RC 1000 Lecture 10: Summary for “On Buying Local” by Katherine Spriggs
18 Oct 2016
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Summary for on buying local by katherine spriggs. Argues that people should give up the convenience in favor of buying local. So buy fruits that are at your local fruit stands, not the grocery stores. This encourages the development of small farms, which are better for the environment. It also supports the small rural economies. 2010, international community facing issues like global warming, pollution, dwindling fossil fuel resources. The us produces of the greenhouse gas emissions. The us manufactures more than 1. 5 billion pounds of chemical pesticides a year that can pollute our water, soil, and air. Small farms are being bought out by bigger farms. The products made are shipped all across the country. Farming crops is now more expensive and hard to pay off if you are only a small farm owner. Buying local benefits small farmers by not forcing them to compete with larger farms across the county.
