{"id":2410,"date":"2010-04-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/food-myths-eating-locally.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:47:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:47:09","slug":"food-myths-eating-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2410","title":{"rendered":"Food Myths: Eating Locally"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Food:<\/div>\n

Myth:<\/strong> Buying local food is better for the environment.<\/p>\n

Reality:<\/strong> It depends on how your food was produced and delivered.<\/p>\n

While eating food grown locally helps small farmers, it may not necessarily be the most ecologically efficient.<\/p>\n

According to a recent Oxfam International report called “Fair Miles — Recharting the Food Miles Map,” a tomato trucked from Spain to Britain may be more environmentally friendly than a tomato grown in a greenhouse in Britain because that process needs energy-intense farming techniques and more fertilizer and could degrade the soil.<\/p>\n

Says the report: “Food miles are not always a good yardstick.” — D.T. <\/em><\/div>\n

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Myth: Buying local food is better for the environment. Reality: It depends on how your food was produced and delivered. 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