The locavore movement that has gained popularity in the US over the past several years offers a way to increase one's health, support the local economy, and promote global ecology by making some simple changes to the way that you and your family eats. Although being constantly criticized for being far more expensive than eating factory-farmed food, the truth is that the costs of home gardening and the prices for which you can purchase food at your local farmer's market are often less expensive alternatives then buying from a chain grocer, not to mention safer and more nutritious.

It has been stated that organic food is more likely to be healthier than food that is said to be healthy, such as produce from Wal-Mart. Food that has traveled a long distance is more likely to lose its nutrition, whereas “food that has traveled a …show more content…
In fact, a person making smart choices from the global megamart can easily meet all the body’s needs.” (Smith) However, most people agree with locavores saying that the produce in the stores are actually are less healthy because they travel a long distance therefore the produce loses its