My Reasons for Eating Local
I find that whenever I’m doing something that requires extra efforts, it’s helpful to know the reasons behind it. So on the days when I don’t really feel up to it, I can go back to my list of reasons and remember why it’s important to me in the first place. So here they are – my reasons for eating local:
- The food tastes better. The berries, tomatoes, corn…they are a thousand times more flavourful when in season and freshly picked.
- I want to support the local farmers. Instead of complaining that there’re no local produce in the stores and that farms are being turned into suburban houses, I can support the farmers by buying local – that’s the least I could do.
- It’s better for the environment. There’s debate out there whether eating locally is always better for the environment, but I think that for the species that are native to where you live, it’s “greener” to eat local.
From now on whenever I feel tempted to just get whatever is available at the supermarket, I can come back to this list and remind myself of the reasons I’m eating local.
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