Sustainable Living For A Sustainable Future
In an earlier post I mentioned that the French eat sustainable whole foods in order to maintain a desirable weight.
Many people are under the impression that the French eat whatever they want, but they don’t. The French simply eat what is available. What is available is sustainable whole foods; not the highly processed convenience foods that are so prevalent here in America.
So, what is sustainable living for a sustainable future?
Sustainable living isn’t just about eating healthy whole foods. It goes way beyond that.
Sustainable living refers to a practice that will sustain our health, our land, our local economy, and our future.
We need to buy locally grown and raised food that is free of pesticides, herbicides, and hormones for these reasons:
• Organically grown foods are more nutritious.
• Organically grown and raised foods are biodiverse. In other words, they nourish the soil instead of depleting it.
• Organically grown foods do not pollute the local waterways.
• Buying local does not deplete fossil fuels. Shipping a piece of fruit across the country or half way around the world depletes our natural resources.
• Buying local, especially at Farmer’s Markets, supports our local farmers and our local economy.
• Buying local gives our farmers the incentive to keep on doing what they are doing. The more you buy, the more they will plant.
These practices help to insure that healthy whole foods will be available for ourselves, as well as future generations.
I hope that you found this of interest to you.
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Have a fantastic weekend.
Alexander Morentin, C.E.S.
Holistic Fitness Coach
My Fit Life
www.AlexanderMorentin.com