Many of the grocery stores we shop at sell food imported from miles away
rather than local food. This not only creates a huge environmental
footprint in energy needed for shipping, but also puts small farmers under
strain trying to compete with the large grocery chains. Fruits and
vegetables sold in these big chains are also often genetically modified,
or sprayed with pesticides, and the workers that harvested these food
items are often exploited in order for the these chains to offer
affordable prices to the consumer.