BUYING LOCAL GROWN PRODUCE IS RIGHT FOR OUR ECONOMY and HELPS SOLVE HUNGER

We've been reading around the subject of buying locally grown produce.

As you may know, eating lots of veggies, especially fresh veggies, washing them, and lightly steaming them, is very good for your diet - your health and your weight.

WHEN WE LEARNED THAT about ONE THIRD of all produce is wasted before it even makes it to the market, we realized that there is also a good reason to buy local and fresh! LOCALLY GROWN AND PURCHASED FOOD is more economical. It doesn't require the high cost of shipping it! More of the food is actually eaten. Less is wasted. If we all try to do this, by say, shopping at the local farmer's market, growing some of our own veggies and fruits and trading with neighbors, we can actually make more food available to more people for less money!


STILL THINK THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU?

Consider that millions of Americans who never were before are now using FOOD STAMPS - EBT - CALFRESH - to SUPPLIMENT their food budget except that they HAVE NO FOOD BUDGET AT ALL. These people are using EBT and going to FOOD BANKS too!