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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Benefits of Local Food
Buying local food helps the climate problem and global warning in many ways. It requires reduces fossil fuels because it uses less to transport. There are many places to buy locally-sourced food including farmer's markets, Whole Foods, and many small local grocery stores. Locally grown food keeps local land productive, money in the community, costs less than most foods, and is better for your community. I have a garden at home and we grow lots of foods such as rhubarb and tomatoes. Not only is it fun and tasty, but it helps the environment! The production of foods accounts for 83% of emissions so even reducing that number a little bit by buying local food or growing your own food can help.