Eating locally grown/ produced food is beneficial in many ways. Imported food often has to travel hundreds or even thousands of miles to get to us. That requires burning fossil fuels, which we all know is not good for our planet. Buying local is also good for your community. By buying local, you are supporting local businesses and families, instead of big corporations. You are also protecting local farmland, and creating more habitats for animals in your community. Buying local also provides more jobs for people in your community, which can benefit your friends, neighbors, and even family. Overall buying local, will strengthen your community and the environment.

I agree with your statement of buying local. Like you said, buying local kind of cuts out the middle man which reduces the distance the product has to travel to get to your table. This helps with the burning of fuels and emotions put out into the air.

Yes! This is a fun  project my family and I have been doing, growing as much of our own food as possible. It is all trial and error, but I know it will all be worth it at the end.

i definitely agree with you, eating locally grown food is a great way to reduce our footprint and growing your own is a very fun way to do it as well.

Yes, I agree that eating locally grown and produced is very beneficial. For example, locally grown food is fresher, has more sustainable farming practices, and emits less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere because it goes a shorter distance.  According to epa.org, transportation accounts for 28.2% of all greenhouse gas emissions.  So anything we can do to decrease that amount will surely have a positive effect. What will also help is decreasing the amount of air-freighted food. According to ourworldindata.org “Very little food is air-freighted; it accounts for only 0.16% of food miles. But for the few products which are transported by air, the emissions can be very high: it emits 50 times more CO2eq than boat per tonne kilometer.” Like you said, buying local food also helps keep local business stay in operation which is great for the economy.

Yes, I agree that eating locally grown and produced is very beneficial. For example, locally grown food is fresher, has more sustainable farming practices, and emits less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere because it goes a shorter distance.  According to epa.org, transportation accounts for 28.2% of all greenhouse gas emissions.  So anything we can do to decrease that amount will surely have a positive effect. What will also help is decreasing the amount of air-freighted food. According to ourworldindata.org “Very little food is air-freighted; it accounts for only 0.16% of food miles. But for the few products which are transported by air, the emissions can be very high: it emits 50 times more CO2eq than boat per tonne kilometer.” Like you said, buying local food also helps keep local business stay in operation which is great for the economy.

i completely agree! buying produce locally and even growing your own at home has many many more benefits than we realize. we can save our plant and in turn, save ourselves.

I definitely agree because the extra amount of greenhouse gasses just to get the food here is already more than enough. It's much more beneficial to grow your own plants because it saves your carbon footprint while also positivley adding more oxygen producing plants into the atmosphere. It could also be considered healthier because when growing your own plants, there are no added preservatives or pesticides because you don't really need them especially if you have a smaller garden in your backyard.

Yes! I definitely agree with eating locally grown and produced food because the amount of greenhouse gasses used to bring food here is extreme. Like you said buying local also supports your community. So I 100% agree with this. Eating locally grown and produced foods is very beneficial.

I definitely agree with this! There are endless benefits to shopping for food locally/growing your own produce. It is also super fun to grow your own garden, and safer because you know what is going on your produce, rather than mass farming which uses many chemicals that are already bad for the environment.

I agree with you.Growing vegetables at home can not only enrich the fun of life, but also can eat their own safe, green vegetables

I completely agree with your claim. Doing all that you can to reduce emissions and give back to your community is great. It’s even better when you grow it yourself, you get the satisfaction of knowing you’re reducing your emissions and it tastes that much better.