Local Foods Simply Feel Better
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Does it make a difference if I know who grew the food that I eat, or at least where it comes from? I would answer that with an emphatic “yes!” for much the same reason that I prefer to eat in restaurants with a peaceful ambiance, allowing me to at least believe that the cook in the kitchen is in a good emotional space, allowing only healing energy to go into the food.
The farmers’ market is a great way to get to know where your food comes from. Imagine how it might be different if you talked with the farmer the day you bought some sweet, crunchy carrots at the market, and she told you that she and her husband had plucked them from the earth just the day before. Or maybe you’d enjoy that first bite into a crisp apple just a little more if you knew it had come from a farm not too far away from the urban center where you live. Even better if it’s certified organic! If you’re not able to traipse off to a farmers’ market, you can look for details about where your fruits and veggies come from on the signs in the produce section at the grocery store where you shop.
In addition to being great for the economy and supporting workers close to home, choosing local food products can usually keep you confident that what you’re buying is safe – and is what it claims to be. A popular investigative news show, W-FIVE (on CTV), has an exposé scheduled to air on October 27, 2007. According to their website, this episode will discuss concerns that some foods being sold and marketed as products of Canada may actually have been grown or processed in China, a country that is poorly regulated and spews out foods that may not be as safe as they appear. This looks like TV that’s worth my time, so I’m marking my calendar!
Rebecca
