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This Week’s Shift Recommendation: Local Foods
Searching for local foods? Check out our local agriculture and food production category on our online directory for farms, wineries, farmer’s markets and so much more! Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, beer, farmers markets, farms, Local Food, wineries
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Why eating local matters
Up to 98% of what Arizonans eat comes from outside the state. At the same time, Arizona exports about 98% of food grown or produced here. This requires an elaborate transport system with storage facilities, middlemen and trucks and heavy reliance on fossil fuels.
You might guess that farming could be more profitable if Arizona farmers sold to Arizona consumers. It’s true. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, Local Food, Shift Arizona
Tagged 10% Shift, agriculture, farms, food, Local Food
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