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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Importing food can mean that it is being shipped thousands of miles, which has a very large carbon food print. The more food that needs to be shipped, means more carbon being released into the atmosphere. Growing your own food or buying it locally grown reduces that number. Also the food is then fresher. I have a small produce garden at home, but we still have to buy some at the store. My school has a garden where some produce is grown and then used in the meals served in the cafeteria. I would like to continue to expand the garden at my house in order to reduce our carbon footprint and enjoy fresher food.