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Freshness you can taste

Thanksgiving's focus on food offers a timely reminder about the benefits of eating local. Farmers' markets are in full swing across the country throughout the fall, and right through the winter in some cases. Local produce is closer, and closer means fresher. The average Canadian dinner travels 2,400 kilometers to get to your table. Eating local cuts that travel and the greenhouse gases it produces way down.

Even if you're shopping in a supermarket, check labels and origins to figure out where something was grown. Go for the closer option. And if it's something you know doesn't grow nearby, your choices can still make a difference. If you’re on the west coast, California is better than, say, New Zealand. If you live in Toronto or Halifax, Florida or Texas are closer. Plus, by eating local you'll be helping your neighbors by buying what they grow.

Find the farmers' market closest to you in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario or Saskatchewan. No matter where you live, there’s probably a farmers' market close to you.

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