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Volunteers prepare food at Dinners at the Farm Buying local food reduces the traveling associated with distributing food and how far food travels may have a big impact on the environment. A report in the Journal of Food Policy found that eating local food is better for the environment in terms of pollution

Spicy thai-style tuna & swordfish with corn, grapefruit, tomatoes purslane & carrot and lettuce salad. The arguments over whether there are any additional benefits to consuming and growing such food are remnant of the global warming debates. It seems every day a new study on the benefits of eating local comes out, only