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Growing a Safe, Secure Local Food System
The challenging issue of food safety makes mainstream news headlines almost daily. Local farmers versus large-scale growers and who to trust, or not, when you buy your family’s food is an ongoing and contentious topic. Food security and food safety are both terms we’re seeing more of these days, and both warrant a clear understanding for people trying to make a difference in this arena, whether for their own families or for the community at large. Food security, as defined during the World Health Organization’s World Food Summit of 1996, exists “when all people at all times have access to … Continue reading…
Seven Reasons to “Eat Local”
Eating local foods supports our local economy. A study by the New Economics Foundation in London shows that for every dollar spent locally, two times that much is generated as income for the local economy. (reference) Locally grown produce has more nutritional value and better taste. Most plant foods purchased in chain grocery and big-box stores have been in transit for days or weeks. Co-ops and farmers’ markets sell at least some produce picked in the last 24-48 hours before they reach you, which means they have longer to ripen on the plant, tree, or vine and develop optimal flavor … Continue reading…
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