Category: Local food

  • Sustaining Communities through Local Food Systems

    Sustaining Communities through Local Food Systems

    As people become increasingly aware of how food production affects the environment and our well being; there has been a growing movement to support food systems in years. Local food pertains to food that is grown and consumed within a defined area; within a limited distance, from where it is sold or eaten. This encompasses…

  • Homegrown Harvest: The Benefits of Eating Local

    Homegrown Harvest: The Benefits of Eating Local

    In years there has been a growing interest, in food as more individuals recognize the advantages of eating food that comes from their own communities rather than being transported over long distances from faraway places like it was done in the past. This trend is driven by reasons such, as people wanting to support farmers…