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Buying from your nearby farmer's market offers a number of important benefits. Environmental sustainability and local economic growth are not among them, according to a new review of the evidence. If ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Global food insecurity is on the rise. Local food may provide an opportunity to create more resilience in a community. Local food systems make communities more resilient, climate adaptive and more ...

A new year is when many people pledge to improve their diets – whether to better their own health or the planet’s. One aspect of our diets where we can generally give ourselves a break is how far our ...

One way to differentiate between markets is via the geographical location. Local markets usually target a small community that thrive within a neighbourhood and who are in close proximity to the ...