. I wouldn't suggest any of these for beginner poultry keepers, or for egg production. Guinea fowl and peafowl are kept mainly for pest control or ornamental purposes, while pheasants are kept for meat. Guineas hens may lay 80-160 eggs a year, but are notoriously loud, flighty, and temperamental. Pheasants come in next at 50-60 eggs during their breeding season, but are fairly sensitive and delicate birds, not nearly as hardy as more traditional poultry. Peafowl come in last for egg production, laying in their fourth year a maximum of one clutch of 5-9 eggs. Peafowl, like guinea fowl, are known to be loud and flighty.

That's some general knowledge about poultry and egg production! If anyone is interested in a post about poultry and meat production, I'm considering making one of those, which would also include pigeons.

Forgot to even mention this in the main post- our birds eat our kitchen/food scraps as long as it's okay for them to have, act as pest control for our yard and gardens, and we compost their dirty bedding to use as well. You just have to keep an eye out for the plants they like to eat and move them out of their reach, or they WILL eat all of your basil and lettuce seedlings even when you've been trying so hard to keep it alive in the Florida heat

Awesome and informative post!

I think it is best if food is still industrialized because it isn't feasible to feed everyone just through farmers markets. However, I think industries should start reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by making the transportation vehicles they use based on renewable energy sources.

that is a great idea do you think it's possible ???

that is a very good idea to reduce our carbon footprint!

Eating and producing locally-produced food is something anyone can do and is an amazing alternative to buying from your nearest supermarket. Not only does it help in the way that you aren’t supporting transportation pollution going into the ecosystem, but you might also get cheaper deals. I personally can plant my own avocados for a good cost instead of having to go to a supermarket and get a pound of avocados for $2.30. I don't have a garden myself, but my grandpa grows his own avocados and has never had to spend money on avocados. He gets to help the environment and get a good deal at the same time.

I think it would be best if there was still manufactured food, but shipping and transportation should use renewable energy based cars and trucks.

yea makes sense

It's better to make your own food it's easy for example you can make a garden in your backyard.

I agree with this because yes, it is so much easier than going out and buying food. You get to plant the things you want and its healthier for you.

My family and I grow a garden every spring. We have three planter boxes plus multiple pots full of herbs, strawberries, and different flowers.

thats amazing

interesting, I think that is amazing.

nice, great and healthy

Literally, just grow your own food. Its kinda easy

Some people don't have time or money in order o just grow food. Even than gardening depending on the food can be a challenge depending on your budget (comming from someone who has been gardening they're entire life). With our increasing intense weather it makes this significantly more harder

I believe that a way to make our human civilization more eco friendly is by producing our own vegetables. I myself have planted my own food for the past 2 years. Although I did harvest my own food, It was not my main source of food mainly because it takes time to grow. But, I did try it and I did see some benefits around my garden. The soil was more rich in natural nutrients and there was more life around my garden like bees, lady bugs, and caterpillars. All these animals, except the caterpillar of course, pollinated my plants and made them produce fruit. Growing your own food helps reduce the gases emissions in our planet because instead of buying food from the store that got there via transportation, we grow our own food while also benefiting the environment around it.

Home and Locally grown food help decrease the amount of traveling. This reduces the number of gases released into the environment from the vehicles used for you to get the products and the vehicles used to transport these products into our area. I do not currently have a garden at home, used to though when I was in my beginning years of elementary school. Home gardens are really fun and better for the environment.

I agree and I like that you talked about how it also saves car gas from being released. I've never thought about that when thinking about how home gardens help the climate problem. I usually think about what you can get from the garden like being able to compost and not have your vegetables wrapped in plastic every time you need some if you choose to grow them. I also have a little garden where my mom grows small things like tea leaves. Home gardens are also really fun.

All your points are very relevant and I totally agree. If one does not live in a space in which they could grow their own food, they should check out their city's or town's local farmer's markets to buy their groceries at. Not only is the food in these markets tastier but they tend to be healthier since they are locally grown. This alternative would significantly reduce one's carbon footprint since local farmers use fewer resources to harvest their crops and don't spend as much fuel and money on transportation.

I think it is very important to buy a majority of your food locally. For as long as I can remember my family has been buying our food from local or organic buisnesses. This way of life can benefit you in so many ways, for example a healthier diet. With a healthy diet, you will have more of the nutrients you need, making you more energetic and focussed. This is also a great choice for our environment. It also eliminates a lot of activity in the animal food industry.

I agree. Find out where all your produce is coming from. It just feels so much better to know where your food is coming from. It is also much healthier and better for the environment. Same with vegetables. Or even have your own garden.

I agree with you. I think it can be very difficult to know where your produce and groceries really come from. In my area there are a few local farmers market but it is still difficult to only buy locally grown product as so much product is grown and shipped into chain grocery stores. Eating more locally grown food would be better for our environment as well as supporting local business.

