Food travels thousands of miles from farm to consumers. Some people believe we should buy food from the local farmer to protect the environment and support local businesses. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

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traveled more distance. Some individuals state that we should purchase

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from local markets

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to protect the environment

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to support the

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farmers

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having access to fresh

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and less pricy

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outweigh the disadvantages

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as the only

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of seasonal

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and the

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of the seller. Consuming foods from a local market always

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on the

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of the seller. Local

farmers

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are not always present and

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usually make their sales on weekends.

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difficulties

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the buyer as they can not buy the products whenever they need to.

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another problem is that the regional markets only contain seasonal fruits and vegetables which are grown in the neighborhood. So the

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various types of foods.

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, apples and oranges do not grow in tropical countries like

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Sri Lanka

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. So unless they are imported, the people in

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be able to taste them.

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, a major advantage is that the local markets almost always have fresh items.

Farmers

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are keen on selling their freshly produced fruits, vegetables or meat in the market in order to gain more trust of the

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and satisfy them with their service.

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, since these items meet the

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directly, the cost

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travelling and taxes for those are not applicable,

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, they tend to cost much less.

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, the price of fish meat is significantly low and

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high quality in coastal areas. In conclusion, as products travel way more distance to reach the

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, it is believed that buying more from local

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many advantages

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as having access to fresh and cheap priced

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and they surpass the disadvantages

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as the only

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of seasonal

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and the limited presence of local

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