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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I believe consuming locally-produced food products greatly assists the current global climate change issue. This is because when you purchase local foods, the product isn't travelling a very far distance; thus meaning that less pollutants are being released into the atmosphere. Some other environmental and/or social benefits that may arise from eating these foods is that typically it is much cheaper to purchase and/or transport, it allows for more nutrients to be released into the soil the product is grown in, and locally grown foods usually contain much less chemicals and preservatives. We do not currently have a garden at school or at home, however I believe that if we were to start one, it could eventually be very beneficial to the environment!
Natalei, 14
North Carolina