I completely agree with you. If you buy food locally not only are you helping your community but also heavily cutting down on CO2 emissions that would've been released by transporting those fruits or vegetables across the country. The elimination of the animal agriculture from your diet will also help the environment significantly.

Locally grown and organic food is excellent. When you eat it you don't just feel way better and healthier, but you are also supporting your community. If you support your community by buying there food from a market or a farm stand, they will grow more. Really everyone should buy locally grown and organic food, and maybe even grow their own too.

I agree as well. Not only does it support the community and cut down on CO2 emissions, but it also cuts down on the amount of pesticides and other chemicals used on the food. Most larger companies when growing food are more likely to use chemicals or preservatives on the food to make it last longer, while locally sourced and organic food is less likely to have it. Not only does that make the food healthier for us to eat, but it also provides less run off into the environment that could potentially hurt other animals.

I think that locally grown food may be better and have higher quality, it is more expensive which means those with lower income will not be able to purchase the food. Locally grown food also takes up much more space and resources because with mass produced food, you have an industry dedicated to maximizing output for least resources consumed, but local growers are only a team of people that won't have the ability to provide the amount of food required to sustain humanity. What's really needed is more regulation and inspection into the food industry to make sure they make food ethically and as cleanly as organic growers do.

Lately, it has been more popular to purchase local and or organic food, but we could take it a step further by growing food in our own backyards. For example, we have vegetable garden and lots of fruit trees, and we use the produce often for our meals. This helps in a number of ways. First of all, we are eating natural food rather than processed food, which is not only healthy but better for the environment. Second of all, we are decreasing the amount of food that needs to be transported or delivered to stores or our doorstep, because we get our food from our own backyard.

I think this is great! Also, when having a garden in your backyard, you reduce the amount of food waste with compost. When growing food, you have to use compost to allow it to increase. When creating compost, we use food scraps, and using food scraps for your compost will reduce your food waste tremendously.

Growing fruits and vegetables at home help reduce carbon emissions by reducing transportation of these products. Not only does reducing the number of huge diesel trucks off the roads eliminate their carbon emissions, we also reduce traffic which in turn saves the amount of idle time other vehicles spend in traffic, which again helps reduce carbon output. Also, who wants to drive to the grocery store.

While I do agree growing fruits and vegetables at home is a good idea, it takes a very long time to grow these things. I can see this work if more people become farmers EVERYWHERE around the world as this would mean that no transporting fruits and veggiesssssssss. This seems unlikely to happen but who knows, 2020 was weird in itself.

Mass-production has a benefit of being more optimized for production because a company can specialize into research and investment into making as optimum of production for least supplies and carbon emissions. And, when home growing, you need spend resources getting extra water to your crops and you can't spend all your time refining your food production. But, these mass-producing firms are more easily corrupt and may start producing more fossil fuels and get away with it because them collapsing would cause a sharp decrease in food production and causing mass starvation depending on how big the company is.

Grow your own food, it's nice, it's fun, you get your own food, it's cheaper (I think) all you have to do is keep the squirrels away, and you got a bunch of food now. It's better for the envirment and carbon emission and at the same time, this means your buying less food from the store, also means that less transportation invloved, also means less carbon. your backyard looks cool and not a plain patch of grass

I agree that we should eat as locally as we can. Eating locally is more sustainable, since we don't have to use oil and gas to power the cars and planes that transport the food. Local food also tends to  use less pesticides and preservatives to keep the food fresh while it is being transported from place to place. Lastly, when food is local it tastes way better.

Food is a necessity to human survival but over eating can cause or world to be affected in bad ways. The more you eat the more waste you produce like trash from the wrappers of the food. If you have home grown foods you can limit the amount of trash that is from produce from food companies.

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I have a garden in my yard and we grow lots of vegetables that we use to cook. We don't use any pesticides so the food is organic and safe to eat. I think that having a small garden or just one plant that you can use as a food source is a great way to start using more home grown food.

that's awesome, my family try's do that but our areas weather is a bit iffy so crops can fail. but if you live in a place with more consistent weather, have a garden is a great idea

This is a great way to get food, and honestly I think I could do better in that regard, my family tries to grow stuff but it's mostly small things like green onions.

This is awesome

It is great that you have a garden that you and your family use to eat a lot of your food! My family has a garden that we use as much as we can. I think it is an amazing way to eat local and organic food. Also home grown garden food always tastes better! Everyone who can should have one.

I think it is great to have your own garden. it is a good way of growing your own vegetables or fruits if you can, and it helps reduce the amount of carbon it takes to transport food to grocery stores.

I think having a home garden is amazing! It's a great way to know that your produce is healthy and organic. Me and my mom used to have a garden and I found the produce tasted so much better than store-bought. I think having a garden is great The earth and us.

