Video - How Get Healthy by Shopping Locally

This short video is less than 5 minutes long, but it very clearly sums up the health challenges facing our country today, and offers a helpful solution that could improve the health of our nation as a whole if we take it seriously. Although this video focuses on one specific community, its message is one that applies to most American families. The benefits of eating fresh, locally grown foods are far-reaching, and affect not only you, but your community, and believe it or not, ultimately the planet as a whole.

Check out this excellent video to learn why:

Healthy, Local, Fresh: Farmers Markets & Community Wellness
Sponsored by the Tacoma Farmers Market and Triniti Media, this film depicts the rising health concerns in Pierce County due to poor nutrition, and how the Tacoma Farmers Markets make healthy and locally-grown food accessible to local residents.

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