We live in a fast paced world, where we want everything now and promptly, without any regard to how it would affect us in the future. As consumers, we do not plan ahead for how our future generations will suffer as a result of our simplest choices. Our ecosystem and climate change are suffering as a result of our careless ways. Consumers have to make sustainable choices for food production and consumption because we have a responsibility to preserve our environment for the generations to come. One way of making a environmentally sustainable choice is by choosing to produce or help produce food in a way that will not only benefit us, but make a huge positive impact in the environment. We need to practice a sustainable way of food production …show more content…
Farmlands are increasingly being taken over by urban development's and an estimated 80% of the farmland will be lost in the future. CSA will benefit our environment as farmers will be growing the produce in a way that is beneficial for the soil, water, and practice sustainable farming. Farmers use organic or biodynamic methods to harvest their corps. Instead of using chemicals, they use natural fertilizers from animals to grow their vegetables. They practice and teach community members the necessity of our ecosystem and teach the shared responsibility of protecting our environment. Farmers and consumers will have an opportunity to know each other and built their relationship as a united community. There are numerous ways for us to participate in improvement of our environment. Community supported agriculture provides us with way for us to practice in sustainable food production as well as consumption. This program helps promote a healthier community as well as environment. CSA provides the farmers and community a real sense of community that takes risk together and provide for each other. As consumers, it is up to us to preserve the natural environment and to make use sure future generation will not have to worry over lack of