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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Gardening at home.
Having a small garden at home has been fun. My mom likes to grow tomatoes especially. Learning how to plant, water, feed and harvest vegetables is a great resource. If we had more space we would plant more. My mom grew up on a farm in another state so growing food and supporting local farmers when possible has always been important to my family. Also by taking your food scraps and other compostable materials and using them in your garden prevents them from ending up in the landfill. Not only does buying locally help to reduce the carbon emissions from trucking in food but it also helps the local growers and economy. Supporting sustainable farming practices will encourage others to think about how they farm. The climate action business association reported that by catching rain for later use on your garden is another idea to be mindful of our carbon footprint.
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