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