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Five Reasons to Buy Local
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1. LOCALLY GROWN FOOD TASTES BETTER!
The average distance food travels is 1500 miles resulting in loss
of sweetness and crispness.
2. LOCAL PRODUCE IS BETTER FOR YOU!
Produce loses nutrients quickly! The fresher it is the better it is for you,
3. LOCAL FOOD KEEPS YOUR TAXES IN CHECK!
On average, for every $1 in revenue raised by residential development, governments
spend $1.17 on services, thus requiring higher taxes for all taxpayers. For every
$1 of revenue raised by farms, forest, or other open space on 34 cents is spent
on services.
4. LOCAL FOOD PROTECTS GENETIC DIVERSITY!
Local farmers grow a huge array of varieties of produce and animals that are
pleasing to the eye in color and have the best flavor. Large farms far away grow
only one variety that has a long shelf life.
5. LOCAL FOOD IS ABOUT THE FUTURE!
By supporting local farmers today, you can ensure there will be farms in your
community tomorrow and that future generations will have access to nourishing,
flavorful and abundant food!
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Learning about local food!!! |
Local food is healthier for you because it doesn’t have to travel so far before
it gets to your table and its fresher because the food is closer
to you so you don’t have to wait as long before you get the food.
When the food is not local it travels about 1500 miles before it
gets to you. The money that the farmers make off from the local
food stays in the community. Also the food is cheaper if you buy
it locally. The average meal uses 17 times more petroleum products
then an entirely local meal.
By: Samantha
Pine Community, Skowhegan Area Middle School
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What is a CSA? |
| CSA means Community Supported Agriculture. A CSA is a new idea in farming, one
that has been gaining since its introduction to the United States
from Europe in the mid-1980s. The CSA concept originated in the
1960s in Switzerland and Japan where consumers interested in safe
food and farmers seeking stable markets for their crops joined
together in economic partnerships. |
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