Being a Thrifty Shopper? YesBeing Environmentally Savvy?
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Reduces Carbon FootprintCarbon Footprint- measure of the impact
of human activities on the environment in terms of the amount of
greenhouse gases produced (Lennihan)
Reduces the fuel needed to transport goods and even to get to
the marketLocally owned businesses make more local purchases, which
means less wasted fossil fuel for deliveries from afar
(Lillard)Reduces the amount of packaging needed to carry and hold
goodsPurchases contribute less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss,
and pollution (Lillard)
Buying Local Supports Your CommunityMoney given to local
businesses is likely to go to other local businesses
Strengthens your communitys economy
Your Money Is More Likely To Stay In Your
Communityhttp://www.psfk.com/2009/08/infographic-why-buy-local-ten-reasons-to-shop-local-first.html
More Support for Local Nonprofit OrganizationsSmall business
owners donate a lot of money to local nonprofits in comparison to
large
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More JobsSmall local businesses provide the largest amount of
jobs nationally
What Can We Terps
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Go To the University of Maryland Dining Office and suggest that
we begin to incorporate more locally owned food into our
Convenience Stores and DinersSuggest a per semester farmers and
flea market on campus
Tips for The Average Terp on A BudgetEat at the locally owned
restaurants along Route 1 such as Platos DinerEven if at the
Grocery Store look to see where the product you are buying come
fromCheck out the Farmers MarketDC is teeming with them in the
Summer May-November College Park Farmers Market
Works
Citedhttp://www.localharvest.org/buylocal.jsphttp://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/eatlocal/index.phphttp://www.theheartofnewengland.com/backporch-FromFarmtoFryingPan.htmlhttp://www.psfk.com/2009/08/infographic-why-buy-local-ten-reasons-to-shop-local-first.htmlhttp://www.buylocalbaltimore.com/pages/ind_why.htmlhttp://www.livinggreenmag.com/life_choices.htmlhttp://www.oudaily.com/news/2010/feb/24/eating-green-easier-it-seems/http://www.oudaily.com/news/2010/feb/24/eating-green-easier-it-seems/http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20100221/CWS04/2210328/1845/WRT04/Buy-local-catches-onhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/30/AR2008103003931.htmlhttp://www.heliosnetwork.org/Why_Buy_Local.pdfhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/l/local_food/index.html?scp=4&sq=why%20buy%20local&st=csehttp://www.lifebeginsat30.com/elc/2006/04/10_reasons_to_e.html
