When you buy locally produced food or consume something from your garden there is much bigger chance that each calorie you intake is much more environment friendly and healthy. There are several reasons to believe that: from lower carbon food print due to transportation to the food with less preservatives which are not needed if the food is consumed in less time.
Dependency on foreign sources for basic foods is raising concerns especially in times of reduced mobility for goods and people, for example in pandemic times. Sustaining local supply of locally grown sources of food is becoming strategic question for many countries. But what can we do about. Demand drives supply. Whenever we buy food we are giving the vote for local or non-local. Focus on source and quality.
Commit, share your experience, eat healthy and fresh food.