My sister always says that lawns are useless, they are large extra parts in our homes that require work and maintenance but and give us very little in return. I agree with her because if we got rid of lawns and replaced them with gardens instead, we can create sustainable food sources that are good for the environment and provides your family with healthy food to eat. We can also get cities to make community gardens so there's local food for the community to eat. This could also mean that we can start to rely less on cutting down forests to make land for farming.

I agree with you that lawns are useless! If we replaced front or back lawns with gardens we would have less of a need to cut down forest, use land for farming, and our communities will be more green! However, much of humanity doesn't have the time to watch over their own garden, which is why I think having community gardens will be a better idea. People will be able to watch and learn how to garden and learn to take care of plants! It can also bring a lot of people together and will allow the community to be stronger. I'm also thinking we could add flowers just to add more colour!

I do agree that lawns just being an open grass space is useless. However I also think that some people who work long shifts or are not home a lot may not be able to grow food since it takes maintenance. for example you have to water the plants, weed the weed growing around and more. So I think it would be great for people to plant gardens and if they could not take care of it themselves it would also be cool if they could let their neighbour or their friends or family either use it or take care of it while the person cannot take  care of their garden.

Well, I agree to some of that statement. But i also have some disagreements. Lawns can be useful in many ways, as an example. During covid the amount of dogs that have been adopted have more than tripled. So regarding to that, lawns i personally have a dog that runs in the lawn for hours and hours and loves it. And also when you have friends and/or family come over to visit lawns are really good to go out chill, and play games. But i also agree that if you have more than enough space then you need you can turn some of it into useful land like gardens. so as i said before you do have some good points but they aren't completely useless.

I agree with you, that’s a good idea and it makes sense. It would help everyone reduce meat consumption. But yet again the world is changing and about half of the time things won’t be in season as the weather gets colder. So many pros and cons it difficult to say what’s the right decision.

I agree partly with your statement that lawns are useless if not used in the right way but also, don't agree because lawns can have many different uses. For example, my family likes to grow vegetables in our lawn and play soccer on our lawns. If lawns are used as empty space where no one takes care of and the grass is all dead and long than I do agree that lawns are useless in that scenario. My family and I do like to play with our neighbors dog and we use our lawn as a place for him to run around and be free. If you do have extra lawn space that if you can turn that space into a garden that would be useful. For example, a community garden that the entire community can take care of together.

This is an interesting conversation to me because there are so many different pros and cons to this in my opinion. For example if you do use a yard space to grow food I think that is great, but like its said above if you aren't really using your lawn then it is a waste of space in my opinion. Also I do have dogs too, and I have a back yard and my dogs do like to be in that space, but lots of people own dogs living in apartments. Maybe the dog would prefer to be outside more but there are dogs that are fine without a backyard or front yard space. So I dont know really where I stand for this I think I am in the middle. Maybe we could do things like smaller yards like only front yard or backyard instead of both. Or like it is said above using extra lawn space for a community garden or maybe a composting place for worms or something.

I somewhat agree with your point that lawns are useless but they're not completely useless. Lawns can be used for social gatherings that may not be occurring now but could be used after the pandemic. Another good use for lawns could be pets, like dogs. Sometimes the house isn't good enough for them and the lawn is a great way for them to boost their mood. Home gardens are a good idea though, they may cost a bit of money but it would help with trees getting cut down and they're a sustainable food source as well.

Have any one tried a hydroponic garden?

Our class finish a project for both an automatic and normal hydroponic system. It was quite great time, and I have to admit it is quite effective. Though for the automatic system concern over budgetting may constraints to certain family.

I have hear that hydroponic trees take more time that normal tree. Is it true?

Locally grown food is Healthier for the environment because it dose not need to be transported reducing the green house gases caused by trucks and other vehicles. Locally grown food also usually dose not use pesticides or chemicals that are needed when food is picked and transported a long distance. This benefits the environment and you because those chemicals are not healthy. Eating locally grown food also promotes small farms rather than big commercial farms that are destroying the environment. I try to buy produce from local famers by looking at the labels where the produce came from. If it comes from more than 1-2 states away I don't buy it. I also try to buy produce that is in season so it is more likely to be local.

Locally grown food is Healthier for the environment because it dose not need to be transported reducing the green house gases caused by trucks and other vehicles. Locally grown food also usually dose not use pesticides or chemicals that are needed when food is picked and transported a long distance. This benefits the environment and you because those chemicals are not healthy. Eating locally grown food also promotes small farms rather than big commercial farms that are destroying the environment. I try to buy produce from local farmers by looking at the labels where the produce came from. If it comes from more than 1-2 states away I don't buy it. I also try to buy produce that is in season so it is more likely to be local.

I think we should compost more If we compost more, it can limit the amount of harmful methane gas released into the atmosphere. Composting also encourages people to start their own gardens.

