30 Days to a Greener Lifestyle - Day 4

Buy Local.  On average, food travels 1,500 miles from farm to table.  Buying local supports small farmers in your community.  It also uses less fossil fuel in transit. 

I love going to the farmer's market and seeing all the fresh produce.  I can talk to the farmers and find out how they grow their products.  I feel I am buying fresher, cleaner and better tasting produce when I buy local.  It also is a big help to our local economy, rather than shipping our money outside the borders.

For the entire SparkPeople "30 Days to a Greener Lifestyle" Calendar, please see my post below.