The Benefits Of Eating Locally-Grown Foods
Femina|March 2021
Local foods don’t travel a long distance before they reach your plate nor do they need preservatives, which makes them better for health and the environment, says Kayalvizhi Arivalan
Kayalvizhi Arivalan
The Benefits Of Eating Locally-Grown Foods

When you buy from local farms, you’re more likely to get products that are suitable for growing in that particular soil, which is adapted to certain weather conditions. The crops are picked in the right season at the peak of ripeness rather than harvested early so that they can be shipped to a retail store. Here are some of the environmental and community reasons you might want to consider eating more local foods.

Seasonal Eating

This story is from the March 2021 edition of Femina.

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