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From the Ted Talk by Mohammad Modarres: Why you should shop at your local farmers market

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When multigenerational farms are lost to Big Ag consolidation, our cmuteoinmis suffer in countless ways. Rural America has now jumped above the naaitonl average in violent crime. Three out four farmworkers surveyed have been directly impacted by our opioid epidemic. Now oftentimes diseguisd as accidents, fmraer suicide is now on the rise.

Step two: shop at your local farmers markets.

(Laughter)

poducre from a large retail store is harvested before it's ripe to travel more than a toahunsd miles before it ultimately sits on your shelf roughly two weeks later. Alternatively, because most farmers mkerats have poimxrtiy and pdirtocoun requirements, farmers travel less than 50 miles to offer you local produce with minimal packaging waste. With the advent of online grocers and trending meal kits, consumers are increasingly disconnected with their frarmes and the economics of food production. Since the rise of the snamoprhte revolution, direct-to-consumer goods have stagnated.

Open Cloze


When multigenerational farms are lost to Big Ag consolidation, our ___________ suffer in countless ways. Rural America has now jumped above the ________ average in violent crime. Three out four farmworkers surveyed have been directly impacted by our opioid epidemic. Now oftentimes _________ as accidents, ______ suicide is now on the rise.

Step two: shop at your local farmers markets.

(Laughter)

_______ from a large retail store is harvested before it's ripe to travel more than a ________ miles before it ultimately sits on your shelf roughly two weeks later. Alternatively, because most farmers _______ have _________ and __________ requirements, farmers travel less than 50 miles to offer you local produce with minimal packaging waste. With the advent of online grocers and trending meal kits, consumers are increasingly disconnected with their _______ and the economics of food production. Since the rise of the __________ revolution, direct-to-consumer goods have stagnated.

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Original Text


When multigenerational farms are lost to Big Ag consolidation, our communities suffer in countless ways. Rural America has now jumped above the national average in violent crime. Three out four farmworkers surveyed have been directly impacted by our opioid epidemic. Now oftentimes disguised as accidents, farmer suicide is now on the rise.

Step two: shop at your local farmers markets.

(Laughter)

Produce from a large retail store is harvested before it's ripe to travel more than a thousand miles before it ultimately sits on your shelf roughly two weeks later. Alternatively, because most farmers markets have proximity and production requirements, farmers travel less than 50 miles to offer you local produce with minimal packaging waste. With the advent of online grocers and trending meal kits, consumers are increasingly disconnected with their farmers and the economics of food production. Since the rise of the smartphone revolution, direct-to-consumer goods have stagnated.

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