Eat Local Foods & Organic Foods

What you choose to eat has a major impact on the world around us. By choosing locally produced foods, organic foods or locally produced organic foods, you can make a big difference without making a major change in your life.

One way to cut down on pollution while also supporting your local economy is to eat locally produced foods. While eating locally produced foods, you will dramatically cut down on the emissions created by the transport of the food to your area. This will help to reduce the use of carbon-based fuels and will also support your local food producers. You can often check labels at your local supermarket to find locally produced foods, or you can shop at local farmers markets. Check out the Eat Local Challenge website for more details.

Another choice you can make is purchasing organic foods. Organically grown and produced foods are not produced using toxic pesticides that end up in our air, earth and water. These pesticides also end up in the foods we eat, leading to cancer, asthma and other health problems. By buying organic foods, you can help save the planet while also avoiding toxic chemicals entering your body. Organic foods can be more expensive to produce, so the price tag is a bit higher at the grocery store. However as more people switch to organic foods, the costs will come down. Find out more at the Organic Trade Association website.

What is better than locally produced food, or organic food? How about locally produced food that is also organically grow? This will provide the benefits of purchasing locally grown foods with the benefits of buying organic!