Why is eating local food so important?
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Globalized agriculture is not sustainable. We do not have the fossil fuel resources to continue shipping food across oceans and continents.
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Local food is healthier because it uses fewer pesticides, is allowed to ripen before harvest, and remains much fresher than food shipped from thousands of miles away.