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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My cousin has a vegetable and herb garden that runs along the side of her house. Her family grows tomatoes, a variety of squashes, cucumbers and herbs like parsley and basil. Not only is the food they cook fresh and delicious, they make excellent spaghetti by the way, but raising these plants is safer to eat knowing where it’s coming from, and having them grown at home, they know that it doesn’t contribute to whatever cO2 normally is emitted from (large) machines that produce other vegetables when they water them, etc...
Your cousin and her family are doing a great job! I believe that knowing what you’re eating and where it comes from is really important. Nowadays people seem to have gain interest about what’s healthy and what is not, that’s actually remarkable.
I’m currently living with my parents in a maisonette and we have a vegetable garden too!
Besides being really convenient, it sometimes offers better quality and it’s a great way to safeguard the environment, trying to lower CO2’s amount.
I believe (and sincerely hope) that more families are starting to take part in this initiative!