Food miles means the distance that food has travelled from its source to its final destination - our plates. The transport of food by air, sea or road, all over the world, uses large amounts of energy and fuel, causes air pollution and contributes significantly to the increase in traffic and congesion on our roads. It is also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions from typical household activity. If food takes longer to reach our tables, it may be lower in nutrients than locally grown food, and contain more chemical preservatives. Unlike most supermarket produce, which has often travelled up and down the country before arriving on the shelf, locally produced food is usually harvested on one day, to be on your kitchen table the next. Fresher food is typically at its nutritional highest value.
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