Why Eat Local?

Good for you:

• Locally grown products taste fabulous and are packed with nutrition! Since these foods do not travel very far, farmers can choose varieties based on flavor rather than on their ability to withstand a long journey to the market.
• Local farmers can offer you more choices, such as heirloom vegetables, heritage breeds of livestock, and other specialty products that are not likely to be mass marketed.
• Knowing who’s growing your food is a powerful thing. It allows you to ask questions, and to make your own choices about how the food you purchase is grown or raised.

Good for your community:

• Purchasing products from local farmers and artisan food producers keeps more money in the community.

Good for your environment:

• The average American dinner travels 1,500 miles before reaching the dinner plate. Eating local food greatly reduces the consumption of fossil fuels and wasteful packing materials.

Source: Minnesota Food Works

In this Section:

MISA Publications

Campus Farmers' Market

Directories to Local Food

Egg Sales

Fruit & Vegetable Sales

Meat & Poultry Sales

MN Food Works

Why Eat Local?

Preserving Food