Healthy Food is a very common conversation that we have in our Asheville NC Chiropractic office.  Many individuals state that they are concerned about the quality of the foods that they put into their body.  Then we have another group who states that they are concerned also but have a twist on this.  They want to include what the raising of food means to the world ecology.  Are we making our world sick by shipping our foods that organic all the way across the county or on the other side of the world.

So this article below I found in Sparkpeople about buying local Healthy foods and what benefits that we get when do so.

Buying food that a nearby farmer has grown or raised uses far less fossil fuels, and the benefits don't stop there.

Locally grown food in Asheville NC is also better for:

• Your taste buds: Traditionally, farmers selected breeds of crops for their flavor and growing abilities, and let them ripen until ready to eat. Now, more often than not, breeds are selected for their ability to withstand the rigors of cold storage and cross-country transport and are plucked from the vine far before their time. This results in tomatoes whose flavor only slightly resembles tomatoes and strawberries that are strawberries in name only. Buying local will yield food so fresh and ripe that your taste buds won't know what hit them.
• Your health: The moment an item of produce parts from its mother plant, its nutritional value begins to decline. Produce at the supermarket has likely been in transit or sitting in the display case for days or weeks. Local produce was probably picked in the last 24 hours and is still in its nutrient prime.
• Farmers: According to Stewart Smith from the University of Maine, in the year 1900, 40 cents of every dollar a consumer spent on food went to the farmer. Today, only 7 cents goes into the pockets of food growers. The remainder is spent on storage, packaging, marketing, and shipping. Farmers are struggling more than ever as a result. Buying directly from local farmers can help reverse this trend.
• Your local economy: In his book Eat Here, Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket, Brian Halweil states that, in comparison to imported produce, "a dollar spent locally generates twice as much income for the local economy." All that extra money circulating in your neck of the woods translates into better schools, safer streets, and nicer parks perfect for picnics with all the healthful foods you purchased locally.

Buying local also means buying what's in season in your area and not buying what isn't. Thanks to modern supermarkets

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