100 Mile PPT w/ Subtitles
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Reduce Our Carbon Footprint
Eating local is better for air quality and pollution.
Save Energy.
Eating locally allows us to conserve gas that’s used to transport produce.
Local Fruits and Vegetables are Fresher.
The Average American Meal travels over 1,500
miles to get to your plate.
Eat Healthy
Meal made from local foods.
Local produce are often picked within 24 hours of purchase.The freshness adds to the nutritional value.
Meet your neighbors
Support
Local Farmers
Discover New Flavors.
A large variety of chile peppers at a local farmer’s market.
Local fruits have longer time to ripen:
The produce will be handled less because they don’t have to be processed to stand the
rigors of shipping.
Local fruits and vegetables taste
better.
Because they have longer to ripen they will taste better than produce that are picked early.