Eating locally for one, means that the transportation needed either from the supplier or consumer to obtain/sell the food is less than in a situation in which food is not locally sourced. This means less pollution overall. Although locally produced food doesn’t necessarily mean the food is organic, sometimes the lack of transportation needed is better in comparison to when organic food needs excessive amounts of transportation. But, also, supporting local farmers/ food-producers directly benefits those farmers directly and by extension - your community. Farmers can negotiate their own prices, and don’t have to work through massive chains meaning they create their own relationship with the consumer. Not to mention, giving money to farmers for they produce locally means that money will directly go to the benefit of that farmer and likely towards producing more food. Buying food this way can be seen as a worthwhile investment! I don’t have a garden at home or at the school I currently attend (my former elementary school has one though!). I’d like one but probably when I’m older and live on my own, because frankly my parents are busy as is.