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Eat locally grown produce: do yourself and a farmer a favour.

Publication: Catholic New Times
Publication Date: 26-NOV-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Eat locally grown produce: do yourself and a farmer a favour.(CANADA)

Article Excerpt
The cost of a pound of locally grown organic garlic: $6; the cost of an acre of farmland on Salt Spring Island, B.C.: over $50,000; the availability of farmland on Salt Spring: nil; the wages of many local farmers: from $5 to $10 per hour. Having the tastiest, freshest, most diverse, best quality, local organic farm produce available in Canada: priceless.

Local organic food is more expensive, but in life, you get what you pay for. Fresh, tasty, local organic produce is one of the most proactive contributions you can make towards your good health. Cheap food is generally mass-produced with herbicides and pesticides. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency...

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