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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Home Grown: Why is it Important?
I know this may sound crazy, but having a home farm is actually a more useful impact to lowering the global CO² levels. I'm not talking about having cows and pigs, but just having even a little bit of home-grown fruits or vegetables can greatly impact the global CO² levels. Because the vast majority of global food packaging is made with non-biodegradable plastics, which all will eventually just end up in our oceans. Making a home garden will prevent at least 50 plastics from being used per person, which will keep our oceans clean. Another bonus to a home garden is that none of the food that you grow will be processed, and not add any unnessesary ingredients, any artificial flavors, or any possible exposure to harmful chemicals, such as glycidyl esters, from infecting the food.