Why Buy Local?

- Taste the freshness of each season, engage more fully with the seasonal rhythm of our planet
- Support family farmers, some are your own neighbors
- Promote more local wealth
- Reduce the use of fossil fuels in growing, processing and transportation
- Use less plastic, create less packaging waste
- Less risk of food contamination
- Local food is more nutrient dense
- Minimize chemicals, potentially toxic pollutants to water, air, land and your food
- Promote humane treatment of animals
- Knowing where your food comes from creates a connection of community, people and planet
For more discussion on all these points and more, click here…
https://www.well.org/conscious-consumers/10-advantages-of-buying-local/