We’ve heard it over and over: eating local is good for the environment. Less travel, less toxins, supporting our farmers. It can’t get better than that… right?

Summertime is also known as Fresh Peach Time (FPT). You see, fresh peaches are, essentially, the epitome of summer. Nothing says delicious like a sweet, ripe peach with it’s fresh juice running down your hand as you take your first bite. Nothing.

A new television show debuted Sunday night on  Food Network Canada, highlighting six families that have taken on the challenge to eating within an 100 mile radius.

As the mainstream food industry tries to play catch-up to meet the consumers supply demand, the community that can be created simply by purchasing from a friendly face is sounding more appealing to customers around the world.

With Whole Foods and other organic grocers popping up faster than you can grow your own garden, it’s no question that organic food is becoming increasingly popular.