A study by David Suzuki found that locally grown food is better for the climate. He found that shipping food only effects the carbon footprint by only 11%. How the food was grown affects the carbon footprint much more by about 83%.  This means that if you grow your own food it will lower the carbon emissions. There are many other different positive outcomes of growing your own food. Having food that is freshly grown is more nourishing and tastes better. As stated by the Cooking Light Website, " Even the most perfect specimen will begin to decline before you bring it home—it loses moisture and vitamins and begins to metabolize its own reserves. Some foods, like sweet corn or snap peas, begin to transform altogether directly after picking (converting sugar to starch and losing sweetness and flavor)." Center for food safety states that 75% of processed foods on supermarket shelves contain genetically engineered ingredients. This can cause serious risks to us humans. Growing your own food can eliminate the risks of the effects of eating genetically modified food.  My school  does have our garden, but we are not active in it. I think that food should be grown in schools where it allows students to participate and learn. This can later cause students to want to grow their own food at in their homes. Foodday.com has found studies that show three positive outcomes of students who have available gardening in school. Students are more likely to eat vegetables, and they are more likely make food from scratch increasing gratitude for healthier varied ingredients. I do have a garden at my house, and I enjoy going out to pick food that we will use for dinner.

Sources:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can … te-change/
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-sea … -to-garden
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/issu … -ge-foods#
http://www.foodday.org/food_education