from Playborhood Palo Alto / Menlo Park

Raise Local!

Posted: 02/12/08 09:41 PM

”Buy Local” is a big trend in food buying, especially here in Northern California where progressive politics is very popular and local food is plentiful and very high quality.

Proponents say it’s great for your health because non-local foods are less fresh, so they are often laden with chemical preservatives.  They also say it’s great for the environment because natural resources are consumed are emitted to transport and package non-local foods, and pollution is emitted as well.

My wife and I agree, so we buy all our produce at the Palo Alto Farmers Market or the California Avenue Farmers Market every week.

I want to propose a new Local mantra that has a lot of the same benefits:  “Raise Local!” Your kids will be healthier, and you’ll improve the environment as well.

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by Mike Lanza

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