Your dollars stay in your community
Money spent on groceries and eating out either benefits corporations in other states and countries, or
benefits locally owned businesses, who support your schools, hospitals, jobs, etc.

Finding fresh food close to home can be easy, fun and affordable 
Here are a number of ideas that can save you money, increase your fun, improve your health, and make you an eco-hero all at the same time:

Buy local food from a Family Farm
When small farms have nearby markets for their produce (and flowers, herbs, honey, meat, dairy and eggs), they are able to make choices that support the restoration of natural resources, the health of their own families, and the health of their local communities. Click above for five easy ways to support them.

Start a Kitchen Garden
Dreaming of fresh herbs, vegetables, or even eggs from your own chickens?
Whether you have a sunny window, a patio, a backyard or acres to cultivate, you can grow something you'll enjoy eating. 
There's no better way to know exactly what's in the food on your plate!

Be Picky when Eating Out
Many locally-owned restaurants, cafes, and coffeehouses offer local food, whether they market themselves that way or not.
Think beyond the chain; and be willing to ask, 'where did this come from?' and 'how was it raised?'

Local Eating Stories from Around the Country

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
by Barbara Kingsolver. Non-fiction, but reads like one of her engaging novels. You hardly realize how much you are learning about the American food system. Motivates change in the nicest way.

Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally
A couple from Vancouver, BC makes it through a full year on local food from within 100 miles of their home. They also have a blog at www.100milediet.org