WITH A GLOBAL MARKET- PLACE FOR FOOD,

DOES IT MATTER WHERE THE FOOD YOU EAT COMES FROM?

WITH A GLOBAL MARKET- PLACE FOR FOOD,

DOES IT MATTER WHERE THE FOOD YOU EAT COMES FROM?

Introduction

Everybody takes food daily. Some of them prefer vegetable items while others like fast food. Whatever you eat is just the beginning. Here, something else you want to ask yourself: Does it matter where the food you eat comes from? Is there any difference between onions grown in local farms vs. those that arrive to you on a vehicle from 1,800 miles away? What is chemical ripping of fruits and vegetables? Is it safe? What you eat can seriously impact the environment, negatively or positively?

It is very important for us to know the difference between foods which we obtain from local market are produced or grown locally or it just reached us from some distant place because this would tell whether it is fresh, hygienic and organic. Also, it is important to know who will get the benefit of its purchase because it would not only help to return something back to the society as the people who are involving in its production are getting benefit in term of monetary benefit they gain then they also involve in same kind of activity if given item is local product.

Why prefer Local Food?

We have heard recent news reports on local foods. It seems that people are planting gardens or preferring to buy their food from a local farmer. Is it just their preference or it is because locally grown food in fresher, cleaner, healthier, or good in taste? Certainly there's a lot to consider. As we have already heard the news about contaminated food. There is a possibility that some contaminated item might be present in your home.

Reasons to prefer Local Food

Fresh: Normally locally grown vegetables and fruits are harvested and sold more quickly because no preservatives added to them which required in case of goods shipped from long distances and then stored.

Taste: Product which is plucked recently, possess better texture and flavor than product harvested unripe and then processed with chemicals and then ripened during shipping.

Nutrition: After harvesting with the passage of time Nutrition value declines, often drastically.

Local economy Support: when homegrown food purchased, food dollars circulate

inside the local area.

Impact on Environment

On average, before reaching our plates most food covers over 1,800 miles. Which termed as food ...