When you buy and eat locally grown food you are helping the environment and helping the local economy. The website http://environment.about.com/od/greenli … _grown.htm talks about many benefits of eating locally grown food. Local farmers can worry less about shipping and more about the quality of their food. Local farms don't use as many chemicals as large manufacturers do on their crops, which makes local food healthier for you. When you eat local food, you take out the carbon dioxide from the air that would be used on getting crops from one part of the world to another part of the world. You help your local economy by buying local foods, and help small local farms to stay in business. I buy lots of organic, local food and would love to start my own food garden.

It's fun to garden, and each time we pick something and bring it into the house for a meal it feels like we are doing something really healthful. It's also nice to give our veggies to friends for gifts.

Yes, Pam there is a sense of fulfillment that comes with eating and sharing the food you have grown with your own two hands. Gardening is hard work and it takes a little bit of your time each day, but it is also fulfilling. You save money on vegetables and fruit because you grow your own in your backyard. You also get a sense of accomplishment because you can now say “I did this” and can see the healthy, happy look of your plants. Gardening is a great hobby and is very beneficial in many different ways.

Its healthier to eat locally grown food and helps the ecosistem

I agree fergutz that locally grown food is healthier for you because local farms are less likely to use chemicals to increase the speed of harvest. It does help the ecosystem by taking out the transportation that is involved getting food from one part of the world to another part of the world.