Its Monday afternoon, classes are over, your done with work and you’re ready to chow-down. You have several options, you can go to a supermarket and grab some quick grub; but before you run for the “one-stop-shop,” think about how these products came to Durango.
Buying your food locally can make more of a difference to the environment than you think. Supporting locally grown food helps out the local economy by supporting farms, supporting sustainability and supporting small business. Every dollar spent locally generates nearly twice as much income for the local economy compared to shopping at supercenters. Besides economics, you help reduce the plastic packaging that companies produce to transfer large quantities of food across states. By buying locally you help out the local economy and help the earth.
The effect of smog and vehicle related carbon emissions play a big role in the health of the planet. When you sit down and think about how many semi-trucks it takes to deliver tons of food to supermarkets across the nation, you begin to realize it is a clear waste of fossil fuels. Especially when communities like ours are adequate places to produce food and sustain ourselves. You not only support local farmers but you also help in a bigger way to relieving some pressure of the oil crisis.
Supermarkets are tempting. There are days when I feel basically too lazy to take the extra steps to help out the environment. I know, however, that if we want to actually see change in our environment we have to take the steps to do so and turn our words into actions. Besides, we live in a beautiful part of Colorado that has a great growing season under un-polluted skies. We should not let this go to waste.
Katie Ehardt
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for every calorie you eat outside our area, you are spending 10-50 calories of energy for that ONE calories.
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