The Importance of Including Locally Grown Foods in your Diet
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Farmers growing for local markets tend to grow a greater diversity of plant varieties and animal breeds selected for their regional adaptability and flavor. Local farmers may grow hundreds of varieties of fruits and vegetables, ranging from asparagus to zucchini, including delicious varieties of potatoes, plus an array of livestock, poultry, cheese and other dairy products, honey, herbs and flowers.
Buying locally grown products helps maintain this critical diversity as well as ensuring that the food we serve at our table is fresh and full of flavor. It also helps put more dollars in the hands of local farmers. Additionally, shortening the food chain is one way to improve the environment because crops are transported shorter distances.
Take a pledge to have at least one locally grown food on your holiday table and know that the benefits of your purchase stretch far beyond great flavor - it supports the local economy, promotes sustainability and helps protect the environment.
Buying locally grown products helps maintain this critical diversity as well as ensuring that the food we serve at our table is fresh and full of flavor. It also helps put more dollars in the hands of local farmers. Additionally, shortening the food chain is one way to improve the environment because crops are transported shorter distances.
Take a pledge to have at least one locally grown food on your holiday table and know that the benefits of your purchase stretch far beyond great flavor - it supports the local economy, promotes sustainability and helps protect the environment.
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