Hello! My name is Brooke, I am 15 years old, and I am from North Carolina. I think that buying locally-produced foods significantly help to solve the climate problem. When you buy locally-produced food it does not have to be transported as far, meaning less greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Another benefit of buying locally-produced food is that it helps the economy in your community, by supporting local farms and businesses. We do have a small garden at my grandparents home. However, we do not sell the produce, we simply eat all the delicious fruits and vegetables ourselves! To my knowledge, we do not have a garden at our school. I think that if one was planted it would benefit our school by incorporating some of the produce into school lunches/breakfasts. This way the school does not have to pay as much for produce that is not locally-produced, and also reduces their carbon footprint without even realizing.