What are the benefits of eating locally produced food?
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About the video: ‘What are the benefits of eating locally produced food?’
Bill McKibben describes his experience eating seasonal foods grown locally to his home in Vermont. The benefits of eating fresh local produce are both environmental and surprisingly social, as he explains.
Total views: 2,163
Filmed: San Francisco, USA on 15 October 2005
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell, Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2006 Big Picture TV
About Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist and writer.
He is the founder of 350.org, an international climate campaign. He frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering.
His first book, The End of Nature (1989), was regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change, and has been printed in more than 20 languages.
In March 2007 McKibben published Deep Economy: the Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. It addresses what the author sees as shortcomings of the growth economy and envisions a transition to more local-scale enterprise.
On October 24th 2009, at over 5200 events in 181 countries around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis. in resonse to 350.org’s declaration of the day as 350 International Day of Climate Action.
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