Why Buy Local? GREAT reasons . . . Why not? Fresh, locally grown foods don't just taste delicious - they are better for you, your community and your planet! "

"A model of a relationship-based economy emerges from the study. The model says that the more dollars circulating locally, the greater the number of community linkages and the greater their strength. The research indicates that more and stronger linkages provide for a healthier, more diverse and resilient local economy. Simply put, locally directed buying and selling connects the community's resources to its needs resulting in relationships that serve to restore the land and regenerate community. ..."

"The reality is that for every dollar we spend on food, only an average of 15.5 cents is received by the farmer"

"In the United States, more than 7000 apple varieties were grown in the last century. Today, over 85 percent of those varieties - more than 6000 - are extinct. Just two apple varieties account for more than 50% of the entire US crop. In the Philippines, where small farmers once cultivated thousands of traditional rice varieties, just two Green Revolution varieties occupied 98% of the entire rice growing area in the mid-1980s."

" Of the 7,000 apple varieties that were grown in the 1800s, fewer than a hundred remain" and only 3 are commonly available in stores.

food miles

with good "did you know" box, and list of veggies with high level of various nutrients