Eating fruits and vegetables exclusively from your own backyard greatly helps the environment in many ways. You can control how you grow these plants, meaning they can be a potential receptacle for compost, as well as having control over what pesticides are used, if any. Eating from your own backyard also prevents C02 emissions from transport vehicles, including your own. Eating self grown plants helps by reducing vehicle emission, pesticides, and waste disposal emissions.

Eating locally produced food could have some major positive impacts on the environment. By buying locally, you can cut down on the significant greenhouse gas emissions caused by transportation and refrigeration. One study on environmental costs of produce in the UK showed that produce that was transported from outside of the UK used 20x more CO2 than locally grown food. If possible, switching your diet and habits so you can buy locally grown produce can considerably help the environment. There are also economic benefits of locally sourced produce. Farms draw in more taxes than they require in services. It also generates money for your local economy, benefiting your own community rather than giving more money to large retailers. I personally have a small backyard garden with a few lettuce plants, strawberries, lemons, and kiwis and there's a small grocery store near my house that primarily sells locally grown produce. The food is always very high quality and fresh and buying from the market gives money to a local store and the local farms it buys from.

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I want to reduce my carbon footprint in general but mainly in home and transportation.
I want to do this by making sure I turn off the lights when I leave a room as much as I can.  Also to make sure that I am not leaving TV's on when I am done using them.  And for transport, taking the bus and walking and biking, we could instead ride bikes or walk. If there is a place far and you can in fact take public transportation and then walk or bike, take the opportunity.

Raising backyard chickens is a practical way to reduce carbon emissions, and creates friendly pets with their own unique personalities. Fresh eggs are a factor that contributes to reduction of carbon emissions with backyard chickens. Having chickens eliminates the need to buy eggs from the grocery store, which produces emissions through the transportation of eggs from farms to stores. In addition, packaging for store bought eggs creates pollution and greenhouse gasses. According to Liz Greene, "Every year, 35 million tons of food waste ends up in landfills where it breaks down and produces methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change." Chickens can consume food waste and kitchen scraps, which reduces the amount of methane added to the atmosphere. Their waste can also be used as fertilizer in gardens, or to help with the compost process. Overall, chickens are an enjoyable presence in the backyard, and help to reduce the carbon emissions created by human beings, which is vital to the continuation of life as we know it on earth.

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Not eating meat contributed to lowering my carbon footprint because by not buying meat I didnt contribute in the factory and growing and processing emissions that come from the meat industry. Also growing vegetables and fruits at home also lowers greenhouse gas emissions from the plant industry therefore lowering my footprint, and its cool to see the plants grow and also feels nice to grow them yourself.

“Meat and dairy specifically accounts for around 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions”, according to interactive.carbonbrief.org. When people hear these numbers, they often think about the factory farms producing meat and assume that they can reduce these numbers by eating locally. Unfortunately, while some local foods produce fewer greenhouse gases than food shipped from around the world, the emissions of the transportation of meat are considerably lower than the rest of the emissions, so not much of a difference is made. For example, the transportation emissions of a beef herd are 0.30kg whereas all other emissions of a beef herd combine to 59.30kg. Even if we could reduce the emissions of transportation, it wouldn’t make much of a difference. However, that may not be as simple as we think. In the article, Willet says, “ ‘Train transportation is really very efficient and shipping is also relatively efficient. And probably more efficient than some small local farmer in western Massachusetts driving three hours with a pick-up truck.’ ” While, as a consumer, it can often seem like eating local is always better, it’s important to do the research to make sure that’s actually the case. Commonly accepted ideas like thinking that eating local is always better can be hard to overcome. As we learn more about the carbon footprint meat has, we can begin to look into alternatives to our diet. For people who still want the taste of meat, relatively new brands such as impossible burger and beyond burger have come out with realistic plant based meat. Those meat alternatives have a much smaller carbon footprint than beef. As we can see in the graph below, Beef has much higher carbon emissions than the emissions of plant based alternatives. The carbon footprint of Beef is 70.50kg whereas the footprint of both the beyond burger and the impossible burger are only 3.50kg. While it can be difficult to change up our diet or the way we source our foods, even changing it slightly can make a huge difference on the greenhouse gas emissions in the world we live in.

I think we should compost more If we compost more, it can limit the amount of harmful methane gas released into the atmosphere. Composting also encourages people to start their own gardens.

Instead of buying factory fertilizer, you can make your own fertilizer by composting your food and scraps and put it on your plants or garden. they will decompose and will become the fertilizer of fertilizers. It's also free

You can make amazing homemade food with fresh plants from your garden.

I agree, you can grow amazing homegrown plants yourself. When you grow your own food, you are able to have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables without all the pesticides; self grown food and plants tend to be better than store bought. Not only that, you are able to tract everything you use, so you know you aren't wasting anything unnecessary. Growing your own food helps lower the carbon emissions from transportation, and reduces water runoff. A great way to grow plants is using a system called hydroponics! Plants are able to grow 25% quicker, and generally produce 30% more than plants grown in regular soil. Hydroponics is also a great way to save water; you can save up to 70-90% more water than soil.

