Why is it important to eat locally?

• Support farmers in your area -- whether that's your community, state, region or even country.
• Reduce the miles that your food travels (and fuel needed).  On average, food travels about 1500 miles to get to your plate.  Not only does that use a lot of gas and money, but key nutrients are lost during that travel time.
• Eating locally allows you to get in touch with your environment, the current season, and many cultures believe that it connects you on a spiritual level to the earth.

It is very difficult to eat locally all of the time, but for many of our everyday foods, all that it takes is a little extra thought.  

All Local Fixin's ingredients come from within 60 miles of Chicago, IL.

Recommended reading:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally by Alisa Smith & J.B. Mackinnon