When you choose to buy local, sustainably grown foods and flowers you:
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Eat healthy foods and know the farmer that grows your food
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Support your local food and flower farmers and
help them provide necessary food sources for birds, bees,
butterflies and other insects that play a vital role in the production
of crops for human and animal consumption
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Help build your local economy as more money stays in your community
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Help build a strong community and increase local employment
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Help your friends and neighbors earn a living wage
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Create less environmental impact
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Help reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and other chemicals
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Help reduce packaging waste and reduce transportation costs