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Composting is such a valuable alternative to throwing everything away into landfills, amount other benefits it adds nutrients to the soil. It introduces valuable organisms to the soil. Microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa, decompose organic material. You can recycles kitchen and yard waste. It reduces landfill waste. It’s also generally good for the environment.

Although growing your own food has advantages, locally grown food is also a great alternative to save time. Locally grown food can be more expensive but it has its advantages. Locally grown food is safer because of there are less pesticides and steroids in the produce. Locally grown food is also fresher, meaning it most likely tastes better and is healthier.

locally grown food also tends to have less preservatives, making it have a shorter shelf life but be all around healthier.

I think that growing your own food and raising your own food is also an great way to reduce carbon emissions. If every one grew there own food or bought locally grown food it could greatly help in the effort to stop climate change.

I agree with you completely. I get all of my food locally, which means that there are no carbon emissions associated with distributing the produce. Also, there are no steroids and other hormones, which can disrupt your endocrine system. Furthermore, there are no pesticides, which are terrible for you and the bees.

I think that this is a great point. A lot of the food that my family gets is locally grown. This helps reduce the amount of carbon emissions. Not only does it help the environment but it is also healthier for you. Where I live their are lots of farmers markets where you can get lots of food that is locally grown, and help out smaller businesses. I think that this is a simple way to help, but it helps tremendously.

I agree that there needs to be a sustainable way of eating for the environment and even for yourself. I think growing your own food could help the climate immensely. The plants would help eat the CO2 and its just a healthier way of living.

At my house, I have a home garden that has not been in my care in previous years. This year, I am planning to use conservation agriculture (CA) techniques in my garden in hopes that it increases yield, uses less water, and is more environmentally friendly than in past years. CA involves not tilling the soil, using cover crops as much as possible, and only using organic products. The component I am focusing on the most this year will be using cover crops, as this graden has never had cover crops before. This will, hopefully, reduce the need to water as much, and make the soil healthier by adding nitrogen to it, making it better not only this year, but in future years as well. I would also suggest these techniques for home gardeners, in an effort to emulate how these plants would grow in the wild.

Food is a necessity, but we can change how it's produced and where it comes from. Much of the food available in grocery stores comes from large scale farms, using unsustainable practices. Many of these farms are monocrop farms with tiling and intensive agriculture. This greatly depletes the soil, making it unusable in the future. Along with soil depletion, these farms produce a ton of fossil fuel emissions in all stages of their business from producing crops to transportation and distribution. They also use extreme amounts of water. Switching to buying locally grown food is much better for the environment, as there are reduced emissions, since crops don't need to be transported as far, and there's often more variety, as monoculture is less prevalent, and intensive agriculture is less used with locally grown crops. With locally grown food, you also know much more about your food, as it is often grown without the use of pesticides and is much healthier than the crops of large scale monocrop farms. Currently, I don't grow my own food, but after learning more and more about agriculture in my environmental science class, I want to start, even if it's something as simple as planting a few fruit seeds in my backyard.

I agree with everything you said Valerie.  Large industrial mono crop agriculture is really harming our soil and the environment and Im afraid if big companies and people don't make changes, it could harm us for the future.  Thats why , even though I would buy a portion of my food from local farmers, I am going to try and be more aware of where my crops are coming from and the impact they have on the environment.  Same with you, after learning about soil depletion and growing my own garden, I may try and grow a few crops, then I know exactly how they are grown and what is being put into them.

Monocultures are particularly a problem in Russia, Australia and America, in Europe a crop rotation is prescribed by the EU, which is why I think that it should be stipulated by government and law. And it is also better if tomatoes grow on large farms in California than in small, heated greenhouses in Michigan.

I personally have a garden in my backyard. But I know many people in urban areas do not have the resources, time, money, or space to do this. This is where community gardens come into play. Community gardens are run by a group of people or a whole neighborhood. These gardens are grown for everyone living in the given area. Anyone can help grow the garden and take the produce it provides as they need it. This can help families provide healthier meals to their children. Because it is giving practically free produce to people who need it or can't afford it.
   

I think growing and eating home grown food is beneficial to the environment in various ways. It can not only be helpful to your health, but offer healthy emissions to the atmosphere and give less to harmful chemical foods that you may buy in stores.

Having a home garden has many benefits, such as cleaning the air around your house, providing low cost food, and providing organic food. Home gardens are a way to cut back on your carbon footprint as well because you aren't paying for food to be transported to your home. They are also extremely satisfying because you get the joy of knowing you grew this and it may even taste better!

