to save energy... If they choose to sell their products farther away, they ship it. To ship the products, you need gasoline. By selling their products locally, they don't have to use much gasoline and help the environment by not letting the carbon dioxide from the gasoline, go into the atmosphere.
Start a subscription-based service that delivers fresh, locally sourced organic produce and grocery items to customers' doorsteps, promoting healthy living and supporting local farmers.
Buying locally isn't necessarily healthier for you. It is, however, healthier for the environment. By purchasing locally you are supporting your local farmers and reducing the distance that food must travel to get to your doorstep, decreasing its carbon footprint. Buying organic foods can be considered healthier as there are no foreign chemicals/preservatives used on the food. Buying local, organic food is the best of both worlds.
Some farmers grow organic foods and many gardeners also grow organically.
There are so many farmers' markets that it would be impossible to say. It is unlikely that all farmers at any market would be organic growers and many markets may not have any organic farmers.
Farmers join cooperatives because they want to bring locally grown, fresh food to their communities. The co-op helps not only the community, but the farmers as well.
Some of Trader Joe's products are organic, but not all. Organic by definition means it can have 30% pesticides and still be labeled organic. The new term for pesticide free is "locally grown."
organic vegies,fruits, free-range meat, eggs, and pasture fed meet.
You can reduce your food footprint by consuming a predominantly plant-based diet, reducing your meat and dairy intake. Choose locally sourced, seasonal foods to minimize transportation emissions. Decrease food waste by planning meals, composting leftovers, and donating excess food.
As consumers become more aware of additives in foods and the way animals are raised on factory farms. the demand for organic, free-range, and locally grown foods are increasing. Some people are also choosing organic foods to avoid GMOs in foods and the harmones and antibiotics that are given to animals because they believe organic foods are healthier.
Farmers provided food and labor for the cities.
Yes it is possible to find organic food that is not too expensive. With more and more farms going organic, economies of scale have bought the price down. Go visit your local farmers market.
The percent of Americans who eat locally grown food is not known. Most people seem to just go to the grocery store to get their food, although in the past few years it does seem like more and more people are visiting their local farmers markets.