WE SHOULD BUY OUR FOOD LOCALLY

WHY WE SHOULD BUY OUR LOCAL FOOD

By Victory Sone Ebong

ADVANTAGES

1. We should buy and eat local food because they are fresh and really healthy for our body. A important fact about local food is that they have to be eaten in a few days. They don’t have to be uneaten for to much. If they get transported by a truck or a plane there’s a high chance that the food could be polluted. Producing local food is also advantageous for farmers because they have the possibility to sell direct to consumers.

DISADVANTAGES

2.-More Expensive: Some local producers use organic or higher quality materials that are more costly at the onset.

-Not as Much Variety or Selection: Many of the foods we find at the grocery store come from tropical regions overseas. Some foods that may no longer be available during certain growing seasons and maybe not at all.

–Unemployment Rate May Increase: People whose job depends on transporting food and other goods across the country and from overseas have the potential to lose their jobs.