Eating food that you grew yourself can be extremely satisfying because you know the work that went in to producing the food. You also get the satisfaction of knowing you helped reduce your carbon footprint by a little because the food you grew didn't need to be transported from far away (no trucks or ships) so there were likely little carbon emissions (if any) from it. Same with locally grown food. The produce travels a lot shorter distance to reach you, which means that there are less carbon emissions. Locally grown foods are often organic too, meaning that they don't use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides (I think), which further lowers their environmental impact. The only thing about all this though is that the food is usually more expensive. While those who are lucky enough to be able to afford organic/local produce should definitely do their best to buy it, I think more should be done to help lower the cost of these foods.

By eating locally produced food you can lower the average consumer's greenhouse gas emissions, and purchasing and eating locally grown foods can also help keep your area alive and booming. My family and I have a garden at home where we like to plant things such as carrots.

I think that this is a good idea and can help lower our carbon footprints!

Laurenhotts12 suggestion is great because we are lowering our own carbon footprints, as well as lowering the greenhouse emission that is used to deliver these products to the store. Another solution to lowering greenhouse gas emission is to grow food in your own yard. Currently, I have grown tomatoes, chilies and squash in my backyard which has saved my family money to buy from the grocery store and has lowered my carbon footprint by making me travel less to the store with a vehicle. Lastly, if we cannot grow our own vegetables, we can also purchase all our vegetables and fruits from the closest grocery store that provides locally grown food. This will lower our carbon emission and support local farmers during this pandemic.

I agree that purchasing locally grown foods is important because it makes it easier to tell where and how that food was grown, and you support a local farm all while reducing your carbon footprint. Even more important is, if possible, growing your own fruits and vegetables in a  home or community garden. This way you control how its grown, there's no delivery or shipping, and it saves you money. Over the summer my family and I grow all of our vegetables in our back yard, this way we can reduce our carbon footprint while saving money.

I have a garden at my house that we use to grow tomatoes and some other stuff. Growing your own food will help global warming by not having to deliver the food from farms with a truck.

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Eating locally grown/ produced food is beneficial in many ways. Imported food often has to travel hundreds or even thousands of miles to get to us. That requires burning fossil fuels, which we all know is not good for our planet. Buying local is also good for your community. By buying local, you are supporting local businesses and families, instead of big corporations. You are also protecting local farmland, and creating more habitats for animals in your community. Buying local also provides more jobs for people in your community, which can benefit your friends, neighbors, and even family. Overall buying local, will strengthen your community and the environment.

I agree with your statement of buying local. Like you said, buying local kind of cuts out the middle man which reduces the distance the product has to travel to get to your table. This helps with the burning of fuels and emotions put out into the air.

Yes! This is a fun  project my family and I have been doing, growing as much of our own food as possible. It is all trial and error, but I know it will all be worth it at the end.

i definitely agree with you, eating locally grown food is a great way to reduce our footprint and growing your own is a very fun way to do it as well.

Yes, I agree that eating locally grown and produced is very beneficial. For example, locally grown food is fresher, has more sustainable farming practices, and emits less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere because it goes a shorter distance.  According to epa.org, transportation accounts for 28.2% of all greenhouse gas emissions.  So anything we can do to decrease that amount will surely have a positive effect. What will also help is decreasing the amount of air-freighted food. According to ourworldindata.org “Very little food is air-freighted; it accounts for only 0.16% of food miles. But for the few products which are transported by air, the emissions can be very high: it emits 50 times more CO2eq than boat per tonne kilometer.” Like you said, buying local food also helps keep local business stay in operation which is great for the economy.

Yes, I agree that eating locally grown and produced is very beneficial. For example, locally grown food is fresher, has more sustainable farming practices, and emits less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere because it goes a shorter distance.  According to epa.org, transportation accounts for 28.2% of all greenhouse gas emissions.  So anything we can do to decrease that amount will surely have a positive effect. What will also help is decreasing the amount of air-freighted food. According to ourworldindata.org “Very little food is air-freighted; it accounts for only 0.16% of food miles. But for the few products which are transported by air, the emissions can be very high: it emits 50 times more CO2eq than boat per tonne kilometer.” Like you said, buying local food also helps keep local business stay in operation which is great for the economy.

i completely agree! buying produce locally and even growing your own at home has many many more benefits than we realize. we can save our plant and in turn, save ourselves.

I definitely agree because the extra amount of greenhouse gasses just to get the food here is already more than enough. It's much more beneficial to grow your own plants because it saves your carbon footprint while also positivley adding more oxygen producing plants into the atmosphere. It could also be considered healthier because when growing your own plants, there are no added preservatives or pesticides because you don't really need them especially if you have a smaller garden in your backyard.

Yes! I definitely agree with eating locally grown and produced food because the amount of greenhouse gasses used to bring food here is extreme. Like you said buying local also supports your community. So I 100% agree with this. Eating locally grown and produced foods is very beneficial.

I definitely agree with this! There are endless benefits to shopping for food locally/growing your own produce. It is also super fun to grow your own garden, and safer because you know what is going on your produce, rather than mass farming which uses many chemicals that are already bad for the environment.

