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Cutting out long transportation costs saves energy & excess pollution. Plus, fresher food is healthier!
Corporate farming has resulted in increased pollution of our soil, air & water, not to mention produces a less nutritious product. It has also placed large amounts of land in the hands of corporations, instead of individuals. (No, Mitt, corporations are NOT people! 
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The STEALING of family farms in the 1980's was a coup d'etat that began our fall from a truly powerful nation. Those who control the food & water supply control the people. Actually, they hold them hostage.
If you can grow ANY of your own food, it will be a big help to all. Even if it's just a tomato plant in a pot on your balcony.
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