Concerned about the quality of your fruits and vegetables, or just longing to recapture the garden-fresh tastes from your childhood? You don’t have to leave the country for the finest, freshest, healthiest food in the world — locally grown food is right here at home in North Texas.
Join the Trinity River Audubon Society’s panel of local food growers and vendors to learn about local farmer’s markets, community-supported agriculture, local gourmet food producers and other resources who share the love of our regional foods. Find out how eating local reduces your carbon footprint, improves your health and supports local farmers.
Even produce grown in the United States travels an average of 1,500 miles before it gets sold, says The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). That’s a huge carbon footprint for foods that end up being a pale imitation of the fresh, tasty choices grown in your own region.
Learn more at the Trinity River Audubon Center’s FREE Third Thursday presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 16 at 6500 South Loop 12 in Dallas. For more information and directions, visit the Trinity River Audubon Center or contact Ben Jones at 214.309.5810.
Oh, and be sure to arrive on time for locally grown samples, while they last!
