THE BENEFITS OF EATING
AND BUYING LOCALLY:

-THE FOOD IS FRESHER-
 -YOU KNOW WHERE THE FOOD  COMES FROM-
-YOU KNOW WHO GROWS IT-
-YOU HELP SUPPORT LOCAL  FARMERS-
-YOU HELP PRESERVE THE  RURAL LANDSCAPE-
-YOUR MONEY STAYS IN AND  SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY-

Recommended Websites

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
American Farmland Trust
Farm Aid
Local Harvest
Slow Food USA
Small Farmer's Journal

Recommended Reading
The Kitchen Diaries
by Nigel Slater

Ominivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan

Coming Home to Eat
by Gary Paul Nabhan

Back to the Table: the Reunion of Food and Family
by Art Smith

Animal Vegetable Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp, Camille Kingsolver
What to Eat
by Marion Nestle

Fateful Harvest
by Duff Wilson

Christina Cooks: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Whole Foods But were Afraid to Ask
by Christina Pirello

Fields of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey in Search of Real Food & the People Who Grow It
by Michael Ableman