I know, you’re very busy and when you go shopping you try to get
everything that you need in one trip if you can. And you
probably put things in your cart that you like the look of or
that look like a bargain. And at that moment, that’s all that
matters – you like it or need it, so you buy it. But where does
that item you just bought come from? Most of the time we just
don’t check. But there is a growing awareness of how important
it is to know where the items we buy come from, and how the
choices that we make affect everything from employment and the
economy, to the weather and the environment. How? Well, does the
item come from far away? Sometimes the fruit in your shopping
cart was grown thousands of miles away, and was flown in by jet
planes burning fossil fuels into the atmosphere above your head.
Not so healthy, all things considered. So you might look at
buying fruit grown locally in your region. That’s the logical
thing to do, right? Well, maybe. Turns out that a lot of the
fruit grown locally gets dr