Did you know that, on average, food travels 1500 miles to get from the farm to our forks? According to the USDA home food production is at an all-time low in U.S. history, at a time when we can least afford it. It takes 400 calories of fossil fuels to ship a 5 calorie strawberry across the nation, when it would easily grown in your back yard. You can fight global warming right at home. From the smallest windowbox herb garden to a large community garden plot, becoming a green thumb has enormous environmental and health benefits for you and the world. LISTEN
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