This is a look at the average distance that produce travels in the United States—from where it's grown, to where it's sold. Seen at GOOD
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
How Far Your Produce Travels
Buying fruits and vegetables from local farmers' markets not only supports local agriculture, but also saves countless pounds of carbon emissions, since your food has not been shipped from afar to your supermarket.
This is a look at the average distance that produce travels in the United States—from where it's grown, to where it's sold. Seen at GOOD
Click here to launch infographic.
This is a look at the average distance that produce travels in the United States—from where it's grown, to where it's sold. Seen at GOOD
Click here to launch infographic.
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That may not be true?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/nov/26/top-10-green-living-myths
Thanks for the article. It makes sense.
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