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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There are many luxuries in growing your own food. You can enjoy fresh produce, save money, your not covering the food in harmful chemicals, and also your reducing the carbon footprint! The produce that we buy at the store has been either trucked or flown in from places even out of the country! Eating local or home grown eliminates the carbon emissions that come with transporting the goods. My family used to have a garden. It was so satisfying when seeing all my fruits and vegetables turn out to be way better than anything bought from the store.
I completely agree with you Amira! Growing your own food not only reduces the carbon footprint, but it is extremely good for the environment. Not only that, but you save loads and loads of money. Also, instead of having the government use trucks or planes to transport the food increasing the carbon footprint, you can grow it in your backyard and save that energy!