Would buying locally made goods and foods help the environment? How?

Question

Would buying locally made goods and foods help the environment? How?

Answer 1

It would use less gas to move the products. Also produce grown locally and sold at a farmer's market is less likely to have been used harm full fertilizers.

Answer 2

use less gas to move produce

Answer 3

Yes, by reducing the fuel used to truck the goods to market.

Additionally, done on a larger scale, in theory, there would be smaller/ fewer distribution centers and warehouses needed - so, less energy consumed there as well, not too mention the environmental impact of building, maintaining, and staffing such facilities.

Answer 4

no

i live in the california desert.

there is no locally grown food or goods.

los angeles  took all our water for growing food

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owens_Valle...

Answer 5

I agree with both answers, and I also have to add that buying locally made products would also help keep the money local.  I live in a very small town, just outside of a small city, and I do admit that I go to the small city to get most of what I need because it is too expensive where I live, and sometimes the stores here don't have what I need.  If I didn't have to go so far, I would save money on gas, I would not create so much pollution in the air that I breathe, and I would also have more time to spend with my family instead of travelling so far for the things that I need.