Admit it, we’re used to being able to go to the grocery store in the middle of winter and being able to purchase our favorite fruits and vegetables without batting an eye. It’s become something we don’t even think about which is a great example of how we view buying food. When …show more content…
My way of doing this is by trying to spend my money on things that I feel need it. Local farming is truly important to me as I am against large corporations. Local farming can be just as convenient as factory farming. In fact, it’s more convenient than factory farming! Not only does factory farming involve the cost of transportation, but it even has a negative impac ton the environment. Factory farming costs a lot more money that local farming ever would. Luckily, It’s starting to become common that grocery stores are beginning to stock local farmed produce. This is an amazing foot step in the right direction and may even expose this concept to those that never even purchase local foods. A local produce store in Orlando named “Homegrown Local Food Co-Op” is a great example of local food at your fingertips. Although, it’s stores hours aren’t as convenient as your local grocery store, you can easily order locally sourced food and pick it up when you want it. Also, farmers markets are a wonderful option to the community. Emily Zimmerman, a local in Iowa, insists “Supporting local farmers is important to me because their products are diversifying our local agricultural landscape, cultivating a sense of community each Saturday at our local market, and providing nutritious and healthy food to our community.”. We have farmers markets all over Orlando and they’re not just