Why Buy Local Produce

Here at Local Farm Guide we recommend buying from Local Food stores and farms as it is not only fresher, but healthier and much tastier than imported produce. In this article, we would like to share with you several reasons why you should start incorporating more local foods into you diet.

The best thing about Local Produce is that they are always fresher, better tasting, healthier compared to imported produce. When produce is shipped and imported from hundreds or thousands of miles away, it will loses crispness, flavour and nutrients. The travel time of local foods is far less due to the distance and hence they are fresher. If you're buying at a farmers market, the produce there is probably at it's freshest as it has often been picked that very morning.

Another important point about local foods is that purchasing them will help support your farming neighbours. The sad fact is that fewer and fewer farms are able to stay in business due to cheap imported produce from overseas. For many local farmers, it's getting harder for them to make much of a profit. We recommend you to use your food dollars to support a local family - it will not only help the family, but also your local economy.

Buying locally also means helping encourage sustainable farming practices which will in turn benefit human, animal, and environmental health. For many local family farmers, they often value their water and land because they must maintain these resources to continue with their farming. Family farms often use less fossil fuel and much less chemicals than industrial farms. So buying from a local family farm will mean putting less chemicals into your mouth and helping support sustainable farming practices. 

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