With pesticides, global warming, and land abuse, mass food production is a harmful industry. Big name companies such as Dole and others are literally destroying the world, through these listed effects of mass food production. There is an easy solution to these problems, and most families and communities have access to the means to make it happen. If we start home growing our foods, we can end crisis such as global warming and frog death. As GardenSure, a trusted gardening website states, "By growing foods in your backyard, you can reduce the unnecessary cost burden, which also includes a grower’s profit margin." This means that as well as helping the environment and growing our own tasty food, we can also work to end the economic crisis.

I agree, it is also beneficial to have buy food that is organic. Organic food can offer benefits to the environment, public health and local communities. Farming organic food does not rely on synthetic or petroleum-based pesticides or fertilizers, making less water and soil contamination from run-off. Buying organic food at local farmer’s markets, also reduces your carbon footprint. According to the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC), “Transporting food long distances uses tremendous energy: it takes 435 fossil-fuel calories to fly a 5 calorie strawberry from California to New York.” Locally grown food reduces the present average of 1,300 miles’ food travels from “field to plate.”

I agree, mass companies have a big part in the worlds CO2 emissions. Mass production and long transportations are affecting the atmosphere. Locally grown foods aren't only better for the environment, they also help local economy, and are overall better for you.Switching to local and organic food not only reduces your carbon footprint it helps your body and the environment around you. It's a good, realistic idea that most people have access to that will help reduce your carbon footprint, help local economy, and your body.

I agree with the comment. Home growing would prevent things like mass production and the usage of pesticides. Also with mass production comes the transportation. The majority of cargo ships, planes and trucks are filled with food all around the world. Along with reducing the emissions it would reduce the money spent on food as well.

I agree with you because if we plant our own food and grow locally we don't have to worry about over producing or harming other animals around us. If we buy name brands like Dole we are supporting them ruining our Earth, since they choose to mass produce their foods and use harmful pesticides. Fertilizers  can lead to chemicals going into our waterways, and deforestation. Deforestation can result when the fertilizers are put into the soil, because it ruins the soil which makes it useless to continue planting on the soil.
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That is such a great idea, and I think more people need to realize how beneficial homegrown fruits and vegetables are. I agree that pesticides, land abuse, and especially mass production are all world issues, and by home growing plants, it would slowly lower these problematic issues. While mass production may have some positive effects, it has far more negative ones overruling the positives and are slowly destroying our plants! According to an interesting recent study from TIME I found, each year around 285 million tons of meat is produced all together, which is eventually sent to mass production warehouses. These products are all sent through a series of processes through mass production machines, that ultimately destroy the raw ingredients of the plants and other products used, in the first place. This is why I definitely agree that home growing prevents these problems all together and is a much better option not only for us humans' health, but also for the environment. Our family tries our best to home grow as many plants as we can, and we try to stay away from pestic ides and other brands you said that mass produce, including Dole. If we all pitch in and slowly shift over and adjust to home growing our fruits and veggies, we will be able to positively change our earth for the better!

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