We need to protect the local farms, fields, and fisheries that feed us
For many people, the desire to eat local is motivated by the need for more information about how the food they eat is produced and prepared. Today, we are so disconnected from our food: processed and packaged foods, vacuum-sealed chicken breasts, garlic imported from China, apples from New Zealand, and the plethora of… other cheap imported foods have become little more than delivery systems for nutrients, calories, sugar, salt, and fat. If you buy your meat and fruit and vegetables at a local farmer’s market, you can talk to the farmer or producer and find out what the chicken ate or how the potatoes were grown before you choose to put them on your dinner table…
