Buying locally

The quality of Hampshire foodstuffs is itself a sufficient argument for supporting local producers. Equally compelling reasons including the following:

• Buying locally helps to guarantee that produce is fresh and safe for consumption.
  
  
• The minimisation of food miles alleviates the financial and environmental costs caused by long-distance transport and packaging.
  
  
• Local producers can provide the accountability and reassurance that consumers require.
  
  
• Buying local produce is vital to the maintenance of a sustainable local economy. Studies by the New Economic Foundation have established that every £10 spent in a local organic box scheme generates £25 for the local economy, compared to £14 if the same amount is spent in a local supermarket. www.neweconomics.org/gen/uploads/Plugging%20the%20Leaks%20News2.doc
  
  
• Enjoying the quality associated with producers in north Hampshire is a valuable way of helping to promote local prosperity and diversity, and to preserve the character of the landscape and the community it supports.
  
  

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