I agree with you.Growing vegetables at home can not only enrich the fun of life, but also can eat their own safe, green vegetables

I completely agree with your claim. Doing all that you can to reduce emissions and give back to your community is great. It’s even better when you grow it yourself, you get the satisfaction of knowing you’re reducing your emissions and it tastes that much better.

Of course! Planes burn a least 150,000 liters of fossil fuels  on a ten hour flight that isn't even a roundabout so multiply that by 2 and 300,000 liters of gas wasted on food important.  By the time it gets to stores most of it is wasted anyway so we should turn to locally grown food.

Yes I completely agree! Buying local helps decrease the amount of travel your food has to go through before getting to your table, all the fossil fuels burned and gas emissions used through the process of getting one product shipped overseas and to your table is insane. Eating locally can cut this process down to little to none.

I agree that eating food that is locally grown is beneficial for everyone. Less fossil fuels burned as no trucks are required, and supporting local producers. This way we can support our community instead of the major companies that grow the same thing. Even better we can grow our own food as that brings satisfaction and at the same time still reducing emissions.

Grow food at home or buy locally

I think that people could eat more locally grown food to keep them healthy.

My grandfather and I love growing our own vegetables, salads, spices, tomatoes, beans. I find that doing this makes it possible to consume less abroad and therefore reduce our carbon footprint and more, consuming your own vegetables brings a real satisfaction. I then suggest all to start a small vegetable garden at the bottom of your garden, even if there are only 3 tomatoes and 1 salad you will see that you are ready quickly at the games.

I agree! When I was younger my family had a small garden and it was a very memorable part of my childhood. I wish it was more common in America to grow your own vegetables, and I hope I will have the space to have a big garden of my own in my backyard. Do you have any tips to starting your own garden at home?

Oh yeah even as a kid my family would tell me to help out in the yard. I always thought of the use of the different types of herbs they be growing every month from cilantro to mint. From time to time it gave the sense of accomplishment that I have earned throught working.

We have a garden and it's honestly so good to go out into and just do stuff in it. Personally I don't like pulling weeds, but you have to do it all. I liked how you brought up reducing your carbon footprint, even if you don't have a large crop. It always starts out small and gets bigger and bigger. It gives you the joy of making your own sauces, or dinner that makes you feel good.

I agree, I personally do this myself and its satisfying to know that it came from my backyard and not from across the country or some place. Also this goes all the way back to hunter gatherers when humans were one with nature and not one against nature.

I agree! My father and I just started growing our own garden last year and we not only had fresh vegetables but it also made my family eat healthier. I also agree that it is more satisfying planting your own garden!

I've always wanted to plant my own food since it is not only a satisfying process but also beneficial to the environment. I remember back at my grandma's house in the countryside she had a small piece of land just for planting vegetables like cabbages and sweet potatoes. Those veggies were pesticide-free and tasted amazing. My mom and I started planting mints and small herbs or spices in the flower pots some time ago and we will continue doing that.

I definite agree.

One area that I think I can better improve my carbon footprint is to eat more locally sources produce. This isn't always an option for people depending on a number of factors, but I'm fortunate enough to live in an area where I can have access to my own garden and community programs for exactly this. I'm guilty of making quick trips to the grocery store to get produce that is likely sold at local co-ops or homegrown by a member of my community. I'd like to focus on trying to grow more crops at home, and rejoining a co-op as the one that my family used to be a part of closed. I'd also like to do some more research and see if I can find any local farmers who have their own businesses which I could support.

I think that home grown foods can be very helpful when it comes to our climate problem. Growing your own produce guarantees you that its organic and non-GMO. Most people probably don't have good soil for growing produce, and would probably turn to fertilizers. There's nothing wrong with fertilizers, as long as they're organic. We have a garden at my house, and so do all of my neighbors. Even if it starts out as an effort to help with climate issues, it becomes into a hobby.

Eating locally grown food helps alleviate our dependence on fossil fuels, reduce air pollution and it cuts back on green house gas emissions. Having a garden at your own home can also help you cut back on trips to the grocery store, thus creating less air pollution from your car. Eating from local farms helps reduce the amount of produce entering factories, this also helps cut back on pollution.

Grow food in own garden.

Growing plants at home is a sure fire way to save energy. Growing food like fruits and vegetables can grant a way to avoid wasting energy going to the store and back, it also is a very healthy way to give back to the Earth.

Not only does it save energy and help the Earth, it is also healthier for us to eat freshly grown organic food than food grown with chemicals.

While growing your own food has benefits, locally grown food is also a great choice for saving time. It can be more costly to cultivate locally produced food, but it has its benefits. Locally produced food is healthy since the product contains less pesticides and steroids. Food grown locally is therefore fresher, which means that it more likely tastes better and is healthier.

