You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Many foods are shipped from far away. Some people think that eating local food is more environmentally and economically. Do you think the advantages outweigh its disadvantages? You should write at least 250 words.

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In
this
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era of modernization,
one
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can easily access
food
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from any part of the world.
Although
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some people argue that local
food
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is better in terms of economic viability and environmentally it is debatable.
This
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essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages, why its best to eat
home land
the country where you were born
homeland
food
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. Consuming the
food
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sourced from the same
place
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is not only
healthy but
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healthy, but
also
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benefiting local communities. Vegetables, Fruits and other necessary ingredients required for the
food
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making sourced from a nearby
place
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are not only fresh, but free from chemicals where there is no need for preserving these items. These items are not only cheap, but
also
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helps the local farmers, shopkeepers and many other workers relying on
this
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.Research from Harvard mentioned an experiment done on a rural town in
USA
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the USA
where people used ingredients made from the same
place
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found that
costs
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the costs
of the overall
food
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making is down by 25% and is 30% healthier than outsourced
food
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which has preservatives and other chemicals. Shipped
food
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in
the longer
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the long
run has detrimental effects on health and
environment
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the environment
. As these foods are to be transported from
one
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place
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to another which involves many days
of
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in
transit
,
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,
companies are bound to add chemicals
for
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to
longevity and bear the costs involved in the refrigeration, fuel and taxes to deliver.
This
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makes the
food
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costlier, often unhealthy and damaging the climate.
For instance
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, a study carried out
in
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on
by
people who regularly had taken foods from far away are 25% more risk
to
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for
of
fatal diseases than the
one
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who have taken
food
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from local sources. To conclude,
one
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can get any kind of
food
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he desires from any corner but must be aware of the consequences
also
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.
This
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essay discussed why home grown
food
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is not only
healthy but
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healthy, but
also
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sustainable way for the mother earth.
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    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Carbon footprint
  • Local economies
  • Sense of community
  • Preservatives
  • Long-haul transport
  • Biodiversity
  • Cultivation
  • Extensive packaging
  • Ecosystems
  • Agricultural production
  • Energy-efficient
  • Cultural diversity
  • Global cuisines
  • Dependence
  • Scale of production
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