News:March 31,2000

12 Reason's to Buy Local and Organic

1. Freshness: local produce can be picked hours before it is sold to you, as opposed to weeks.
2. Taste: Produce picked at the height of freshness tastes better.
3. Nutrition: nutritional value declines dramatically as time goes by.
4. Purity: 80% of American's say they are concerned about the purity of their food. Organics are commited to no synthetic pesticide residues.
5.Regional Economic Health: Buying locally keeps money in the economy.
6. Variety: Local growers can grow without shipping concerns in mind.
7. Soil Stewardship: Soil health is essential to survival. Organics are as much commited to soil health as they are to produce purity.
8. Energy Conservation: decreases dependance on petroleum. One/fifth of petroleum usage is in the traditional agricultural community. Organics don't rely on petroleum based fertilizers or pesticides.
9. Environmental Protection: Soil erosion, pesticide contaminates, nitrate loading of our waterways are some of the problems caused by our current agribusiness practices.
10. Cost: conventional