Benefits of Locally Grown Food
February 22nd, 2008
- Locally-grown food does not cause as much pollution (global warming) due to less travel time.
- Keeping family farms alive keeps rural landscape alive, supporting less urban sprawl.
- Spending your money where you live keeps your community thriving.
- As a tourist looking for local flavor, this makes your visit more authentic. If you come to the Fox Valley area, you’ll want to taste what we grow.
- Geneva is particularly blessed with a booming community of small farms and food producers. Try our seasonal produce.
- Think of the health and safety of you and your family. Small, local farms are less likely to use hormones and more likely to raise grass fed or free-range animals, and organically grown vegetables.
- If you know your farmer, you know where to ask questions; the shorter the route from the farm to your table (at home or in a restaurant), the more knowledge you have at hand, and the more flavor you have on your plate.
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Tags: dupage county, farmers market, Fox Valley, free-range, Geneva Green Market, geneva il, grass fed, green living, kane county, local food, localvore, locavore, organic vegetables, seasonal produce
