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So, buying? Selling? Need a Mortgage? We all love to eat fresh vegetables, but there are also some practical reasons to purchase your vegetables from local growers! Eating local means more for the local economy. According to a stu y by the New Economics Foun.d.ation in London, a dollar spent coal“ generates twice as much Income for the local economy. hen businesses are not owned locally, money leaves the community at every transaction. Locally grown produce is fresher. While produce that is purchased in the supermarket or a big-box store has been in ransit or cold-stored for days or wee s, produce that yo.u purchase at your local farmer's market has often been picked within 24 hours of your purchase. This freshness not only affects. the taste of your food, but the nutritional value which dec ines with me. Local food. just plain tastes better. Ever tried a tomato that was picked within 24 ours? 'Nuff said. Locally grown fruits and vegetables; have longer to ripen. Because the produce will be handled less, locally grown. ru.it does not have to be "rugged" or to stand up to the rigors of shipping‘. This means that you are gomg to be getting peaches so ripe t at they fall apartas you eat hem, figs that wou d have been smashed to bits i they were sold using traditional methods, and melons that were allowed to ripen unti the last possible minute on the Vine. Eating local is better for air guality and pollution. In a March 2005 study by the journal Foo Policy, it was found that the miles that.superhlar.kist vegetables often travel to our plate creates environmental damage. Buying local food keeps us in touch with the seasons. By eating With the seasons, we are eating foods when they are at their peak taste, are the most abundant, and the least expensive. Buying locally grown food is. fodder for a wonderful story. Whether it's the armer who brings local apples to market or he baker who makes local bread, knowing pa of the story about your food is such a powerful part of enjoying a meal. Local food translates to more variety. When a farmer is producing] food that will not travel a long distance, will have a shorter s elf life, and does not have a. high-yield demand, the farmer is free to try small crops of various fruits and vegetables that would probab y never m.a.ke it to a large supermarket. Supermarkets are interested in selling "Name brand" fruit: Romaine Lettuce, Red .pelicipus App es, Russet Potatoes, Local Eroducers often play with their crops from year to year, trying out ittle Gem Lettuce, Senshu Apples, and C ieftain Potatoes. Supporting local providers supports responsible land development. When you buy Ideal, you give those with local open space - farms and pastures - an economic reason to stay open and undeveloped. WITH All THESE REASONS AND MANY, MANY MORE, EA TING lOOALLY GROWN PRODUCE JUST MAKES SENSE'. 1800 Weston Rd. (Just South ofLawrence) REASONS ro EA r ttUML SERVING WESTON SINCE Registered Mortgage Agents on Staff. Call us at: 416-249-3356 Zidner Real Estate Ltd. BROKERAGE Member of the Toronto Real Estate Board 1954 Page 5