Saturday, April 16, 2011

Earth Day, Every Day - Tip # 16 - Shop Local

...the closer the better

Support your local farmers by shopping at your local farmers market or CSA's (community supported agriculture). The saving for the Earth are great, as your food wasn't picked unripe and flown half way around the globe to get to your table.

The benefits of buying local are multiplied in that your local farmer picked fully ripe produce, and usually sold it at a better price, often with little or no pesticides (ask the sellers), plus they'll usually share how to best prepare what you purchased.

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