A locavore is a person whose diet focuses on foods grown and produced nearby, usually within 100 miles. There are various issues that relate to the advantages of being a locavore, but for now, I’ll focus on the significantly higher nutritional values of local produce.
Commercial growers mass produce fruits and vegetables in large quantities for supermarkets. They choose among a few varieties that can give high yield (how many pounds or bushels per acre they can produce), fast growth rate and ability to be shipped long distances. These traits benefit fruit and vegetable distribution nationally and even internationally, but nutritional quality isn’t a top concern.
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