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A big part of leading a green lifestyle involves putting your money where your mouth is. Today’s tip—and the pun was intended, thank you very much—is about making a difference by buying produce from local farms.

The local food movement is known by a number of different names, but the concept is simple: buying products from local farms creates less of an impact on the environment, and supports the farming industry in your area.

In many cases, buying local food is no more time consuming than buying food from far away. Most stores, supermarkets included, will indicate where the food they’re selling has come from. Buying local will simply mean choosing local tomatoes over exotic ones, for example … and altering your diet, possibly, as the seasons change.

Find your local farmer’s market, and you’re very likely off to a good start.You can find the entire article here http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/daily-g...obal-eat-local