Eating local: An ecological and economical choice

Every day, the perverse effects of globalized industrial agriculture are felt: increasing number of junk food alerts, proliferation of transgenic crops, mad cow crisis, food poisoning, soil and water pollution by chemical agricultural inputs, decline of rural regions in the North and the South...

In this context, promoting locally produced food becomes an eminently important gesture. As Manger Local clearly demonstrates, local agriculture puts a stop to the harmful practices inherent in the current agri-food system, including intensive food transportation contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, the massive use of toxic chemicals, expensive storage, over-packaging, and the use of additives.

Benefiting socially, economically and environmentally, local agriculture protects biodiversity, pays farm workers more fairly, helps revitalize rural areas and ensures access to fresher and healthier food for everyone on the planet.

Reviving the adage "think globally, act locally," Eating Local is a vibrant plea for local agriculture and a change in eating habits within everyone's reach. By joining forces, small farmers and conscious citizens can turn the tide, for the greater good of the planet and its inhabitants.
– Maxime Laplante, agronomist and president of the Union Paysanne