2014 English-099 Buying Local Produce Have you ever wondered why the produce you find in a grocery store comes from all over the country When there are local farms that sell the same produce grown in your backyard? My family buys our produce from our local C.S.A.(Community Supported Agriculture)‚ farmers markets‚ and produce stands. There are thousands of places like these across the country that get overlooked by consumers every day. An individual’s choices regarding food purchases can positively
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The Local Food Movement and Local Food Initiatives In recent decades‚ with great growth along the way‚ more people have gravitated towards purchasing local foods. As a grassroots movement‚ the local food movement has been an influence that has become an everyday thing in North America. Although most of what the human population consumes is produced on rural land‚ the local food movement has entered urban areas of North America with many individuals participating in urban farming. This paper will
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Locally Grown Food is a Good Thing Just as a great meal satisfies the soul and nourishes the body‚ the way in which we ‘create’ and buy food can influence our society. Which food ethic is healthier and beautiful to the environment and even to the whole planet? Proponents for eating local food‚ claims that you will get exceptional taste much better than food shipped from long distances from other states or countries. The movement also impacts on the safety of the foods since the less
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The Case for Local and Regional Food Marketing SUMMARY Communities across the United States are enjoying healthier food grown by local farmers; and farmers are reaping better returns and helping to revitalize rural and urban communities by selling close to home instead of through distant markets. Local marketing has expanded beyond farmers’ markets and farmstands‚ although these are still popular and the number of US farmers’ markets is growing rapidly. New regional supply networks are
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Paper World Benefits When Buying Local Global warming‚ pollution‚ and dwindling fossil fuels will always be the conservational problems if nobody starts to buy local grown foods. Katherine Spriggs‚ author of the essay‚ “On Buying Local‚” explains how having a large variety of foods at all times of the year is not worth the negative effects in the communities and their economies (Spriggs 92). As a community‚ many environmental challenges are being faced; Buying local will help bring advantages to not
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the most effective ways of redistributing wealth‚ by moving money into local economies from other parts of the country and overseas. It brings income into a community that would otherwise not be earned. Economic benefits Economic benefits resulting from tourism can take a number of forms including: 1. Jobs Employment may be associated directly‚ such as tour guide or managerial positions; or in supporting industries like food production or retail suppliers. 2. Increased spending Increased spending
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community works to promote buying local‚ with a n entire buy local campaign. That doesn’t just mean food; it could be clothing stores‚ local entertainment‚ and any business that’s in your community and not a national business. I don’t understand why citizens don’t experience their town‚ local businesses are what makes the town unique and large businesses just tear that down. Buying local helps your community’s economy‚ by supplying jobs to residents of the town. Local business managers mostly hire
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Local Vs. Fast Food Austen Thum 1/10/14 CACCAH Fast Food Nation and Food Inc. were works that truly reveled something that I was completely blind to. I had always known that McDonalds and other fast food chains were of course unhealthy‚ but was unaware of the things that that these big corporations were hiding from the consumers. This information I acquired about how fast food chains really worked completely changed my mind set and was an enormous eye opener. After learning about this I started
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Although it can get kind of expensive‚ it’s completely worth it in the end and it tastes so much better. Most local farms sell their products at Farmer’s Markets. Seacoast Eat Local helps put together all of the farmer’s markets in New Hampshire‚ and in the summer there are multiple markets open every day in different towns. These markets sell a variety and New England made items such as produce
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Supermarkets vs. local shops To many‚ supermarkets are an integral part of modern-life‚ but should their expansion be at the cost of local stores? TheSite.org looks at the pros and cons of supermarket shopping. For Time savers: Let’s be honest‚ life without supermarkets would be total hell. Gone are the days of trawling the high street all day long‚ and now we can fit shopping into our busy schedules. We’re not even restricted by opening hours‚ with many supermarkets now open 24 hours. Choice:
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