Eating locally-produced food can lower the carbon footprint. Locally-produced food dows not need very much transportation, which reduces the greenhouse gasses produced by the ships and trucks it takes transport nonlocally-produced food. Locally-produced food is also less likely to use harmful chemicals, which can harm us. The larger food producers use harmful chemicals so the food will keep it's color and shape. Our school has a food garden, and I have one at home too.

I agree with this. We should grow our own food in places such as our backyards and school gardens. This will definitely decrease the transportation aspect of our carbon footprint. Buying produce from local farmers markets can also decrease the amount of transportation because the food that they sell is all grown locally. I have a garden at home and this can allow for fresh produce with no chemicals or pesticides added to it. Transportation is one of the biggest categories that causes our carbon foot print to increase. Growing locally will definitely decrease it.

I agree, Maybe we can also work towards not just eating, but using all local products, to drastically decrease our carbon footprint. There would be minimal transportation and barely any carbon emitted from the transportation. Home gardens and gardens in schools and workplaces would also decrease the carbon footprint. Instead of buying food fro large places like Safeway, you can buy locally grown foods from places such as farmer's markets. I agree that transportation is a large factor in our carbon footprint and needs to be decreased.