I agree that buying locally grown food is a good alternative to save time. I believe it saves time because the grower has immediate access to the produce, and they don't have to wait for an extended period of time to receive imported goods from across the world. I believe it's more of an advantage to grow your own produce because you can control what is being used to help your plants grow. When you buy from local farmers, there is less of a chance of pesticides being used; however, farmers use different growing methods which can include some pesticides/chemicals.

I think home grown produce is very important to the environment. And by that it has a very positive affect towards the environment. Not only that but its very healthy for us humans and overall causes great affects  onto our lives as others. I suggest more people try to grow some herbs, plants, fruits, vegetables in their homes or somewhere they can plant . It is actually quite helpful and adds great taste in your food if you cook it at home.

I believe that locally grown foods are a huge benefit to our environment. Instead of having foods shipped from other states (which means that they aren't as fresh), and possibly having the foods containing chemicals/pesticides, growing fruits and vegetables locally is overall healthier and is beneficial to our environment.

Eating locally grown food is better than eating food from out of the area you live in because food being transported in from other states or counties are probably not as fresh as the locally grown food and can sometimes have preservatives in them to keep them fresh. The other option to eating locally grown food is eating fast food which is more unhealthy because it has extra preservatives and chemicals in them.

Growing your own fruits and vegetables is a great way of knowing what you are eating. There could be harmful chemicals on your vegetables from the store and you wouldn’t even know it. That is why some people decide to take the healthy route. It may be harder but at least you know you aren’t getting food poisoning. Organic foods may also be the more expensive option but they tend to be the healthiest. Knowing what you are eating can be important when you want to live a healthy life. Growing your foods at home can be a great way to accomplish that. This is a creative way of being healthy and it has many good things that come with it.

I believe homegrown food and organic should happen more and be bought more in homes because it saves cost, time, and provides income. Home gardens help the environment by reducing air and energy costs, minimizing carbon footprints. Gardens are a little hard to nurture because the food you grow has a lot of food nutrition depends on how you grow it. You can grow it whether to use chemicals during the process or not. You have full control of your garden because you can grow anything and grow it organically or non-organically. If you're too lazy to make a small plantation, then another way is to buy local organic food because it helps the environment and the local farmer. And if you want you to buy regular food, have fun leaving that carbon footprint and having a lack of nutrition, xoxo.

Eating locally grown food is very advantageous. Because, you can have fun while planting it and so on. Studies show that growing your own food has many health benefits. It is proven that it helps you to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits with no additional chemical sprays. According to www.onegreenplanet.org most of the fruits or vegetables that you guys are getting from the store has pesticides, including, insecticides, rodenticides, herbicides, fungicides, and antimicrobials. All of these are used to grow non organic fruits and vegetables. This is one of the most important thing to know about the benefits of growing your own food. Staying healthy is important more than anything else.

I believe that food grown locally, usually at home, is better than buying frozen of a shelf. The reason for this is the products in the stores are usually processed too much and aren’t even as fresh as they should be. I myself am trying to grow more foods at home with my family.

We can start growing our own food at home and compost. This will save food waste for composting, and also no pesticides will have to be used for these crops. Our family has our own garden and in the food grown tastes a lot better than store bought.

Growing food from your home is a better option than purchasing from the store. Home grown foods are fresher and have a better taste. It does not have toxins and pesticides that some producers would have. Purchasing food that is transported requires fossil fuels and is bad for the environment. In the end it better to grow at your home as it is also rewarding to grow your own food.

Growing food at home offers many benefits to you, your family, and the climate problem that we face. Just producing food at home helps the human body to be more active, save some pocket money that you might need later, decreases environment pollution of the use fossil fuel, and just by extending your wide variety of things to grow helps out in our other current world problem that is our pedemic (Covid-19). Getting food from local producers (farmers) we get much fresher and more nutrition because they were just picked from the field. Right now my family been growing greens in our backyards from herbs to fruits like limes and pomegranate.

I think if you eat home grown food it help with reducing carbon. If it’s grown it would be less transportation. It would go from farm to store to home which would be a lot of transportation.

Home grown food is healthier for you, reduces your carbon footprint, and is overall more sustainable. This is especially true if the ingrediants were grown yourself or by a person that you know doesn't use harmful chemicals and uses reduced water techniques.

I totally agree! Homegrown food is much healthier because preparing food and eating homegrown food at home, we can control the cleanness, healthiness, freshness of the meal and along with reducing our carbon footprint.

Consuming locally produced food doesn't create large carbon footprints through overseas plane travel or long truck trips since it reduces food miles that help alleviate our reliance on fossil fuels, it reduces air pollution, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions.

Farmers markets are a great place to find fresher and overall better produce. You know where the produce is coming from and know it isn't being shipped overseas or across the country. It is also a great way to support small and local businesses, especially right now. Having a garden is a great idea! It uses way less resources than mass farming, and is a fun and rewarding hobby. My family recently started growing a garden and it's been so much fun so far.