REASONS TO PLANT LOCALLY
AND REDUCE FOOD MILES:

Gives local farmers and rural economies a fighting chance.

Mass farming depends on fossil fuels, depletes soils, and poisons waterways.

In mass-produced foods, nothing matters but yield, uniformity, and ability to withstand industrial harvesting.

Long-hauled food loses vitamins and gains contaminants.

Easier to avoid salmonella, e. coli, and other hazards.

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