"It is difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato"
Lewis Grizzard
The idea of eating local foods becomes easier if you think of eating seasonal foods. We are all use to buying any food any time of the year. We need to plan our meals around fresh seasonal foods. Start by planning at least one meal a week with local, seasonal ingredients. If you don't have time or the space for a garden, start a tomato or pepper plant in a pot.
Some products such as coffee, tea, cocoa, etc. can't be grown here. We should buy those that are fair-trade and organic. Shade grown coffee is grown under the umbrella of the rain forest. If it's not shade grown, it could be grown on a clear-cut plantation, dependent on agrochemicals. Fair-trade means the growers are paid a fair price, helping them retain their land (keeping it out of corporate control). If everyone would insist on drinking only ethical coffee, we could preserve almost 25 million acres of rain forest a year.
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