How to Buy Local Organic Produce

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Eat Well Guide More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Celia Reis | permalink
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A great sustainable food spot on the new Eat Well Guide

For further reading: http://www.eatwellguide.org/ ^[1]

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Local & Regional Food Systems More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Fred Woerner | permalink
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A sustainable food system requires robust networks of local and regional food production and distribution. Learn what local food is, why it's important, and how you can support its production.
Tags: agriculture and environment,eat well guide,food access and food security,food consumption,food distribution,food nutrition and health,food retail,food transportation,impacts of agriculture,industrial agriculture,local/regional food systems,

For further reading: http://www.sustainabletable.org/254/local-regional-food-systems ^[2]

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Is it better to buy local or organic food? - HowStuffWorks More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by charles -albert WILLAERT | permalink
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Buying local or organic food is a personal choice that is based on health and environmental reasons. Learn more about the local or organic food debate.
Tags: local or organic food, local food, buying organic food

For further reading: http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/local-or-organic.htm ^[3]

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How to Buy Local Organic Foods More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Jan Friedlander | permalink
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Buying local organic foods reduces the amount of pollution that is associated with buying foods from distant places. Also, it helps support local farmers and food producers. Although the prices may be higher than non-organic foods, such...
Tags: WikiHow, Buy Local Organic Foods, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-Local-Organic-Foods ^[4]

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Organic vs. local produce: How to choose, when you have to More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Suzy Schwartz | permalink
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It's a bourgeois dilemma, to be sure, but it's one many produce-loving healthy eaters face. We asked the experts how to decide.

For further reading: http://wellandgood.com/2013/10/16/organic-vs-local-produce-how-to-choose-when-you-have-to/ ^[5]

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Suzy Schwartz, Fred Woerner, Jan Friedlander, charles -albert WILLAERT, Celia Reis

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1. http://www.eatwellguide.org/

2. http://www.sustainabletable.org/254/local-regional-food-systems

3. http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/local-or-organic.htm

4. http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-Local-Organic-Foods

5. http://wellandgood.com/2013/10/16/organic-vs-local-produce-how-to-choose-when-you-have-to/