As a society, we currently uphold a seasonless, regionless diet in which an average food travels thousands of miles before it is eaten- a practice that wastes natural resources; requires extensive use of pesticides, energy-intensive fertilizers, antibiotics, and hormones; and causes people in developing countries to produce food for export rather than for themselves.

Buying locally produced, organically grown food not only improves the taste and nutritional quality of the diet but also supports local farmers, promotes the viability of rural communities, and creates greater diversity in agricultural production.

Marion Nestle- Food Politics-

BUY GREEN

it may be a bit more expensive now, but with time we can all drive the prices down, the agribusiness corporations out, and those nice farmers back into the picture.