It has been stated that organic food is more likely to be healthier than food that is said to be “healthy”, such as produce from Wal-Mart or Winn-Dixie. Citizens these days are starting to buy food from local stands/markets because they are cheaper. When food has traveled a long distance it loses nutrition. As soon as food has been picked it starts to lose its taste and color. “Food that has traveled a long distance is more likely to lose its nutrition, whereas food that has traveled a shorter distance, is more likely to be closer to a maximum of nutrition.”(Smith and MacKinnon) …show more content…
Nowadays the economy is not in the best condition it could be, by harvesting produce such as, vegetables and fruits, we as a nation could help the economy grow as a whole.“The move toward local food, for all its trendiness (the additional adamant adherents, known as “locavores,” strive to buy products that have traveled the least”food miles”), highlights one of the problematic pieces of the modern food economy: the increasing reliance on foods shipped halfway round the