How much does eating locally-produced food help the climate problem? What are the other potential environmental and social benefits of eating locally-grown/produced food? Do you have a food garden in your school or at home? If not, do you want one?
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Buying Local Grown is a Big Step
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/